The Psychology of Hunger and Starvation
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2026
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-009-44516-0 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-009-44516-0 (ISBN)
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Hunger and starvation have shaped our mind and brain for millennia in surprising ways that are only beginning to be understood. This book offers an accessible, cross-disciplinary examination for students and researchers, exploring the history, biology, and psychology of hunger and starvation alongside its evolutionary and sociological implications.
Hunger and starvation have significantly shaped the human condition. The imprints of past famines continue to cast lasting shadows on our evolutionary relationship with food, highlighting starvation as a powerful cognitive force. This book explores the nature of human hunger primarily from a psychological perspective, covering its basis in the brain, its critical dependence on learning and memory, and the dramatic effect of starvation on morality and behaviour. It connects the biology and psychology of hunger with historical and social examples including hunger strikers, hunger artists, disordered eating, and hunger as a weapon. Human experimental studies of deep starvation are also analysed, alongside case studies of the 'super hungers' in Prader-Willi syndrome, binge eating, and dementia. Delivering a comprehensive and interdisciplinary picture of human hunger and starvation, this book is an ideal resource for students and researchers interested in ingestive behaviour from a multidisciplinary perspective.
Hunger and starvation have significantly shaped the human condition. The imprints of past famines continue to cast lasting shadows on our evolutionary relationship with food, highlighting starvation as a powerful cognitive force. This book explores the nature of human hunger primarily from a psychological perspective, covering its basis in the brain, its critical dependence on learning and memory, and the dramatic effect of starvation on morality and behaviour. It connects the biology and psychology of hunger with historical and social examples including hunger strikers, hunger artists, disordered eating, and hunger as a weapon. Human experimental studies of deep starvation are also analysed, alongside case studies of the 'super hungers' in Prader-Willi syndrome, binge eating, and dementia. Delivering a comprehensive and interdisciplinary picture of human hunger and starvation, this book is an ideal resource for students and researchers interested in ingestive behaviour from a multidisciplinary perspective.
Richard J. Stevenson is a Professor at the School of Psychological Science in Macquarie University. He has worked in both applied and academic settings, with a current research focus on hunger and interoceptive processing.
1. Introduction; 2. Biological approaches to general hunger; 3. Psychological approaches to hunger; 4. Hungry minds; 5. Famine; 6. Fasting; 7. Imposed hunger; 8. Absent hunger; 9. Strong hunger; 10. Hunger and starvation.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.6.2026 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | Worked examples or Exercises |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Gewicht | 250 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Allgemeine Psychologie |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Biopsychologie / Neurowissenschaften | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Verhaltenstherapie | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Humanbiologie | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-009-44516-2 / 1009445162 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-009-44516-0 / 9781009445160 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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