During the past decade, we have witnessed a dramatic transformation in the nature and uses of terrorism. In the 70s, it was often repeated that terrorists "want a lot of people watching, not a lot of people dead"; today, it is more accurate to say that terrorists want a lot of people dead, and even more people crippled by fear and grief. A major strategic intent of modern terrorists is to use larger scale physical attacks to cause stress in the general population. These changes in terrorist strategy have made it clear that we need better psychological and social responses to terrorism and man-made disasters. The psychological science needed to provide proper and effective treatment for victims of horrendous events, such as September 11th, and future potential terrorist acts, simply does not exist, so military, medical, and psychological experts must work together to improve their understanding of mass casualty terrorism.
In Psychology of Terrorism leading national and international experts present the first results of this effort, including the newest findings on treatment of and clinical responses to terrorism along with their respective underlying theories. They address the history of terrorism; types and effects of weapons of mass destruction or disruption; the role of the military, government agencies, and volunteer groups in responding to terrorist threats; psychological consequences of terrorism; and treatment of special populations such as children and older adults.
This volume will be an ideal text for both academic and professional courses as well as a comprehensive resource for mental health clinicians and researchers, medical care providers, educators, public healthspecialists, government employees, police and fire departments, and non-profit agencies that provide services and craft policy.

"The Impact of 9-11 on Psychology and Education "is the fifth volume of the six-volume series" The Day that Changed Everything?" edited by Matthew J. Morgan. The series brings together from a broad spectrum of disciplines the leading thinkers of our time to reflect on one of the most significant events of our time. With forewords by Robert Sternberg and Philip Zimbardo, the volume's contributors include Henry Giroux, Jeff Greenberg, Thomas Pyszczynski, David Elkind, Yuval Neria, Roxane Cohen Silver, Stephen Sloan, Walter Davis, and other leading scholars.

In his groundbreaking book Time Cure, world-renowned psychologist Philip Zimbardo unveiled an effective new therapy co-developed by Rosemary Sword that transforms the lives of people suffering from PTSD. Time Perspective Therapy shifts focus from the past to the present, from negative to positive, clearing the way for the best to come: the future. Now, in Living and Loving Better with Time Perspective Therapy, Zimbardo and Sword reveal how this therapy can help anyone living with depression, anxiety, and/or stress move beyond the negative experiences of the past toward a more positive future. Through their popular PsychologyToday.com blog column (over 1.5 million reads), Zimbardo and Sword discovered the hot button topics that concerned their readers. These issues-from toxic relationships to the bullying epidemic currently sweeping our nation, from creating more romance in your sex life to how to be a better parent and live a happier, more meaningful life-are explored. Relatable stories of real-life people are also shared. Living and Loving Better with Time Perspective Therapy is a powerful beacon of light for people searching for an effective way to cope with today's problems so you can let go of the past, move forward to a brighter future, while living in a joyful present.

From Sterling's hugely popular Milestones series comes this stunningly illustrated book. What could be more fascinating than the workings of the human mind? This stunningly illustrated survey in Sterling's Milestones series chronicles the history of psychology through 250 landmark events, theories, publications, experiments and discoveries. Beginning with ancient philosophies of well-being, it touches on such controversial topics as phrenology, sexual taboos, electroshock therapy, multiple personality disorder and the nature of evil.

The Impact of 9-11 on Psychology and Education is the fifth volume of the six-volume series The Day that Changed Everything? edited by Matthew J. Morgan. It features forewords by Robert Sternberg and Philip Zimbardo.

"Umfassend, bewundernswert klar und ein wirkliches Lesevergnugen." "Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Autor von "Der schwarze Schwan""

Ein Buch zur rechten Zeit

Fast jede wichtige Entscheidung, die wir in unserem Leben treffen, wird von einer Kraft beeinflusst, die tief in unserer Psyche verankert ist: von unserer individuellen Zeitperspektive unserer personlichen inneren Zeitzone. So wirksam diese Kraft ist, so wenig sind wir uns ihr gewohnlich bewusst. Doch sobald wir unsere Zeitperspektive erkennen, sind wir in der Lage, sie zu verandern und zu einem glucklicheren und erfullteren Leben zu gelangen.

Dies ist ein bahnbrechendes Buch uber die neue Psychologie der Zeit. Philip Zimbardo, einer der einflussreichsten Psychologen der Gegenwart, und sein Forschungskollege John Boyd erlautern darin nicht nur, wie unterschiedlich Menschen sich im Netzwerk von Gegenwart, Vergangenheit und Zukunft positionieren und wie sich diese individuelle Zeitperspektive auf ihr Denken und Handeln auswirkt. Sie bieten ihren Lesern auch konkrete Hilfen an, die eigene Zeitorientierung wahrzunehmen und zu verandern.

" Das Buch] macht deutlich, dass jeder von uns eine einzigartige Zeitpersonlichkeit besitzt. Manche Menschen neigen dazu, hedonistisch ganz im Jetzt zu leben, andere sind von vergangenem Kummer oder von Zukunftsplanen geleitet. Das Buch enthalt einen Fragebogen, mit dem Sie Ihre eigene Zeitzone bestimmen konnen, und Anregungen, um deren Vorzuge und Fallstricke zu erkunden alles mit dem Ziel, Ihnen zu helfen, aus "Ihrer" Zeit das meiste zu machen." "O, The Oprah Magazine"

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Die angesehenen Psychologen Philip Zimbardo und John Boyd haben 30 Jahre Pionierarbeit in der Zeitforschung geleistet. Mit diesem Buch wenden sie sich nun erstmals an eine breite Offentlichkeit. "Die neue Psychologie der Zeit" verknupft wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse und Alltagspsychologie, Ratgeber und sozialen Kommentar. Und es zeigt auf, wie die alles durchdringende und machtvolle, aber bislang wenig bekannte Rolle unserer Orientierung in der Zeit sowohl die Motivationslage des Einzelnen als auch die Eigenheiten ganzer Nationen beeinflusst.

Zimbardo und Boyd haben zahlreiche Fragen entwickelt, deren Beantwortung unsere personliche Zeitperspektive offenbart, beispielsweise: Bringt der Duft frisch gebackener Weihnachtsplatzchen Sie in Ihre Kindheit zuruck?Glauben Sie, dass sich in der Welt eigentlich nichts wirklich andert?Haben Sie das Gefuhl, die Gegenwart sei einzig entscheidend und die Zukunft und Vergangenheit seien eher reine Abstraktionen?Tragen Sie eine Uhr, prufen Sie Ihre Kontobewegungen und erstellen Sie To-Do-Listen jeden Tag?Glauben Sie, die Existenz auf Erden sei lediglich die Vorbereitung fur das Leben nach dem Tod?Grubeln Sie uber gescheiterte Beziehungen?Sind Sie der Mittelpunkt jeder Party immer zu spat, immer gut drauf und immer pleite?

Testen Sie sich in diesem Buch selbst Welche der sieben moglichen Zeitperspektiven nehmen Sie in welchem Masse ein? Welche Vorteile oder Nachteile erwachsen Ihnen daraus? Zimbardo und Boyd erklaren dem Leser, wie er seine eigene Einschatzung der Zeit erkennen und wie er verschobene Wahrnehmungen uberwinden kann, die ihn entweder zu sehr in der Vergangenheit leben, zu stark auf unmittelbare Belohnungen warten oder in ungesunder Weise auf Zukunftsziele fixiert sein lassen.

Website zum amerikanischen Originalbuch: "www.thetimeparadox.com"

Website zu Zimbardos und Boyds Forschung zur Psychologie der Zeit: "www.timeperspective.com""

A comprehensive introductory psychology textbook written for European courses. Based on Zimbardo's American text Psychology and Life, this textbook takes a distinctly European perspective on psychology whilst retaining the pedagogical features of the American text. Whilst American psychology takes a mainly scientific/quantitative approach to the subject, European psychology takes a broader approach that includes empirical/qualitative methods. This text places emphasis on the pluriformity of psychology and of its methods, by broadening the empirical basis of psychology and reassessing the view of psychology as simply a quantitative and scientific enterprise.

"A groundbreaking work. Its conclusions allow us to understand how state-sponsored violence is a social illness, and how easily moral boundaries can be destroyed. Our lesson is to grasp carefully how the technique of transforming individuals into evildoers is a highly rational exercise of constructed hatred, the isolation of individuals, and the blurring of the border between duty and cruelty."--Maria Pia Lara, editor of "Rethinking Evil: Contemporary Perspectives"

"It's rare enough that people study torturers. It's very dangerous fieldwork, demoralizing material to ponder over, and intellectually hazardous to put it together coherently. These authors do better than this: they come back with a book well worth thinking about. Thinking about torture these days is something we do less and less; one can only hope this book will be an antidote to so much thoughtlessness."--Darius Rejali, author of "Torture and Modernity: Self, Society and State in Modern Iran"

"The volume disturbingly reminds us that the problem of impunity is not just one that concerns the direct torturers and murderers but also all those who are complicit in the system of impunity."--Sir Nigel Rodley, United Nations Commission on Human Rights

Dr. Philip G. Zimbardo's ground-breaking studies have found that there are more than 84 million shy people in America today, including such "secretly shy" celebrities as Carol Burnett, Barbara Walters, and Johnny Carson. In this best-selling book, Dr. Zimbardo analyzes shyness with a personal understanding of the emotions involved. He then presents advice, exercises, and encouragement to help shy people strengthen their social skills and their self-confidence. If you're troubled by shyness, or love someone who is, reading Shyness can open new worlds.