Supersurvivors

by David B Feldman

  Goodwin, P., M. Leszcz, M. Ennis, J. Koopmans, L. Vincent, H. Guther, and J. Hunter. “The Effects of Group Psychosocial Support on Survival in Metastatic Breast Cancer.” The New England Journal of Medicine 345 (2001): 1719–26.

  Gore-Felton, C., and D. Spiegel. “Enhancing Women’s Lives: The Role of Support Groups among Breast Cancer Patients.” Journal for Specialists in Group Work 24 (2008): 274–87.

  Heckhausen, J., C. Wrosch, and W. Fleeson. “Developmental Regulation before and after a Developmental Deadline: The Sample Case of ‘Biological Clock’ for Childbearing.” Psychology and Aging 16 (2001): 400–13.

  Hull, S. J. “Perceived Risk as a Moderator of the Effectiveness of Framed HIV-Test Promotion Messages among Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial.” Health Psychology 31 (2012): 114–21.

  Irving, L. M., C. R. Snyder, and J. Cheavens. “The Relationships between Hope and Outcomes at the Pretreatment, Beginning, and Later Phases of Psychotherapy.” Journal of Psychotherapy Integration 14 (2004): 419–43.

  Janz, N. K., and M. H. Becker. “The Health Belief Model: A Decade Later.” Health Education Quarterly 11 (1984): 1–47.

  Lieven, P., W. Frank, B. Gerben, and W. Bernasco. “Perceived Sanction Risk, Individual Propensity and Adolescent Offending: Assessing Key Findings from the Deterrence Literature in a Dutch Sample.” European Journal of Criminology 8 (2011): 386–400.

  Miller, G. E., and C. Wrosch. “You’ve Gotta Know When to Fold ’Em: Goal Disengagement and Systemic Inflammation in Adolescence.” Psychological Science 18 (2007): 773–77.

  Moser, R. P., K. McCaul, E. Peters, W. Nelson, and S. E. Marcus. “Associations of Perceived Risk and Worry with Cancer Health-Protective Actions.” Journal of Health Psychology 12 (2007): 53–65.

  Neter, E., A. Litvak, and A. Miller. “Goal Disengagement and Goal Re-Engagement among Multiple Sclerosis Patients: Relationship to Well-Being and Illness Representation.” Psychological Health 24 (2009): 175–86.

  Oceanrowing.com. “Completed Ocean Rows in Chronological Order of Departures,” 2010. http://www.oceanrowing.com/statistics/stats_rows_chronological_order.htm.

  Peale, N. M. The Power of Positive Thinking. New York: Prentice-Hall, 1952.

  Schweingruber, D. “Success through a Positive Mental Attitude? The Role of Positive Thinking in Door-to-Door Sales.” The Sociological Quarterly 47 (2006): 41–68.

  Snyder, C. R., D. B. Feldman, J. D. Taylor, J. D., L. L. Schroeder, and V. Adams III. “The Roles of Hopeful Thinking in Preventing Problems and Promoting Strengths.” Applied and Preventive Psychology: Current Scientific Perspectives 15 (2000): 262–95.

  Snyder, C. R., C. Harris, J. R. Anderson, S. A. Holleran, L. M. Irving, S. T. Sigmon, et al. “The Will and the Ways: Development and Validation of an Individual-Differences Measure of Hope.” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 60 (1991): 570–85.

  Spiegel, D. Living beyond Limits: New Hope and Healing for Facing Life-Threatening Illness. New York: Random House, 1995.

  van der Weijden, M. Better. Netherlands: Ambo, 2010.

  ———. “On Surviving Cancer and Becoming Olympic Champion.” Presentation delivered at TEDx, Rotterdam, September 9, 2010. http://tedxtalks.ted.com/video/TEDxRotterdam-Maarten-van-der-W.

  Weinstein, N. D., A. Kwitel, K. D. McCaul, R. E. Magnan, M. Gerrard, and F. X. Gibbons. “Risk Perceptions: Assessment and Relationship to Influenza Vaccination.” Health Psychology 26 (2007): 146–51.

