Handbook of experimental existential psychology / edited by Jeff Greenberg, Sander L. Koole, Tom Pyszczynski.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Greenberg, Jeff, 1954-

Koole, Sander L., 1971-

Pyszczynski, Thomas A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Existential psychology.

Psychology, Experimental.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (552 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Guilford Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Social and personality psychologists traditionally have focused their attention on the most basic building blocks of human thought and behavior, while existential psychologists pursued broader, more abstract questions regarding the nature of existence and the meaning of life. This volume bridges this longstanding divide by demonstrating how rigorous experimental methods can be applied to understanding key existential concerns, including death, uncertainty, identity, meaning, morality, isolation, determinism, and freedom. Bringing together leading scholars and investigators, the Handbook p

Contents:

Preliminaries; Contents; Author Index; Subject Index; PART I. INTRODUCTION; PART II. EXISTENTIAL REALITIES; PART III. SYSTEMS OF MEANING AND VALUE; PART IV. THE HUMAN CONNECTION; PART V. FREEDOM AND THE WILL; PART VI. POSTMORTEM

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9786611228095

9781462514793

1462514790

9781281228093

1281228095

9781593859220

1593859228

OCLC:

437198496