Handbook of experimental existential psychology /

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 thi...

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Other Authors: Greenberg, Jeff, 1954-, Koole, Sander L., 1971-, Pyszczynski, Thomas A.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Guilford Press, 2004
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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 presen.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 528 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:1593859228
9781593859220
1281228095
9781281228093
1462514790
9781462514793
9786611228095
6611228098
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.