  Weiss, R. The American Myth of Success: From Horatio Alger to Norman Vincent Peale. Champaign: University of Illinois Press, 1988.

  Wrosch, C., M. F. Scheier, C. S. Carver, and R. Schulz. “The Importance of Goal Disengagement in Adaptive Self-Regulation: When Giving Up Is Beneficial.” Self and Identity 2 (2003): 1–20.

  CHAPTER 3

  Brown, S. L., and R. V. Gould. “A Prospective Study of Relationships between Propositions about Risk and Driver Speeding.” Accident Analysis and Prevention 46 (2012): 1–7.

  Goldsmith M. “Helping Successful People Get Even Better.” Business Strategy Review 14 (2003): 9–16.

  Goldsmith, M., and M. Reiter. What Got You Here Won’t Get You There. New York: Hyperion, 2007.

  Hallett, C., A. Lambert, and M. A. Regan. “Text Messaging amongst New Zealand Drivers: Prevalence and Risk Perception.” Transportation Research, Part F, 15 (2012): 261–71.

  James, N. J., P. A. Gillies, and C. J. Bignell. “AIDS-Related Risk Perception and Sexual Behaviour among Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinic Attenders.” International Journal of STD and AIDS 2 (1991): 264–71.

  Janz, N. K., and M. H. Becker. “The Health Belief Model: A Decade Later.” Health Education Quarterly 11 (1984): 1–47.

  Lowther, J., and H. Lane. “Self-Efficacy and Psychological Skills during the Amputee Soccer World Cup.” Athletic Insight: The Online Journal of Sports Psychology 4 (2002). http://www.athleticinsight.com/Vol4Iss2/SoccerSelfEfficacy.htm.

  Nelson, E., P. Atchley, P., and T. D. Little. “The Effects of Perception of Risk and Importance of Answering and Initiating a Cellular Phone Call While Driving.” Accident Analysis and Prevention 41 (2009): 438–44.

  Olson, R. L., R. J. Hanowski, J. S. Hickman, and J. Bocanegra. Driver Distraction in Commercial Vehicle Operators. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Transportation, 2009.

  Taylor, S. E. Positive Illusions: Creative Self-Deception and the Healthy Mind. New York: Basic Books, 1991.

  Taylor, S. E., and D. A. Armor. “Positive Illusions and Coping with Adversity.” Journal of Personality 64 (1996): 873–98.

  Weinberger, M., J. Y. Greene, J. J. Mamlin, and M. J. Jerin. “Health Beliefs and Smoking Behavior. American Journal of Public Health 71 (1981): 1253–55.

  Weinstein, N. D. “Unrealistic Optimism about Future Life Events.” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 39 (1980): 806–20.

  CHAPTER 4

  Draper, R. S. Goldstein, W. S. Hylton, M. Kirby, R. Naddaf, T. Newmyer, and G. Veis. “The 50 Most Powerful People in D.C.” GQ, November 2009. http://www.gq.com/news-politics/politics/200911/50-most-powerful-people-in-dc#slide=1.

  Janoff-Bulman, R. “Assumptive Worlds and the Stress of Traumatic Events: Applications of the Schema Construct.” Social Cognition 7 (1989): 113–36.

  ———. Shattered Assumptions: Towards a New Psychology of Trauma. New York: Free Press, 2002.

  Joseph, S. What Doesn’t Kill Us: The New Psychology of Posttraumatic Growth. New York: Basic Books, 2011.

  Joseph, S., and P. A. Linley. “Positive Adjustment to Threatening Events: An Organismic Valuing Theory of Growth through Adversity.” Review of General Psychology 9 (2005): 262–80.

  Lerner, M. J. The Belief in a Just World: A Fundamental Delusion. New York: Springer, 1980.

  ———. “The Justice Motive: Where Social Psychologists Found It, How They Lost It, and Why They Might Not Find It Again.” Personality and Social Psychology Review 7 (2003): 388–99.

  ———. “Observer’s Evaluation of a Victim: Justice, Guilt, and Veridical Perception.” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 20 (1971): 17–35.

  Littleton, H. L., and A. Grills-Taquechel. “Evaluation of an Information-Processing Model Following Sexual Assault.” Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy 3 (2011): 421–29.

  Matthews, C. (host). Hardball with Chris Matthews, MSNBC, August 23, 2005.

  Morgan, G. S., D. C. Wisneski, and L. J. Skitka. “The Expulsion from Disneyland: The Social Psychological Impact of 9/11.” American Psychologist 66 (2011): 447–54.

  Payne, A. J., S. Joseph, and J. Tudway. “Assimilation and Accommodation Processes Following Traumatic Experiences.” Journal of Loss and Trauma 12 (2007): 73–89.

  Resick, P. A., and M. K. Schnicke. “Cognitive Processing Therapy for Sexual Assault Victims.” Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 60 (1992): 748–56.

  Rieckhoff, P. Chasing Ghosts: Failures and Facades in Iraq: A Soldier’s Perspective. New York: NAL, 2007.

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  Sheehan, C. “A Bright Spot in Bush World amid the Miserable Failures on the Same Planet.” Huffington Post, September 16, 2005. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cindy-sheehan/a-bright-spot-in-bush-wor_b_7433.html.

  ———. Myth America: 10 Greatest Myths of the Robber Class and the Case for Revolution. San Francisco, CA: Cindy Sheehan’s Soapbox, LLC, 2009.

  ———. Not One More Mother’s Child. Maui, HI: Koa Books, 2005.

  CHAPTER 5

  Brewin, C. R., B. Andrews, and J. D. Valentine. “Meta-Analysis of Risk Factors for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Trauma-Exposed Adults.” Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 68 (2000): 748–66.

  Corbett, P. “Scottsdale Chefs Endure Hard Times during Recession.” Arizona Republic, January 29, 2000. http://www.azcentral.com/community/scottsdale/articles/20110129scottsdale-chefs-close-restaurants.html.

  Gabert-Quillen, C. A., L. A. Irish, E. Sledjeski, E. Fallon, E. Spoonster, and D. L. Delahanty. “The Impact of Social Support on the Relationship between Trauma History and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Motor Vehicle Accident Victims.” International Journal of Stress Management 19 (2012): 69–79.

  Goodwin, S. (executive producer). “Aid Worker Leaves Haiti with a Sour Taste” [radio broadcast]. Talk of the Nation. NPR. May 10, 2012.

  Henderson, N. “Economy Gained Strength in 2006: Growth Dispels Recession Fears.” Washington Post, February 1, 2007. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/31/ AR2007013100422.html.

  Herbst-Damm, K., and J. Kulik. “Volunteer Support, Marital Status, and the Survival Times of Terminally Ill Patients.” Health Psychology 24 (2005): 225–29.

  Isidore, C. “It’s Official: Recession since Dec. ’07.” CNN Money, December 1, 2008. http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/01/news/economy/recession/index.htm.

  Kanani, R. “Gaming for Social Change: An In-Depth Interview with Jane McGonigal.” Forbes, 2011. http://www.forbes.com/sites/ rahimkanani/2011/09/19/gaming-for-social-change-an-in-depth-interview-with-jane-mcgonigal/.

  Kaniasty, K., and F. Norris. “Mobilization and Deterioration of Social Support Following Natural Disasters.” Current Directions in Psychological Science 4 (1995): 94–98.

  Kress, A. “Phoenix Has Long Road Back to Recover Lost Jobs from Recession.” Phoenix Business Journal, January 15, 2013. http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2013/01/15/phoenix-has-long-road-back-to-recover.html.

  McDowell, T. L., and J. M. Serovich. “The Effect of Perceived and Actual Social Support on the Mental Health of HIV-Positive Persons.” AIDS Care 19 (2007): 1223–29.

