Book

Surviving lockdown : human nature in social isolation

Cohen, David, 1946- author

2021

Overview

2020 has been the year of the virus, and it will not be a mere footnote in history. This book reflects on the unprecedented changes to our lives and the impact on our behaviour as we lived through social isolation during the global COVID-19 pandemic. From sociable creatures of habit, we were forced into a period of uncertainty, restriction and risk, physically separated from families and friends. Packed with guidance and coping strategies for lockdown, this book, authored by top psychologist David Cohen, explores the impact of this widespread quarantine on our relationships, our children, our mental health and our daily lives. Benedictine monks, hermit popes, Dorothy Sayers, Daniel Defoe (who made the isolated Robinson Crusoe a hero), Sigmund Freud and a rabbi's angry dog are all among the cast of characters as we are taken on a whistle-stop tour through plagues in history and brain science, to the importance of introspection and how to make meaning from lockdown. In his trademark entertaining style, Cohen examines the psychology behind our behaviour during this unusual time to discover what we can learn about human nature, what lessons we can learn for the future - and whether we will apply them. -- back cover.

• Publisher: Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an imforma business,Henry Ling Limited
• Subject: Social isolation / COVID-19 (Disease) Social aspects. / COVID-19 (Disease) Psychological aspects.
• ISBN: 9780367613013, 9781003105091, 0367613018

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
HM 1131 .C64 2021	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE