Impact of 9/11 on Psychology and Education

MATTHEW J. MORGAN is Director of the Business Systems Analyst Group at Starwood Hotels.

"Millions have wondered about the psychological consequences of 9/11. No doubt hundreds have thought about collecting diverse interpretations. But only Matthew J. Morgan has actually secured testimony from psychologically-informed observers. Thoughtful persons today - as well as thoughtful persons in the future - are in his debt." - Howard Gardner, Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education "In contrast to the conformist and even self-serving reaction of so many politicians, regular citizens, and academics to the tragedy of 9/11, this volume presents a variety of thought-provoking perspectives. I also welcome the question mark in the title, which opens a discussion rather than foreclosing it. Experts in psychology, education, and similar disciplines contend with weighty existential, moral, and pragmatic issues, helping the reader reflect on what humans do or do not learn after devastating losses." - Etzel Cardena, Thorsen Professor in Psychology, Lund University "This collection of well-written, timely, interwoven essays will prove of great value to psychologists and educators at all levels - from the novice student to the experienced expert." - Fathali M. Moghaddam, Professor of Psychology,Georgetown University, and author of How Globalization Spurs Terrorism

• Foreword; R.J.Sternberg Foreword; P.G.Zimbardo PART I: PSYCOLOGY AND TRAUMA Eight Years in the Wake of 9/11: A Terror Management Analysis of the Psychological Repercussions of Global Terrorism; S.Kosloff , M.Landau , D.Weise , D.Sullivan & J.Greenberg Eight Years in the Wake of 9/11: A Terror Management Analysis of the Causes of Global Terrorism; M.Motyl , K.Vail III ,& T.Pyszczynski Acute Psychological Reactions to 9/11; R.Cohen Silver & M.Brow The Mental Health Consequences of Exposure to the 9/11 Attacks; Y.Neria , R.Fox ,& L.DiGrande Dark Clouds and Silver Linings: Socio-psychological Responses to 9/11; L.J.Skitka , B.Saunders , G.S.Morgan ,& D.Wisneski Shifting Moralities: Post-9/11 Responses to Shattered National Assumptions; R.Janoff-Bulman & R.Usoof-Thowfeek Trauma Resolved is Trauma Denied: The Significance of 9/11 for Psychoanalysis; W.A.Davis PART II: GENERATIONAL EFFECTS The Effects of the War on Terror on the American Child; D.Elkind Has Terrorism Changed the American Family?; D.O'Donnell & J.Powers The Impact of 9/11 on Adolescents' Subsequent Health Risk Behaviours; N.E.Grunberg & S.Shafer Berger Death and Intergenerational Behavior: A Tale of Power and Immortality; D.C.Feiler & K.A.Wade-Benzoni SECTION III: TERRRORISM AND EDUCATION Militarized Knowledge and Academic Soldiers: Arming the University; H.A.Giroux Terrorism Education since 9/11; S.Sloan College Student Attitudes about 9/11; M.G.Ender , D.E.Rohall ,& M.D.Matthews Military Education: New Paradigms for a Post-9/11 World; J.Forest 'City of the World!': A New Generation's American Exceptionalism; P.Peknik