Motivation, Altruism, Personality and Social Psychology [electronic resource] : The Coming Age of Altruism /
Babula, M.author.
Motivation, Altruism, Personality and Social Psychology takes up the debate around altruism and the acceptance in society that self-interest is a healthy guiding principle in life, and argues that helping behaviour can lead to self-fulfilment and happiness and is beneficial to psychological health and society in general.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 An Unenlightened Developmental Psychology; 2 Proposed Hyperbola Paradigm; 3 Expanding the Scope of Biological Evolution; 4 'The unlikely Samaritans'; 5 Pathological Self-interest; 6 Needs Frustration and the Mindset of the 9/11 Jihadists; 7 The Special Case of Psychopathy; 8 Post-materialist Value Change; 9 New Challenges for the West; 10 Political Values in a Threat Environment; 11 The Rejection of Barabbas; 12 Aligning Governing Systems and Altruistic Values
13 Promoting Altruistic Constructivist Education14 Helping the Afflicted Transcend Self-Interest; Notes; References; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Motivation, Altruism, Personality and Social Psychology takes up the debate around altruism and the acceptance in society that self-interest is a healthy guiding principle in life, and argues that helping behaviour can lead to self-fulfilment and happiness and is beneficial to psychological health and society in general.
Personality.
Social psychology.
Community psychology.
Environmental psychology.
Social sciences.
Cultural studies.
Personality and Social Psychology.
Community and Environmental Psychology.
Social Sciences, general.
Cultural Studies.