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0521004454 |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0521004454 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Breakwell, Glynis M. |
| 245 #4 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The psychology of risk |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
Cambridge |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
Cambridge University Press |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
2007 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
335; ill.,bibl.; BookFind |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
1. A psychological framework for analysing risk; 2. Hazard perception; 3. Individual and group differences in risk perception; 4. Decision-making about risks; 5. Risk and emotion; 6. Risk communication; 7. Errors, accidents and emergencies; 8. Risk and complex organisations; 9. Social amplification and social representations of risk; 10. Changing risk responses. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
Paperback |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
Risk surrounds and envelopes us. Without understanding it, we risk everything and without capitalising on it, we gain nothing. This accessible book from Glynis M. Breakwell, first published in 2007, comprehensively explores the psychology of risk, examining how individuals think, feel and act, as well as considering the institutional and societal assessments, rhetorics and reactions about risk. Featuring chapters on all the major issues in the psychology of risk including risk assessment, hazard perception, decision-making, risk and crisis management, risk and emotion, risk communication, safety cultures, the social amplification and social representation of risk and mechanisms for changing risk responses, Breakwell uses illustrations and examples to bring to life the significance of her research findings. She provides an innovative overview of current knowledge on the subject but also suggests that there are many fascinating questions still to be answered. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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PSYCHOLOGY |
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RISK |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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RISK ASSESSMENT |
| 9 (RLIN) |
13503 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
RISK MANAGEMENT |
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7770 |