  McGonigal, J. “Jane McGonigal: The Game That Can Give You 10 Extra Years of Life.” Presentation delivered at TED Global Conference, June 2012. http://www.ted.com/talks/jane_mcgonigal_the_game_that_can_give_you_10_extra_years_of_life.html.

  MacRitchie, V., and S. Leibowitz. “Secondary Traumatic Stress, Level of Exposure, Empathy and Social Support in Trauma Workers.” South African Journal of Psychology 40 (2010): 149–58.

  Norris, F. H., and K. Kaniasty. “Received and Perceived Social Support in Times of Stress: A Test of the Social Support Deterioration Deterrence Model.” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 71 (1996): 498–511.

  NPR/TED staff. “Can Video Games Solve Real Issues?” NPR/TED Radio Hour, May 21, 2012. http://www.npr.org/2012/05/25/153235606/can-video-games-solve-real-issues.

  Oxfam International. “A Year of Indecision Leaves Haiti’s Recovery at a Standstill.” Press release, 2011. http://www.oxfam.org/en/pressroom/pressrelease/2011-01-06/year-indecision-leaves-haiti-recovery-standstill.

  Penninx, B. W. J. H., T. van Thilburg, D. M. W. Kriegsman, D. J. D. Deeg, A. J. P. Boeke, and J. T. M. van Eikj. “Effects of Social Support and Personal Coping Resources on Mortality in Older Age: The Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam.” American Journal of Epidemiology 146 (1997): 510–19.

  Prati, G., and L. Pietrantoni. “Optimism, Social Support, and Coping Strategies as Factors Contributing to Posttraumatic Growth: A Meta-Analysis.” Journal of Loss and Trauma 14 (2008): 364–88.

  Weihs, K. L., T. M. Enright, and S. J. Simmens. “Close Relationships and Emotional Processing Predict Decreased Mortality in Women with Breast Cancer: Preliminary Evidence.” Psychosomatic Medicine 70 (2008): 117–24.

  Whitelocks, S. “Work-Related Stress Soared in the Recession as Number of People Going off Sick Rose by a Quarter.” Daily Mail, February 22, 2012. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2104939/Work-related-stress-soared-recession-number-people-going-sick-rose-quarter.html.

  U.S. Geological Survey. “Haiti Dominates Earthquake Fatalities in 2010,” 2011. http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=2679.

  CHAPTER 6

  Becker, E. Escape from Evil. New York: Free Press, 1975.

  Byock, I. Foreword in D. B. Feldman and S. A. Lasher, The End-of-Life Handbook: A Compassionate Guide to Connecting with and Caring for a Dying Loved One. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger, 2008, pp. v–viii.

  Cozzolino, P. J. “Death Contemplation, Growth, and Defense: Converging Evidence of Dual-Existential Systems?” Psychological Inquiry 17 (2006): 278–87.

  Cozzolino, P. J., A. D. Staples, L. S. Meyers, and J. Samboceti. “Greed, Death, and Values: From Terror Management to Transcendence Management Theory.” Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 30 (2004): 287–92.

  Fernandez, S., E. Castano, and I. Singh. “Managing Death in the Burning Grounds of Varanasi, India: A Terror Management Investigation.” Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology 41 (2010): 182–94.

  Gongloff, M. “Tracking Consumer Dollars, Sense.” CNN Money, September 30, 2002. http://money.cnn.com/2002/09/27/news/economy/consumer/.

  Hayes, J., J. Schimel, J. Arndt, and E. H. Faucher. “A Theoretical and Empirical Review of the Death-Thought Accessibility Concept in Terror Management Research.” Psychological Bulletin 136 (2010): 699–739.

  Heine, S. J., M. Harihara, and U. Niiya. “Terror Management in Japan.” Asian Journal of Social Psychology 5 (2002): 187–96.

  Jonas, E., I. Fritsche, and J. Greenberg. “Currencies as Cultural Symbols: An Existential Psychological Perspective on Reactions of Germans toward the Euro.” Journal of Economic Psychology 26 (2005): 129–46.

