『奇跡の生還を科学する：恐怖に負けない脳とこころ』（原書） Extreme Fear : The Science of Your Mind in Danger (Macmillan Science)

Wise, Jeff

Palgrave Macmillan（2010/01発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 256 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780230614390
• DDC分類 152.46

基本説明

邦訳：2010年・青土社。ヴァージニア工科大学銃乱射事件、「ハドソン川の奇跡」、大規模森林火災、雪山での遭難…死の危険が目前に迫るなか、冷静な判断で生きのびた人々の証言と脳神経科学の最新の成果から、生還の謎を解く。
New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 2009. An acclaimed science journalist offers a riveting account of how people process extreme fear. Wise uses his adventures and draws on current brain research to weave an energetic tale of how the human spirit uses fear triumph in the face of challenges.

Full Description

Acclaimed science journalist Jeff Wise offers a riveting account of how people confront and process extreme fear. Having jumped out of airplanes and scaled vertical cliff faces, Wise uses his personal adventures and draws on current brain research to weave a fascinating story about the role that willpower and emotion play in shaping anxiety. This is an energetic and inspiring look at how the human spirit can adopt fearful feelings in order to triumph in the face of challenges.

Contents

The Mystery of Fear PART I: FEAR IS A PARALLEL MIND The Person That Fear Makes You Superhuman Losing It PART II: THE STRUGGLE FOR CONTROL The Structure of Chaos Fear Itself In Love and War 'One of The Biggest Chokers of All Time' The Eyes of Others PART III: COUNTERATTACK Force of Will Steeling Yourself Hanging On Mastery A New Conception of Courage Notes on the Sources Bibliography