Daniel M. Wegner

White Bears and Other Unwanted Thoughts

Suppression, Obsession, and the Psychology of Mental Control

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Drawing on the theories of William James, Freud, and Dewey, as well as on studies in mood control, cognitive therapy, and artificial intelligence, this enlightening book explores the reasons unwanted, embarrassing, or frightening notions are so

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Guilford Publications
• Seitenzahl: 207
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 1994
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 215mm x 136mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 288g
• ISBN-13: 9780898622232
• ISBN-10: 0898622239
• Artikelnr.: 20989798

Autorenporträt

Daniel M. Wegner, PhD, until his death in 2013, was the John Lindsley Professor of Psychology in Memory of William James at Harvard University. Prior to joining the Harvard faculty in 2000, Dr. Wegner was the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Psychology at the University of Virginia. His research was funded by the National Science Foundation and by the National Institute of Mental Health. A 1996-1997 Fellow of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Dr. Wegner was also a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He was a recipient of the William James Fellow Award from the Association for Psychological Science, the Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award from the American Psychological Association, the Distinguished Scientist Award from the Society of Experimental Social Psychology, and the Donald T. Campbell Award from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface (1994)
Preface
1. Mental Control
2. Wellsprings of Suppression
3. The Mental Apparatus
4. Self-Distraction
5. The Remote Control of Thinking
6. The Will to Disbelieve
7. Mood Control
8. Exciting Thoughts
9. Synthetic Obsession
Notes
Index