Surviving disaster [DVD video] : how the brain works under extreme duress

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Title:

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Ripley, Amanda.

Ripley, Amanda. Unthinkable.

Publication Date:

2012

Publication Information:

[United States] : PBS Distribution, 2012.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (ca. 56 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

Abstract:

Sociologists, neuroscientists, psychologists and survivors have found that the way that people behave in a crisis is very predictable. By combining the stories of survivors with research into how the brain works under extreme duress, it brings light into civilization's darkest moments.

General Note:

Title from container.

Based on the book "The unthinkable" by Amanda Ripley.

Originally produced in 2011.

Performers:

Presenter, Amanda Ripley.

Technical Details:

DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; stereo., NTSC.

Subject Term:

Stress (Physiology)

Emotions -- Physiological aspects.

Human behavior.