Advances in Environmental Psychology: Exposure to Hazardous Substances: Psychological Parameters

ISBN-13: 9780367498702 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 150 str.

Allen H. Lebovits; Andrew Baum; Jerome E. Singer

Opis

First published in 1986, this book looks at reactions to exposure to toxic substances as well as some predictors of response in groups faced with increased medical risk subsequent to some of the most common and hazardous toxic exposures found at the time: radiation, toxic waste, asbestos, lead, contaminated water, and toxic chemical fire and leak.

Spis treści

List of Contributors.  Preface.  Part 1: Occupational Exposures  1. The Case of Asbestos-Exposed Workers: A Psychological Evaluation Allen H. Lebovits, Mary Byrne, and James J. Strain  2. Psychosocial Correlates of Occupational Lead Exposure Evelyn J. Bromet, Christopher M. Ryan, and David K. Parkinson  Part 2: Non-Occupational Exposures  3. Toxic Exposure and Chronic Stress at Three Mile Island Laura M. Davidson, Andrew Baum, India Fleming, and Martha M. Gisriel  4. Psychopathological Consequences of Exposure to Toxins in the Water Supply Margaret S. Gibbs  5. Assessing the Impact of Hazardous Waste Facilities: Psychology, Politics, and Environmental Impact Statements Kenneth M. Bachrach and Alex J. Zautra  6. Predictors of Psychological Distress in the Community Following Two Toxic Chemical Incidents Jeffrey S. Markowitz and Elane M. Gutterman  7. Threats to People and What They Value: Residents’ Perceptions of the Hazards of Love Canal Adeline G. Levine and Russell A. Stone.  Author Index.  Subject Index.

O autorze

Allen H. Lebovits, Andrew Baum, Jerome E. Singer