Altruism and Health

Altruism and Health
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 488
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015069316183
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Rating : 4/5 (83 Downloads)

Synopsis Altruism and Health by : Stephen Garrard Post

The book provides heuristic models, from evolution and neuroscience, to explain the association between altruism and health, and examine potential public health and practical implications of the existing data.

Altruism in Humans

Altruism in Humans
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Total Pages : 336
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ISBN-10 : 9780195341065
ISBN-13 : 0195341066
Rating : 4/5 (65 Downloads)

Synopsis Altruism in Humans by : Charles Daniel Batson

We send money to help famine victims halfway around the world. We campaign to save whales and oceans. We stay up all night to comfort a friend with a broken relationship. People will at times risk - even lose - their lives for others, including strangers. Why do we do these things? What motivates such behavior? Altruism in Humans takes a hard-science look at the possibility that we humans have the capacity to care for others for their sakes rather than simply for our own. Based on an extensive series of theory-testing laboratory experiments conducted over the past 35 years, this book details a theory of altruistic motivation, offers a comprehensive summary of the research designed to test the empathy-altruism hypothesis, and considers the theoretical and practical implications of this conclusion. Authored by the world's preeminent scholar on altruism, this landmark work is an authoritative scholarly resource on the theory surrounding altruism and its potential contribution to better interpersonal relations and a better society.

Pathological Altruism

Pathological Altruism
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 496
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ISBN-10 : 9780190453817
ISBN-13 : 0190453818
Rating : 4/5 (17 Downloads)

Synopsis Pathological Altruism by : Barbara Oakley

The benefits of altruism and empathy are obvious. These qualities are so highly regarded and embedded in both secular and religious societies that it seems almost heretical to suggest they can cause harm. Like most good things, however, altruism can be distorted or taken to an unhealthy extreme. Pathological Altruism presents a number of new, thought-provoking theses that explore a range of hurtful effects of altruism and empathy. Pathologies of empathy, for example, may trigger depression as well as the burnout seen in healthcare professionals. The selflessness of patients with eating abnormalities forms an important aspect of those disorders. Hyperempathy - an excess of concern for what others think and how they feel - helps explain popular but poorly defined concepts such as codependency. In fact, pathological altruism, in the form of an unhealthy focus on others to the detriment of one's own needs, may underpin some personality disorders. Pathologies of altruism and empathy not only underlie health issues, but also a disparate slew of humankind's most troubled features, including genocide, suicide bombing, self-righteous political partisanship, and ineffective philanthropic and social programs that ultimately worsen the situations they are meant to aid. Pathological Altruism is a groundbreaking new book - the first to explore the negative aspects of altruism and empathy, seemingly uniformly positive traits. The contributing authors provide a scientific, social, and cultural foundation for the subject of pathological altruism, creating a new field of inquiry. Each author's approach points to one disturbing truth: what we value so much, the altruistic "good" side of human nature, can also have a dark side that we ignore at our peril.

High Octane Women

High Octane Women
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Publisher : Prometheus Books
Total Pages : 226
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ISBN-10 : 9781616142681
ISBN-13 : 1616142685
Rating : 4/5 (81 Downloads)

Synopsis High Octane Women by : Sherrie Bourg Carter, M.D.

In this authoritative, well-researched book, full of helpful insights and practical advice, a psychologist draws on more than 15 years experience and expertise in stress management to explore the unique challenges that high-achieving women face and how they can avoid burnout.

Standing at the Edge

Standing at the Edge
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Total Pages : 301
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ISBN-10 : 9781250101341
ISBN-13 : 1250101344
Rating : 4/5 (41 Downloads)

Synopsis Standing at the Edge by : Joan Halifax

"[This book is] an ... examination of how we can respond to suffering, live our fullest lives, and remain open to the full spectrum of our human experience"--Amazon.com.

The Altruistic Brain

The Altruistic Brain
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 313
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ISBN-10 : 9780199377466
ISBN-13 : 0199377464
Rating : 4/5 (66 Downloads)

Synopsis The Altruistic Brain by : Donald W. Pfaff

"Unlike any other study in its field, The Altruistic Brain synthesizes into one theory the most important research into how and why - by purely physical mechanisms - humans empathize with one another and respond altruistically."--Jacket.

Does Altruism Exist?

Does Altruism Exist?
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Publisher : Yale University Press
Total Pages : 190
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ISBN-10 : 9780300189490
ISBN-13 : 0300189494
Rating : 4/5 (90 Downloads)

Synopsis Does Altruism Exist? by : David Sloan Wilson

Argues that altruism is an inherent factor of group functionality and discusses how studying group function can promote positive changes to the human condition.

The Global Body Market

The Global Body Market
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 241
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ISBN-10 : 9781107355088
ISBN-13 : 1107355087
Rating : 4/5 (88 Downloads)

Synopsis The Global Body Market by : Michele Goodwin

Black and gray markets for body parts are illegal, but also pioneering and inventive. Although this type of criminal activity requires dexterity and innovation, these markets thrive and flourish, sometimes in view of law. On the other hand, altruistic procurement is mired by low participation, which encourages black market transactions. Thousands of patients die each year waiting for an organ or bone marrow donation through the altruistic procurement system, so some turn to the dark side. This book offers a frank discussion of altruism in the global body market. It exposes how researchers exploit their patients' ignorance to harvest tissue samples, blood, and other biologics without consent, chronicles exploitation in the name of altruism, including the non-consensual use of children in dangerous clinical trials, and analyzes social and legal commitments to the value of altruism - offering an important critique of the vulnerability of altruism to corruption, coercion, pressure, and other negative externalities.

Altruism in Later Life

Altruism in Later Life
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Publisher : SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Total Pages : 298
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105012375395
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Rating : 4/5 (95 Downloads)

Synopsis Altruism in Later Life by : Elizabeth Midlarsky

Why are the elderly so often perceived as burdensome and unproductive members of our society? Altruism in Later Life explores and refutes this view with cogent, empirical data. Authors Elizabeth Midlarsky and Eva Kahana introduce the results of a series of investigations on assistance offered by--rather than to--the elderly, in the context of historical, philosophical, and theoretical trends in gerontology and altruism research. Following a brief but inclusive historical survey of aging treatments, they present their own theoretical model of successful aging: Based on a carefully applied methodological review of research focusing on altruism and the elderly, the results reveal the relative frequency, nature, correlates, and ramifications of the contributions they make. Dispelling many of the misapprehensions held about the elderly, this work will prove to be a vital, timely resource for professionals and students in fields including gerontology, psychology, social work, sociology, counseling, and the health sciences.

The Heart of Altruism

The Heart of Altruism
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Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 312
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ISBN-10 : 9780691058474
ISBN-13 : 0691058474
Rating : 4/5 (74 Downloads)

Synopsis The Heart of Altruism by : Kristen Renwick Monroe

Is all human behavior based on self-interest? Many social and biological theories would argue so, but such a perspective does not explain the many truly heroic acts committed by people willing to risk their lives to help others. Kristen Monroe boldly lays the groundwork for a social theory toward altruism by examining the experiences described by altruists themselves.