Social psychology Vol. 6 No. 1 (2009)
Definition of an extreme situation
Abstract
The paper discusses the concept of Extremity in connection with the conception of meaning in trauma, stress, bereavement, transition studies. It shows the results of an attempt to give the integrative description, classification and systematization of phenomenon of extremeness. The article reviews the theories, approaches, discussions and problems in the field of extreme situations studies. The author's substantiation of conception of extremeness shown in metapsychological and ontological horizonts is given.
Keywords
- stressor
- everyday existence
- non-everyday way of existence, human being in the World and within Time, personality work
How to Cite
Definition of an extreme situation. (2009). Russian Psychological Journal, 6(1), 13-24. https://doi.org/10.21702/rpj.2009.1.1