Mass panic and social attachment the dynamics of human behavior / Anthony R. Mawson.

Author/creator Mawson, Anthony R.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoAldershot, Hampshire, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate,
Descriptionxvii, 309 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Contents Introduction -- Current theories of panic -- Theories of affiliation -- The theory of walters and parke -- Protection from predators : Bowlby's theory -- Arousal and stimulation-seeking overview -- Cognitive maps and susceptibility to influence -- Affiliation as stimulation-seeking : a theory of attachment formation -- Stimulation-seeking and group dynamics -- Panic as stimulation-seeking -- Aggression -- The social context of panic -- Panic flight as affiliative behavior -- Review of current theories of panic -- Havens of safety -- Panic as stimulation-avoidance -- Two systems of arousal -- Towards a neurophysiological theory of emotional behavior -- Summary and conclusions -- Understanding mass panic and other collective responses to disaster : update.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [259]-304) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2006031580
ISBN9780754648802

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