Ebook: Psychological Reactance: a Theory of Freedom and Control

Psychological Reactance: A Theory of Freedom and Control provides information pertinent to the fundamental aspects of reactance theory. This book discusses a number of special topic areas to which the reactance theory seems especially relevant. Organized into five parts encompassing 17 chapters, this book begins with an overview of the relationship between freedom and perceived freedom as conceived by reactance theory. This text then describes the clinical applications, societal problem solutions, and power relations in the real world. Other chapters consider the developmental aspects of re.;Front Cover; Psychological Reactance: A Theory of Freedom and Control; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; CHAPTER 1. Introduction: Freedom, Control, and Reactance Theory; PART I: The Theory; CHAPTER 2. Freedoms and Threats to Freedoms; FREE BEHAVIORS; THREATS AND ELIMINATIONS; SUMMARY; CHAPTER 3. Determinants of the Magnitude of Reactance: Characteristics of the Freedom; Importance of Freedom; Number and Proportion of Freedoms Threatened; Relative Importance of the Freedoms; CHAPTER 4. Determinants of the Magnitude of Reactance: Characteristics of the Threat.