{"product_id":"catastrophe-christopher-j-ferguson-9781633887954","title":"Catastrophe!: How Psychology Explains Why Good People Make Bad Situations Worse","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat Happens To Our Minds During Pandemics, Natural Disasters, Terrorist Attacks, and Other Extreme Calamities?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether natural or man-made, local or global, disasters impact our thinking and behavior on both a personal and societal level. Even rather ordinary crises in our personal lives like the loss of a job or the end of a relationship trigger overwhelming feelings. At the societal level, group anxieties coupled with the moral pressure to conform can send us all down the path to ruin. Why does this happen and, through understanding human psychology, how can we prevent this in the future?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this highly original and engagingly written book, Author Christopher J. Ferguson examines how pandemics, natural disasters, terrorist attacks, and other events of mass hysteria impact our psychology and prevent us from adequately responding to, preventing, or learning from those calamities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the rush to hoard toilet paper during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, to the disconnect between procedure and practice surrounding massive wildfires, to debates about the science behind climate catastrophes, and shifts after traumatic events like 9\/11 and the murder of George Floyd, \u003ci\u003eThe Psychology of Catastrophe\u003c\/i\u003e uses in-depth case studies to reveal how moments of societal upheaval affect the psychology of citizens.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough we have often failed to predict, respond to, and learn from catastrophes, we have nonetheless made remarkable progress. Ferguson concludes by offering strategies to help us make better choices during crises in our own lives and providing solutions for how we as a society can better navigate misfortune in the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher J. Ferguson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1633887952\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781633887954\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Prometheus Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.33h x 6.28w x 1.03d","brand":"Christopher J. Ferguson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44173266419967,"sku":"9781633887954","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3b25199f-4675-4788-89f1-4e274076bea4.jpg?v=1689791906","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/catastrophe-christopher-j-ferguson-9781633887954","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}