The Fear Paradox: How Our Obsession with Feeling Secure Imprisons Our Minds and Shapes Our Lives (Learning...

— —

Frank Faranda, PhD

The Fear Paradox

How Our Obsession with Feeling Secure Imprisons Our Minds and Shapes Our Lives (Learning to...

Frank Faranda, PhD

$34.99

Paperback

Not in-store but you can order this
How long will it take?

Availability Information

We source books from suppliers in Australia and overseas. For books we don't currently have in stock, the time it takes to get them from our suppliers can vary widely - from a few days to a few months - so we check each book with each supplier to determine the expected time it will take to be supplied to us.

We then advise you accordingly. If the time taken to get any book is too long for you, you can let us know and we will cancel or adjust your order, and refund as required.

To find out the anticipated arrival time for specific items prior to ordering, please contact us by phone or email:

Phone +61 2 9264 3111, or 1800 4 BOOKS (1800 4 26657) if outside Sydney:
option 1 Abbey's Bookshop (Crime, History, Science, Kids & more) • info@abbeys.com.au
option 2 Language Book Centre (ESL & Foreign Languages) • language@abbeys.com.au
option 3 Galaxy Bookshop (Sci-fi, Fantasy, Romance, Graphic Novels) • sf@galaxybooks.com.au

QTY:

English

Mango Media
04 June 2020

Psychology: emotions; Coping with anxiety & phobias; Popular psychology

Fear in Contemporary Society and its Consequences

""A delightfully fearless and deeply sensitive examination of that most primal and formative human experience."" Alan BurdickWhy Time Flies: A Mostly Scientific Investigation

#1 New Release in Evolutionary Psychology and Buddhism

For anyone suffering from global pandemic anxiety caused by the new coronavirus, comes an exploration of one of the most powerful and primitive human emotions.

A history and culture of fear.

Over the last five hundred years, life for the average human being has changed dramaticallyplagues no longer routinely wipe out entire families, and we no longer empty our chamber pots into the street. But, progress has shown that no matter how many dangers we neutralize, new ones emerge. Why? Because our level of fear remains constant.

Fear in contemporary society.

For years, Dr. Frank Faranda studied a state of fearfulness in his patientsan evolutionary state that relentlessly drove them toward avoidance, alienation, hypercriticism, hyper-control, and eventually, depression and anxiety. He began to wonder what they were afraid of, and how embedded these fears might be in contemporary society. This book aims to break us free from what he found.

Fear not.

Faranda's Fear Paradox is simpleeven though fear has a prime directive to keep us safe and comfortable, it has grown into the single greatest threat to humanity and collective survival. As a consequence, fear is embedded in our culture, creating new dangers and inciting isolation. With rising anxiety levels, now is the time to shine a light on our deepest fears and examine the society that fear is creating.

But fear notinside, you'll learn about:

The fear of pain and the fear of the unknown How fear has driven progress in the West The price paid to eradicate fear

Read books likeFear,The Culture of Fear, orThe Science of Fear? ThenThe Fear Paradoxis your next read. Come on, what are you afraid of?

By: Frank Faranda PhD
Imprint: Mango Media
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 215mm, Width: 139mm,
ISBN: 9781642500578
ISBN 10: 1642500577
Pages: 170
Publication Date: 04 June 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dr. Frank Faranda earned his master’s degree in developmental psychology and education from Columbia University, Teacher’s College, and his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the Derner Institute at Adelphi University. He was awarded postdoctoral fellowships from New York University’s Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis, and the Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, where he trained in neuropsychological testing and cognitive remediation. Over the last several years he has published academic articles, guest-edited two themed journal issues for Psychoanalytic Inquiry, and taught at The New School. He is a clinical psychologist with fifteen years of experience in private practice.