John Boyd

Philip Zimbardo

Reveals how your individual time perspective shapes your life and is shaped by the world around you, interacting to create national cultures, economics, and personal destinies.

The New Psychology of Time That Will Change Your Life

The Time Paradox

Nikita D. Coulombe

Young men are failing as never before - academically, socially and sexually. But why is this so? What are the implications? And what needs to be done about it before it's too late? Philip Zimbardo and co-writer Nikita Coulombe examine the modern meltdown of manhood and how this is manifest in the lives of young men today. They consider such factors as absent fathers, and legislation favouring women, which contribute to many men lacking social skills and direction in their lives. Most controversially, Zimbardo argues that readily available hardcore pornography and exciting gaming realities provide digital alternatives that are less demanding and far more appealing for many than sex, sports and social interaction in the real world. Immersion in these alternative realms is playing havoc with these boys' cognitive development, their ability to concentrate and their social development, allowing girls to excel in the real world where social skills are a source of success. By illuminating the symptoms and causes of these gloomy trends, Zimbardo and Coulombe shed light on how we arrived at this state of affairs and, most significantly, what the solutions might be.

How Technology Has Sabotaged What it Means to be Male, and What Can be Done

Man (Dis)Connected

¿Qué hace que una buena persona actúe con maldad? ¿Cómo se puede seducir a una persona moral para que actúe de manera inmoral? ¿Dónde está la línea que separa el bien del mal y quién corre el peligro de cruzarla? El renombrado psicólogo social Philip Zimbardo tiene el cómo –y la multitud de porqués– de nuestra vulnerabilidad al atractivo que ejerce «el lado oscuro». Basándose en ejemplos históricos y en sus propias e innovadoras investigaciones, Zimbardo nos detalla cómo interactúan las fuerzas situacionales y la dinámica de grupo para convertir a hombres y mujeres decentes en monstruos. Desde las malas prácticas corporativas y el genocidio organizado, hasta los alguna vez íntegros soldados estadounidenses que acabaron torturando a prisioneros iraquíes en Abu Ghraib, Zimbardo nos ofrece las claves para entender mejor un gran número de conductas deleznables. El psicólogo social Philip Zimbardo es el cerebro del famoso experimento Stanford (1971) en el que se dividió aleatoriamente entre presos y guardias a los estudiantes universitarios. El resultado fue que los guardias desarrollaron unas conductas vejatorias y humillantes hacia los presos, y éstos, desórdenes graves emocionales. El experimento se canceló antes de llegar a la semana. El objetivo era demostrar el efecto de los roles impuestos en la conducta. Los resultados de esta profunda investigación los aplica a ejemplo históricos de la injusticia y la atrocidad, epecialmente en los abusos que se dieron en la prisión de Abu Ghraib por parte de los militares estadounidenses. En 2004, Philip Zimbardo declaró como perito judicial en el consejo de guerra contra un acusado por conducta criminal en Abu Ghraib. En El efecto Lucifer hay un desafío para los lectores: mirar más allá de los malhechores concretos y reflexionar sobre nuestra responsabilidad colectiva en los males del mundo. "La investigación de Zimbardo [...] concluye que es el poder de las situaciones sociales el que lleva a la gente corriente, incluso buena, tanto niños como adultos, por el camino del mal." XL Semanal "Philip Zimbardo investiga sobre la deshumanización [...], rechaza la tesis oficial del Pentágono de que los que cometieron esos excesos y crímenes en Abu Ghraib eran unas pocas manzanas podridas que contaminaron al resto. El problema está en el propio cesto y más allá." El País "Philip Zimbardo [...] demuestra que, en determinadas circunstancias, cualquier persona puede convertirse tanto en un héroe como en un verdugo. Zimbardo muestra los resortes que pueden convertir a personas de bien en monstruos." Muy Interesante "Zimbardo no se limita a analizar y explicar. También se erige en fiscal de un juicio contra rostros visibles de un Sistema que produce injusticia y crueldad. [..] Los argumentos teóricos de esta obra eclipsan a los del Eichmann en Jerusalén de Hannah Arendt, sugieren tramas narrativas que podrían superar a la de El señor de las moscas." La Vanguardia

