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UNINA9910453135703321 |
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Autore |
Lockwood Jeffrey Alan <1960-> |
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Titolo |
The infested mind : why humans fear, loathe, and love insects / / Jeffrey Lockwood |
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New York, NY : , : Oxford University Press, , [2013] |
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©2013 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (230 pages ) : illustrations (black and white) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Insect phobia |
Fear |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Prologue: the infestation begins -- The nature of fear and the fear of nature -- Evolutionary psychology: survival of the scaredest -- Learning to fear: little Miss Muffett's lesson -- A fly in our mental soup: how insects push our disgust buttons -- The maggoty mind: a natural history of disgust -- The terrible trio: imagining insects into our lives -- Treating the infested mind: exterminating entomophobia -- Overcoming fear and disgust for fun and profit: the professionals -- The infatuated mind: entomophilia as the human condition -- Entomapatheia: can't we just live and let live? -- Back to the real world: good night, sleep tight or maybe not -- Epilogue: insects as a psychological precipice. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Examines the unique psychological attitude of human beings toward insects, and discusses why people are scared, disgusted, or enthralled by them. |
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