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Informationen zum Autor Kenneth Carter is a board certified clinical psychologist and the Charles Howard Candler Professor of Psychology at Oxford College of Emory University. Previously, he worked as a senior assistant research scientist in the prestigious Epidemic Intelligence Service of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, where he researched smoking as a risk marker for suicidal behaviors in adolescents. He has had a longstanding interest in the psychology of thrill-seeking and has published extensively on the subject. Klappentext Are you a thrill-seeker or a chill-seeker? A clinical psychologist lifts the lid on what makes adrenaline junkies tick. Zusammenfassung The lifestyle, psychology, and neuroscience of daredevils are explored to explain the behavior of people with high sensation-seeking personalities. Suitable for general readers, this book describes the role of sensation-seeking in our culture, as well as the difference between healthy and unhealthy thrill-seeking. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. What is sensation-seeking; 2. Born to be wild; 3. Faster, hotter, louder: the everyday life of a high sensation-seeker; 4. Lights, camera, action: sports and adventure in high sensation-seeking; 5. What about your friends: the relationships of high sensation-seekers; 6. All in a day's work; 7. The dark side of high sensation-seeking; 8. Super power or super problem; Conclusion.

Product details

• Authors: Kenneth Carter, Carter Kenneth
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.10.2019
• EAN: 9781108738101
• ISBN: 978-1-108-73810-1
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 230 mm x 10 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Neuroscience, Psychology, SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Neuropsychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Physiological Psychology, Popular psychology, Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Neurosciences, Behavioural theory (Behaviourism), Physiological and neuro-psychology, biopsychology, humanistic psychology, Analytical and Jungian psychology, Analytical & Jungian psychology, Behaviourism, Behavioural theory, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Jungian, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Behaviorism, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Humanistic