Mental processes and concomitant galvanometric changes.

Mental Processes and Decision Making∗

∗Compte: Paris School of Economics, 48 Bd Jourdan, 75014 Paris (e-mail: [email protected]); Postlewaite: Department of Economics, 3718 Locust Walk, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6207 (e-mail: [email protected]). A large part of this work was done while Postlewaite visited the Paris School of Economics; their hospitality is gratefully acknowledged. We thank David Dillenbe...

Mental Illness and Social Processes

is a collection of previously published articles by well-known contributors, edited by Professor Scheff. Articles by social scientists and psychiatrists illustrate various facets of the 'societal approach' to mental illness, which Scheff defines as the study of the community's reaction to mental illness. The study of societal reactions challenges medical concepts of mental illness and seems to ...

Adaptive Automation and Mental Processes

Mental Construal Processes:

Coping resources, coping processes, and mental health.

Coping, defined as action-oriented and intrapsychic efforts to manage the demands created by stressful events, is coming to be recognized both for its significant impact on stress-related mental and physical health outcomes and for its intervention potential. We review coping resources that aid in this process, including individual differences in optimism, mastery, self-esteem, and social suppo...