The Walking Dead Psychology: Psych of the Living Dead (Volume 1) (Popular Culture Psychology)

**Aim for the brain!** The characters of __The Walking Dead__ live in a desolate post-apocalyptic world, filled with relentless violence and death. In reality, how would such never-ending stress and trauma affect the psyche? By understanding the psychological forces that drive the series' action, fans can better grasp Robert Kirkman's compelling fictional universe. Which characters suffer PTSD, which show the most hope for recovery, and which instead show posttraumatic growth? Has Rick Grimes lost his mind? What's it like for kid like Carl growing up during the zombie apocalypse? Is the Governor a psychopath, a sociopath, or something even worse? What does that make Negan? What is the emotional cost of killing a walker or even another living person? What does Terror Management Theory tell us about what it means to fight constantly or survival? What is groupthink and how does it affect the decisions made by the people of Woodbury, Terminus, Alexandria, and Rick's "family"? How do they find hope? In 19 chapters from a range of esteemed contributors, plus "Case Files" sidebars by renowned editor Travis Langley with a foreword by George A. Romero's __Night of the Living Dead__ co-creator John Russo, __The Walking Dead Psychology: Psych of the Living Dead__ answers these and many other questions in a way sure to fascinate the millions of passionate graphic novel readers and TV viewers. What does it take to stay human when humanity has lost the world? __Contributors include__: John Blanchar \* Megan Blink \* Colt J. Blunt \* Josue Cardona \* Adam Davis \* William Blake Erickson \* Frank Gaskill \* Jennifer Golbeck \* Jonathan Hetterly \* Katrina Hill \* Alan Kistler \* Dana Klisanin \* Stephen Kuniak \* Martin Lloyd \* Stephanie Norman \* Patrick O'Connor \* Katherine Ramsland \* Clay Routledge \* John Russo \* Billy San Juan \* Janina Scarlet \* Steven Schlozman \* Lara Taylor \* Dave Vergaagen \* Mara Wood \* E. Paul Zehr \* Aim for the brain! The characters of The Walking Dead live in a desolate post-apocalyptic world, filled with relentless violence and death. In reality, how would such never-ending stress and trauma affect the psyche? By understanding the psychological forces that drive the series' action, fans can better grasp Robert Kirkman's compelling fictional universe.Which characters suffer PTSD, which show the most hope for recovery, and which instead show posttraumatic growth?Has Rick Grimes lost his mind?What's it like for kid like Carl growing up during the zombie apocalypse?Is the Governor a psychopath, a sociopath, or something even worse? What does that make Negan? What is the emotional cost of killing a walker or even another living person?What does Terror Management Theory tell us about what it means to fight constantly or survival?What is groupthink and how does it affect the decisions made by the people of Woodbury, Terminus, Alexandria, and Rick's "family"? How do they find hope? In 19 chapters from a range of esteemed contributors, plus a foreword by George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead co-creator John Russo "Case Files" sidebars on the villains (the Governor, the Whisperers, the Claimers, Negan, and more), The Walking Dead Psych of the Living Dead answers these and many other questions in a way sure to fascinate the millions of passionate graphic novel readers and TV viewers. What does it take to stay human when humanity has lost the world? Contributors include : John Blanchar * Megan Blink * Colt J. Blunt * Josue Cardona * Adam Davis * William Blake Erickson * Frank Gaskill * Jennifer Golbeck * Jonathan Hetterly * Katrina Hill * Alan Kistler * Dana Klisanin * Stephen Kuniak * Martin Lloyd * Stephanie Norman * Patrick O'Connor * Katherine Ramsland * Clay Routledge * John Russo * Billy San Juan * Janina Scarlet * Steven Schlozman * Lara Taylor * Dave Vergaagen * Mara Wood * E. Paul Zehr * How I learned to stop worrying and love the zombie apocalypse / Frank Gaskill The seductive nostalgia of The walking dead / Steven C. Schlozman Inside the head of the walking dead : the neurobiology of walker dysfunction disorder / E. Paul Zehr and Stephanie Norman Masculinity narratives in the post-apocalypse / Alan Kistler and Billy San Juan Shock and dread : what fear does to humans / Dave Verhaggen The psychological process and the cost of killing in an undead wasteland / Colt J. Blunt Diversity and strength in zombie apocalypse Atlanta / Josué Cardona and Lara Taylor Who needs an untrustworthy doctor? : Maslow's hierarchy of needs / Jennifer Golbeck Walker or biter? : group identity in a grave new world / Katherine Ramsland Apocalyptic stress : causes and consequences of stress at the end of the world / William Blake Erickson and John Blanchar It's the humans you have to worry about : becoming a sociopath / Martin Lloyd Carl Grimes and neglected youth / Patrick O'Connor "It should have been me" : survivors' guilt in The walking dead / Mara Wood The walking traumatized / Janina Scarlet Eros, thanatos, and an armory of defense mechanisms : Sigmund Freud in the land of the dead / Travis Langley "Everybody knows their jobs" : roles, systems, and the survivor group in your head / Adam Davis What would you do? : finding meaning in tragic circumstances : a bite-sized intro to existential psychology / Dana Klisanin Hillbilly to hero : the transformation of Daryl Dixon / Stephen Kuniak and Megan Blink Finding your purpose in the zombie apocalypse / Clay Routledge. "The Walking Dead" depicts a post apocalyptic world filled with relentless violence and death. How would such trauma affect the psyche? Nineteen fascinating essays explore the deep psychological forces that drive the show's action, from the costs of killing and survivor guilt to the consequences of nonstop stress and the struggle to find meaning in tragedy. "The Walking Dead Psychology "helps fans better grasp this compelling fictional universe. Contributors include: John Blanchar, Megan Blink, Colt J. Blunt, Josue Cardona, Adam Davis, William Blake Erickson, Frank Gaskill, Jennifer Golbeck, Jonathan Hetterly, Katrina Hill, Alan Kistler, Dana Klisanin, Stephen Kuniak, Martin Lloyd, Stephanie Norman, Patrick O'Connor, Katherine Ramsland, Clay Routledge, John Russo, Billy San Juan, Janina Scarlet, Steven Schlozman, Lara Taylor, Dave Vergaagen, Mara Wood, E. Paul Zehr.