el porqué de la maldad

El efecto Lucifer

" O efeito Lúcifer é um estudo chocante, destinado a mudar a maneira como vemos o comportamento humano. Conhecido como o mentor de um famoso experimento em Stanford, o autor conta pela primeira vez a história completa dessa pesquisa, na qual um grupo de estudantes universitários voluntários foi dividido aleatoriamente em guardas e prisioneiros num ambiente de prisão simulado. Após uma semana, os estudantes transformaram-se em guardas violentos e sádicos ou em prisioneiros emocionalmente abalados. Ao investigar as causas psicológicas por trás de metamorfoses tão assustadoras, o autor nos permite entender melhor a variedade de fenômenos terríveis, que vão desde atos de prevaricação corporativa e genocídios organizados até como honrados soldados americanos passaram a abusar e torturar detentos iraquianos em Abu Ghraib. Uma pesquisa rica e surpreendente sobre como o lado obscuro das pessoas pode emergir a partir de determinadas circunstâncias sociais. "

Como pessoas boas se tornam más

O efeito Lúcifer

Rosemary Sword

Richard Sword

In his landmark book, The Time Paradox, internationally known psychologist Philip Zimbardo showed that we can transform the way we think about our past, present, and future to attain greater success in work and in life. Now, in The Time Cure, Zimbardo has teamed with clinicians Richard and Rosemary Sword to reveal a groundbreaking approach that helps those living with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to shift their time perspectives and move beyond the traumatic past toward a more positive future. Time Perspective Therapy switches the focus from past to present, from negative to positive, clearing the pathway for the best yet to come: the future. It helps PTSD sufferers pull their feet out of the quicksand of past traumas and step firmly on the solid ground of the present, allowing them to take a step forward into a brighter future. Rather than viewing PTSD as a mental illness the authors see it as a mental injury—a normal reaction to traumatic events—and offer those suffering from PTSD the healing balm of hope. The Time Cure lays out the step-by-step process of Time Perspective Therapy, which has proven effective for a wide range of individuals, from veterans to survivors of abuse, accidents, assault, and neglect. Rooted in psychological research, the book also includes a wealth of vivid and inspiring stories from real-life PTSD sufferers—effective for individuals seeking self-help, their loved ones, therapists and counselors, or anyone who wants to move forward to a brighter future.

Overcoming PTSD with the New Psychology of Time Perspective Therapy

The Time Cure

ANONIMO

Richard Gerrig

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Psychology & Life

In 2011, Philip Zimbardo gave a TED Talk called “The Demise of Guys,” which has been viewed by over 1.8 million people. A TED eBook short followed that chronicled how in record numbers men are flaming out academically and failing socially and sexually with women. This new book is an expansion of that brief polemic based on Zimbardo’s observations, research, and the survey that was completed by over 20,000 viewers of the original TED Talk. The premise here is that we are facing a not-so-brave new world; a world in which young men are getting left behind. Philip Zimbardo and Nikita Coulombe say that an addiction to video games and online porn have created a generation of shy, socially awkward, emotionally removed, and risk-adverse young men who are unable (and unwilling) to navigate the complexities and risks inherent to real-life relationships, school, and employment. Taking a critical look at a problem that is tearing at families and societies everywhere, Man, Interrupted suggests that our young men are suffering from a new form of “arousal addiction,” and introduce a bold new plan for getting them back on track. The concluding chapters offer a set of solutions that can be affected by different segments of society including schools, parents, and young men themselves. Filled with telling anecdotes, results of fascinating research, perceptive analysis, and concrete suggestions for change, Man, Interrupted is a book for our time. It is a book that informs, challenges, and ultimately inspires.