  Kart, J. “Abandoned House Becomes ‘Before I Die’ Wall of Dreams.” Treehugger.com, May 9, 2011. http://www.treehugger.com/culture/abandoned-house-becomes-before-i-die-wall-of-dreams-photos.html.

  Kasser, T., and K. M. Sheldon. “Of Wealth and Death: Materialism, Mortality Salience, and Consumption Behavior.” Psychological Science 11 (2000): 348–51.

  Lickerman, A. “Why We Laugh.” Psychology Today, January 23, 2011. http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/happiness-in-world/201101/why-we-laugh.

  Matt, G. E., and C. Vázquez. “Anxiety, Depressed Mood, Self-Esteem, and Traumatic Stress Symptoms among Distant Witnesses of the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks: Transitory Responses and Psychological Resilience.” The Spanish Journal of Psychology 11 (2008): 503–15.

  Payne, E. “Group Apologizes to Gay Community, Shuts Down ‘Cure’ Ministry.” CNN, July 8, 2013. http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/20/us/exodus-international-shutdown.

  Pyszczynski, T., J. Greenberg, and S. Solomon. “Terror Management Theory of Self-Esteem.” In C. R. Snyder and D. R. Forsyth, eds. Handbook of Social and Clinical Psychology. Elmsford, NY: Pergamon, 1991, pp. 21–40.

  ———. “Why Do We Need What We Need? A Terror Management Perspective on the Roots of Human Social Motivation.” Psychological Inquiry 8 (1997): 1–20.

  Routledge, C., and J. Juhu. “When Death Thoughts Lead to Death Fears: Mortality Salience Increases Death Anxiety for Individuals Who Lack Meaning in Life.” Cognition and Emotion 24, no. 5 (2010).

  Sani, F., M. Herrera, and M. Bowe. “Perceived Collective Continuity and Ingroup Identification
as Defense against Death Awareness.” Journal of Experimental Social Psychology 45 (2009): 242–45.

  Solomon, S., J. Greenberg, and T. Pyszczynski. “Lethal Consumption: Death-Denying Materialism.” In T. Kasser and Allen D. Kanner, eds. Psychology and Consumer Culture: The Struggle for a Good Life in a Materialistic World. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2004, pp. 127–46.

  ———. “A Terror Management Theory of Social Behavior: The Psychological Functions of Self-Esteem and Cultural Worldviews.” Advances in Experimental Social Psychology 24 (1991): 93–159.

  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. “Advance Directives and Advance Care Planning: Report to Congress,” 2008. http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2008/ADCongRpt.pdf.

  Vaes, J., N. A. Heflick, and J. L. Goldenberg. “ ‘We Are People’: Ingroup Humanization as an Existential Defense.” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 98 (2010): 750–60.

  Weise, D. R., T. Arciszewski, J. Verlhiac, T. Pyszczynski, and J. Greenberg. “Terror Management and Attitudes toward Immigrants: Differential Effects of Mortality Salience for Low and High Right-Wing Authoritarians.” European Psychologist 17 (2011): 63–72.

  Winfrey, O. (host). “Rwandan Refugees Reunite with Their Family” [television broadcast]. September 4, 2009. http://www.oprah.com/spirit/Rwandan-Refugees-Reunite-with-Their-Family-Video.

  CHAPTER 7

  Bagwell, O. (executive producer), and S. Bellows, S. (senior producer). Africans in America [television broadcast]. WGBH-PBS, 1998.

  Ben-Ezra, M., Y. Palgi, D. Sternberg, D. Berkley, H. Eldar, Y. Glidai, L. Moshe, and A. Shrira. “Losing My Religion: A Preliminary Study of Changes in Belief Pattern after Sexual Assault.” Traumatology 16 (2010): 7–13.

  Brown, L. S. Cultural Competence in Trauma Therapy: Beyond the Flashback. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2008.

  Bussee, M. Statement of Apology, 2007. http://www.beyondexgay.com/article/busseeapology.