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Suicidal : why we kill ourselves / Jesse Bering.
In Suicidal, Bering takes us through the science and psychology of suicide, revealing its cognitive secrets and the subtle tricks our minds play on us when we're easy emotional prey. Scientific studies, personal stories, and remarkable cross-species comparisons come together to help readers critically analyze their own doomsday thoughts while gaining broad insight into a problem that, tragically, will most likely touch all of us at some point in our lives. -- Adapted from Amazon.com summary.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780226463322
- ISBN: 022646332X
- Physical Description: 275 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Chicago, IL : The University of Chicago Press, [2018]
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-264) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The call to oblivion -- Unlike the scorpion girt by fire -- Betting odds -- Hacking the suicidal mind -- The things she told Lorraine -- To log off this mortal coil -- What doesn't die -- Gray matter. |
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| Subject: | Suicide. Suicide. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General. Suicide > psychology. |
| Genre: | Nonfiction. Nonfiction. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homer Public Library | 362.281 BER (Text) | 000152324 | Nonfiction | Available | - |
Summary:
In Suicidal, Bering takes us through the science and psychology of suicide, revealing its cognitive secrets and the subtle tricks our minds play on us when we're easy emotional prey. Scientific studies, personal stories, and remarkable cross-species comparisons come together to help readers critically analyze their own doomsday thoughts while gaining broad insight into a problem that, tragically, will most likely touch all of us at some point in our lives. -- Adapted from Amazon.com summary.