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The Psychology of Adaptation To Absurdity

Tactics of Make-believe

By: Seymour Fisher,Rhoda L. Fisher,Rhoda Fisher

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The Psychology of Adaptation To Absurdity

Tactics of Make-believe

By: Seymour Fisher,Rhoda L. Fisher,Rhoda Fisher

The major goal of this book is to explore and integrate all that is scientifically known about the utility of magical plans and strategies for coping with life's inevitable absurdities. Make-believe has great adaptive value and helps the average individual to function better in cultures saturated with puzzling contradictions. This book traces the origins of pretending (illusion-construction) and the developmental phases of this skill. Further, it analyzes how parents depend on pretending to secure conformity and self-control from their children. It unravels the ways in which make-believe is utilized to defend against death-anxiety and feelings of fragility. It examines the relationship between pretending and the classical defense mechanisms -- and particularly weighs the evidence bearing on the potential protective power of embracing religious beliefs. Finally, it defines the diverse contributions of make-believe to the construction of the self-concept, the defensive maneuvers typifying psychopathology, and the maintenance of somatic health. In short, this book pulls together a spectrum of scientific information concerning the defensive value of illusory make-believe in coping with those aspects of life -- such as death, loss, suffering, and injustice -- that are experienced as unreasonable and beyond understanding. The volume is unique not only in the breadth of the literature it analyzes but also in demonstrating the contribution of make-believe to both the psychological and somatic aspects of behavior. No previous work has documented in such detail and across so many domains how basic the capacity to engage in make-believe is to human adaptation.

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248

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Psychology Press

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ISBN 10

1317782003

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9781317782001

The Red River Trails

Oxcart Routes Between St. Paul and the Selkirk Settlement, 1820-1870

By: Rhoda R. Gilman,Carolyn Gilman,Deborah L. Miller

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The Red River Trails

Oxcart Routes Between St. Paul and the Selkirk Settlement, 1820-1870

By: Rhoda R. Gilman,Carolyn Gilman,Deborah L. Miller

The many difficulties and occasional rewards of early travel and transportation in Minnesota are highlighted in this book, along with the state's relations with what became western Canada and insights into the development of business in Minnesota. The meeting of Indian and European cultures is vividly manifested by the mixed-blood Mtis who became the mainstay of the Red River trade.

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124

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Minnesota Historical Society

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ISBN 10

0873511336

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9780873511339

Health Risk Assessment Dermal and Inhalation Exposure and Absorption of Toxicants

By: Rhoda G.M. Wang,James B. Knaak,Howard I. Maibach

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Health Risk Assessment Dermal and Inhalation Exposure and Absorption of Toxicants

By: Rhoda G.M. Wang,James B. Knaak,Howard I. Maibach

Health Risk Assessment is a comprehensive reference focusing on dermal absorption, cholinesterase inhibition, adverse reproductive effects, and carcinogenicity. The book features contributions from over 40 top scientists and covers topics such as PBPK modeling, cytochrome P-450 metabolism in skin, percutaneous absorption, adverse effects, new skin models, and the role of epidemiology in assessing the hazards of toxicants. Health Risk Assessment is essential for toxicologists, environmental chemists, pharmacologists, risk assessors, and managers working in industrial, pesticide, and pharmaceutical development. The book will also benefit individuals in environmental, regulatory, and registration affairs, as well as academicians and students.

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544

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CRC Press

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1351361740

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9781351361743

Water Contamination and Health

Integration of Exposure Assessment, Toxicology, and Risk Assessment

By: Rhoda G.M. Wang

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Water Contamination and Health

Integration of Exposure Assessment, Toxicology, and Risk Assessment

By: Rhoda G.M. Wang

This volume examines every potential means of exposure to water contaminants, provides in-depth discussions on toxicology, and explains up-to-date techniques for evaluating human health risk. It develops a methodology for assessing the cumulative absorbed dose of contaminants through all routes of exposure, including ingestion, inhalation and dermal. Federal and state efforts to monitor and treat water are examined.

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548

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CRC Press

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1000148157

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9781000148152

Effective and Safe Waste Management

Interfacing Sciences and Engineering with Monitoring and Risk Analysis

By: Robert L. Jolley,Rhoda G.M. Wang

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Effective and Safe Waste Management

Interfacing Sciences and Engineering with Monitoring and Risk Analysis

By: Robert L. Jolley,Rhoda G.M. Wang

Effective and safe waste management is dependent on the collaborative interaction of engineers, computer modeling specialists, toxicologists, risk assessment experts, soil scientists, biologists, geologists, chemists and professionals in many other disciplines. To meet the needs of this diverse group, this book covers effective and safe waste management topics in a holistic sense, including air monitoring as well as soil and water monitoring, site-specific evaluation and monitoring as well as generic management, and scientific and regulatory compliance issues as well as public interactions. It is an essential reference for all professionals involved in waste management, monitoring, and risk analysis.

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400

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CRC Press

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0873712412

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9780873712415

Bibb County, Alabama

The First Hundred Years

By: Rhoda C. Ellison

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Bibb County, Alabama

The First Hundred Years

By: Rhoda C. Ellison

Annotation. The history of Bibb County between 1818 and 1918 is in many ways representative of the experience of central Alabama during that period. Bibb County shares physical characteristics with the areas both to its north and to its south. In its northern section is a mineral district and in its southern valleys fertile farming country; therefore, its citizens have sometimes allied themselves with the hill counties and sometimes with their Black Belt neighbors.

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335

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University of Alabama Press

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081730987X

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9780817309879

The Psychology of Adaptation to Absurdity

Tactics of Make-believe

By: Seymour Fisher,Rhoda Lee Fisher

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Tactics of Make-believe

By: Seymour Fisher,Rhoda Lee Fisher

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Psychology Press

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0805812059

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9780805812053

Book's by Rhoda Lee Fisher

The Psychology of Adaptation To Absurdity

The Psychology of Adaptation To Absurdity

The Red River Trails

The Red River Trails

Health Risk Assessment Dermal and Inhalation Exposure and Absorption of Toxicants

Health Risk Assessment Dermal and Inhalation Exposure and Absorption of Toxicants

Water Contamination and Health

Water Contamination and Health

Effective and Safe Waste Management

Effective and Safe Waste Management

Bibb County, Alabama

Bibb County, Alabama

The Psychology of Adaptation to Absurdity

The Psychology of Adaptation to Absurdity

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