Why Young Men are Struggling & What We Can Do About It

Man, Interrupted

Nikita Coulombe

In 2011, Philip Zimbardo gave a TED Talk called "The Demise of Guys," which has been viewed by over 1.8 million people. A TED eBook called The Demise of Guys: Why Guys Are Struggling and What We Can Do About It followed. The is an expansion of that brief polemic based on Zimbardo's observations, research, and the survey that was completed by over 20,000 viewers of the original TED Talk. The premise here is that we are facing a not-so-brave new world; a world in which young men are getting left behind. In record numbers men are flaming out academically and failing socially and sexually with women. Philip G. Zimbardo and Nikita Coulombe say that an addiction to video games and online porn have created a generation of shy, socially awkward, emotionally removed, and risk-adverse young men who are unable (and unwilling) to navigate the complexities and risks inherent to real-life relationships, school, and employment. Taking a critical look at a problem that is tearing at families and societies everywhere, Man, Interrupted suggests that our young men are suffering from a new form of "arousal addiction," and introduce a bold new plan for getting them back on track. The concluding chapters offer a set of solutions that can be affected by different segments of society: What the government can do What schools can do What parents can do What men can do What women can do What the media can do Filled with telling anecdotes, results of fascinating research, perceptive analysis, and concrete suggestions for change. Man Interrupted is a book for our time. It is a book that informs, challenged, and ultimately inspires.

Why Young Men are Struggling & what We Can Do about it

The definitive firsthand account of the groundbreaking research of Philip Zimbardo—the basis for the award-winning film The Stanford Prison Experiment Renowned social psychologist and creator of the Stanford Prison Experiment Philip Zimbardo explores the mechanisms that make good people do bad things, how moral people can be seduced into acting immorally, and what this says about the line separating good from evil. The Lucifer Effect explains how—and the myriad reasons why—we are all susceptible to the lure of “the dark side.” Drawing on examples from history as well as his own trailblazing research, Zimbardo details how situational forces and group dynamics can work in concert to make monsters out of decent men and women. Here, for the first time and in detail, Zimbardo tells the full story of the Stanford Prison Experiment, the landmark study in which a group of college-student volunteers was randomly divided into “guards” and “inmates” and then placed in a mock prison environment. Within a week the study was abandoned, as ordinary college students were transformed into either brutal, sadistic guards or emotionally broken prisoners. By illuminating the psychological causes behind such disturbing metamorphoses, Zimbardo enables us to better understand a variety of harrowing phenomena, from corporate malfeasance to organized genocide to how once upstanding American soldiers came to abuse and torture Iraqi detainees in Abu Ghraib. He replaces the long-held notion of the “bad apple” with that of the “bad barrel”—the idea that the social setting and the system contaminate the individual, rather than the other way around. This is a book that dares to hold a mirror up to mankind, showing us that we might not be who we think we are. While forcing us to reexamine what we are capable of doing when caught up in the crucible of behavioral dynamics, though, Zimbardo also offers hope. We are capable of resisting evil, he argues, and can even teach ourselves to act heroically. Like Hannah Arendt’s Eichmann in Jerusalem and Steven Pinker’s The Blank Slate, The Lucifer Effect is a shocking, engrossing study that will change the way we view human behavior. Praise for The Lucifer Effect “The Lucifer Effect will change forever the way you think about why we behave the way we do—and, in particular, about the human potential for evil. This is a disturbing book, but one that has never been more necessary.”—Malcolm Gladwell “An important book . . . All politicians and social commentators . . . should read this.”—The Times (London) “Powerful . . . an extraordinarily valuable addition to the literature of the psychology of violence or ‘evil.’”—The American Prospect “Penetrating . . . Combining a dense but readable and often engrossing exposition of social psychology research with an impassioned moral seriousness, Zimbardo challenges readers to look beyond glib denunciations of evil-doers and ponder our collective responsibility for the world’s ills.”—Publishers Weekly “A sprawling discussion . . . Zimbardo couples a thorough narrative of the Stanford Prison Experiment with an analysis of the social dynamics of the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.”—Booklist “Zimbardo bottled evil in a laboratory. The lessons he learned show us our dark nature but also fill us with hope if we heed their counsel. The Lucifer Effect reads like a novel.”—Anthony Pratkanis, Ph.D., professor emeritus of psychology, University of California

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