It's Dangerous to Go Alone: The Hero's Journey in the Legend of Zelda
Stephen F. Kuniak
The Nocturne of (Personal) Shadow
Louise Grann
The Archetypal Attraction
Anthony M. Bean
Unmasking Grief: Applying the Kübler-Ross Five Stages of Grief Model to The Legend of Zelda:Majora's Mask
Larisa A. Garski, F. Cary Shepard, and Emory S. Daniel
The Protective Power of Destiny: Posttraumatic Growth in the Legend of Zelda
Larissa A. Garski and Justine Mastin
The Quest for Meaning in the Legend of Zelda
Kelsey Klatka and Louise Grann
The Song of the Ritos: The Psychology of the Music within the Legend of Zelda Series
Shane Tilton
Triforce Heroes and Heroines: Transcending the Opposites Through the Golden Power
Angie Branham Mullins
The Legend Herself: From Damsel in Distress to Princess of Power
Melissa Huntley and Wind Goodfriend
Acknowledgments
About the Editor
Dr. Anthony Bean specializes in video games, children & adolescents, and the virtual worlds played in by all ages. He is considered an expert in this growing field, has been published extensively in the discipline. He works with children, adolescents, and adults who play video games and their families to better understand the immersive psychological effects video games have upon the individual and resulting family dynamics. Dr. Bean utilizes video game character identification techniques and other archetypal experiences to understand and develop intrinsic motivations for playing, personal identity, and discovering conscious and unconscious conflicts, cognitions, and behaviors. He has worked with children, adolescents, and adults on discovering their own symbolic transformations through the playing of video games and dealing with depression, trauma, anxiety, social isolation, and other common diagnoses to great success.