Introduction by Dr. Randall Marshall
Chapter 1
A Psychology of Fear
Chapter 2
The Psychological Aftermath of Terrorism: A Current State of the
Science
Chapter 3
Theoretical Paradigms for Understanding the Psychology of Fear
Chapter 4
Terrorism and Fear: New Models for Understanding the Impact of
Political Violence
Chapter 5
Communicating Warning: The Art and Science of Threat
Dissemination
Chapter 6
Coping with Terrorism: The Psychology of Resilience
Chapter 7
Implications and Conclusion
Samuel Justin Sinclair is Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical
School, and Director of Research at the Psychological Evaluation
and Research Laboratory (PEaRL) at the Massachusetts General
Hospital. He is the founder and past president of the Society for
Terrorism Research, and a co-founder and co-editor-in-chief of the
peer-refereed journal, Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and
Political Aggression. He is also a co-editor of
Interdisciplinary Analyses of Terrorism and Political Aggression,
and a co-editor of the forthcoming volume, Contemporary Debates on
Terrorism. Dr. Sinclair is the developer of the Terrorism
Catastrophizing Scale
(TCS), a psychological assessment tool that measures anticipatory
fears of terrorism.
Daniel Antonius is Assistant Professor at the University at
Buffalo, State University of New York, and Adjunct Professor at New
York University School of Medicine. Additionally, he is a faculty
member at the Institute for Social and Psychiatric Initiatives
(InSPIRES) and works as a forensic psychologist at Erie County
Forensic Mental Health Services in Buffalo. He is a past member of
the Governing Board of the Society for Terrorism Research, a
co-founder and co-editor-in-chief of
Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression with
Samuel Justin Sinclair, and a co-editor of Interdisciplinary
Analyses of Terrorism and Political Aggression. He has published
numerous
articles on the neurobiological, behavioral, and societal factors
that underlie violence and aggression in individuals and groups.
"Sinclair and Antonius confront the psychology of terrorism fears
head-on by looking at how people are affected by terrorism threats
in a world of terror alerts and often ambiguous official warnings.
This book will be valuable for researchers and policymakers
interested in building a sustainable framework for preventive
interventions, and ultimately, a more resilient public."
-Gary LaFree, Director, National Consortium for the Study of
Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START), University of
Maryland
"Psychological responses to acts of terrorism or the anticipatory
fear of future terrorism-related events represent complex phenomena
that continue to challenge scholars from various academic fields.
In this volume, Sinclair and Antonius provide a very timely and
wide-ranging approach to a more comprehensive understanding of
these complex psychological processes. Drawing on both empirical
and theoretical literature, this extremely well-written and
thought-provoking volume is a valuable and significant tool for
those interested in the psychology of terrorism-related fears, be
they academics, policymakers, practitioners, or laypeople." --
Maria (Maki)
Haberfield, Professor and Chair, Department of Law, Police Science
and Criminal Justice Administration, John Jay College of Criminal
Justice, The City University of New York
"Does terrorism really terrorize? How does our fear of terrorism
drive our understanding of it? And ultimately, do our responses to
terrorism simply sustain that fear? In this ambitious and
comprehensive volume, Sinclair and Antonius provide a much needed
review of our knowledge of this critical issue. Effective
counterterrorism in the post-9/11 era requires us to rely on a
better understanding of the dynamics of terrorism and how we are
affected by its
perceived threat. The Psychology of Terrorism Fears is essential
reading for all policymakers and communications planners who need
to know how to prepare for effective disaster communication and
threat
management." -- John Horgan, Director, International Center for the
Study of Terrorism, Pennsylvania State University
"Sinclair and Antonius have provided a powerful and highly readable
conceptual framework for better understanding our psychological
reactions to the threat of terrorism. Students, researchers, and
practitioners will all find this book to be timely, balanced, and
well-written."
-- Fathali M. Moghaddam, Professor, Department of Psychology, and
Director, Conflict Resolution Program, Department of Government,
Georgetown University
"...the authors are to be congratulated on an important scholarly
contribution that takes stock of the last, exceedingly fruitful,
decade of research on the response to terrorism. Researchers of
terrorism, and more broadly all those who are interested in
terrorism's psychological effects on its victims, would benefit
from this comprehensive book." -- Arie W. Kruglanski, review in
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