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List of contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Glossary
- About the Author
- Psychological Phenomena and Pandemic-Mitigation Methods
- 1: The Psychological Footprint
- 2: Pandemic-Related Stressors
- 3: Pandemic-Mitigation Methods: An Overview
- 4: Risk Communication
- 5: Face Masks and Vaccines
- 6: Social Distancing: Impact, Objections, and Alternatives
- 7: Politics and Protests
- 8: Coping During Disease Outbreaks
- 9: Fleeing: Urban Exodus from Contagion
- Part II. Psychological Processes and Mechanisms
- 10: Exposure to News and Social Media
- 11: Heuristics and Biases in Threat Evaluation
- 12: Rumors and Conspiracy Theories
- 13: Beliefs About Health and Disease
- 14: Death Anxiety
- 15: Diseases, Disgust, and Xenophobia
- 16: Magical Thinking and Superstitious Behavior
- 17: The Illusion of Control and Other Self-Serving Biases
- 18: Personality and Pandemics
- Part III. Mental Health
- 19: Pandemics and Mental Health
- 20: Infection-Induced Psychopathology
- 21: Immunization Stress Reactions
- 22: Managing Mental Health During Pandemics
- Part IV. Aftermath and Future
- 23: Life in the Aftermath
- 24: Future Pandemics
- References
- Index
About the author
Steven Taylor is a Professor and Clinical Psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of British Columbia. His work focuses on anxiety disorders and the psychology of pandemics. Dr. Taylor has authored over 300 scientific publications and more than 20 books. His most recent book, published shortly before the outbreak of COVID-19, was
The Psychology of Pandemics: Preparing for the Next Global Outbreak of Infectious Disease. Dr. Taylor served on several national and international expert panels during COVID-19 and was recognized in 2023 as a Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher for his research on the psychology of pandemics.
