The psychology of courage : modern research on an ancient virtue /

"We have always been drawn to stories of people acting with valor and intrigued to know why and, more important, how they do so. As psychotherapists, we heard daily accounts of people rising to the occasion to overcome adversity and improve their lives. The strength they demonstrated sounded li...

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Other Authors: Pury, Cynthia L. S., Lopez, Shane J.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2010]
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Decade of behavior.
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505 0 |a The philosophical roots of the concept of courage / Daniel Putman -- Folk conceptualizations of courage / Shane J. Lopez ... [and others] -- Defining the features of courage: a search for meaning / Christopher R. Rate -- Is courage an accolade or a process? A fundamental question for courage research / Cynthia L. S. Pury and Charles B. Starkey -- Courage: a psychological perspective / S. J. Rachman -- The courage to be authentic: empirical and existential perspectives / Cooper R. Woodard -- The courageous mindset: a dynamic personality system approach to courage / Sean T. Hannah, Patrick J. Sweeney, and Paul B. Lester -- What is moral courage? Definition, explication, and classification of a complex construct / Silvia Osswald ... [and others] -- Courage in combat / Dennis McGurk and Carl Andrew Castro -- Developing courage in followers: theoretical and applied perspectives / Paul B. Lester ...[and others] -- Understanding the role of courage in social life / Monica C. Worline -- Conclusion -- The future of courage research / Cynthia L. S. Pury, Shane J. Lopez, and Melinda Key-Robert. 
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