The Routledge International Handbook of Changes in Human Perceptions and Behaviors (Routledge International Handbooks)

The Routledge International Handbook of Changes in Human Perceptions and Behaviors is the first edited volume to present multidisciplinary perspectives on various aspects of changes that humans experience. The handbook is designed to highlight the different contents, types, ways, meanings, applications, and moments of changes that have been recognized by experts in various fields within the life and social sciences. Comprised of four sections, the chapters address changes in a variety of contexts related to human perceptions and behaviors; the moment of change and fluctuations; changes in applied settings; and the meaning of changes, including resistance to change. Written by a range of expert international contributors, the book brings together discussions and insights about how different levels and types of changes in human perceptions, attitudes, beliefs, values, and behaviors have been studied and considered in diverse fields. It also explores the various mechanisms that account for changes, exploring how and when changes occur and what changes mean to humans. Relevant for empirical and theoretical work, the handbook will be of great interest to researchers, academics, and postgraduate students across psychology, behavioral sciences, and social sciences. Cover Half Title Series Title Copyright Contents List of Figures List of Tables Editors’ Biography List of Contributors Introduction: Changes in Human Perceptions and Behaviors: Overview and Future Directions Part I What Changes and How 1 “All Change Is Not Growth, as All Movement Is Not Forward”: How, When, and Why Social Movements Change Over Time 2 Changes in Religious Behaviors 3 Changes in Assessments in Medical Settings 4 Moral Injury and Changes to Perception in Self-identity 5 Changes in Voting and Elections 6 Personality Development and Community Characteristics in Childhood and Adolescence 7 Changes in Narrative Identity: Desistance of Antisocial Behavior and Post-traumatic Growth 8 Fluctuations and Changes in Adolescent Personality: The Tri-Directional Framework of Parent and Offspring Traits and Outcomes 9 Sustainable Lifestyle Change Part II When Change Occurs and How 10 Things Change – But When? A Top-Down Approach to Understanding How People Judge Change Thresholds 11 From Insight to Growth: How the Quiet Ego Facilitates Decision Crystallization and the Transformative Self Turns It into Flourishing 12 The Aha Moment: Changes in Cognition, Affect, Motivation, and Development 13 Epiphanies and Quantum Change 14 Differential Susceptibility to Various Environmental Influences: Theory, Research, and Practice 15 Catastrophes and Social Change Part III How Changes Are Made in Applied Settings 16 Integrity, Flexibility, and Balance: How Change Works in Psychotherapy 17 Changes in Emotional Disorders 18 Why Are Health Persuasive Messages Not Always Effective? 19 Digital Coaching to Promote and Manage Change 20 Applications of Multilevel Models to Assess Person- and Context-level Influences on Change 21 From Ignorance to Action on Climate Change 22 Being an Influencer 23 Aggressive Behavior as Mental Illness: History and Changing Models 24 Changes in Perceived Future Time 25 Changes in Attitudes 26 Nonlinear Biopsychosocial Resilience: Self-Organization as the Basis for a Common Framework 27 Contributions of Narrative and Emotional Change Processes in Psychotherapy: Implications for Clinical Practice, Training, and Research Part IV What Changes Mean to Humans 28 Should We Change? The Ethics of Human Enhancement 29 Change in Religiosity 30 Deconversion from High-tension Religious Groups 31 Changes in Political Beliefs 32 From Religious to Nonreligious/Areligious 33 Temporal and Generational Changes in Religions, Politics, and Society Index