Synopses & Reviews
Youve read the books. Youve seen the films. Now get inside the heads of your favorite Twilight characters (just like Edward can!) in
The Psychology of Twilight.
Explore the minds and motives of Bella, Edward, Jacob, and more with a deeper look at the series thats captured the hearts—and psyches—of millions. Find out:
• How Edward and Jacob match up in an evolutionary psychology smackdown for Bellas—and our—affection
• Whether Bellas motorcycle-riding and cliff diving in New Moon are suicidal—or her salvation
• Why vampires and werewolves arent so different after all (at least psychologically)
• The emotional appeal of love stories like Bella and Edwards
• Why being a part of Twilight fandom is good for your psychological health
Snuggle up on the closest chaise, and get ready to revisit the Twilight Saga—with some professional help.
Synopsis
It doesn’t take a trained psychologist to see that the Twilight Saga has tapped into its readers’ psyches . . . but psychology has plenty to offer when it comes to understanding what makes Twilight so dearly loved.
Led by husband-and-wife team E. David Klonksy, PhD, and Alexis Black, the psychologists contributing to The Psychology of Twilight look at love, family, vampires, werewolves, and our Twilight obsession, and offer more than a dozen fascination new angles on the series—just in time for the November 2011 release of Breaking Dawn, part one.
Why Edward captivates Bella (it’s not the perfect face or chiseled abs—it’s as chemical as Edward’s attraction to the smell of Bella’s blood)
Vampirism as eating disorder (and what we can learn from how the Cullens cope)
Twilight’s rejection of strict dualities like good/evil and human/monster and what that has to do with the way our minds process experience and information
The psychological benefits of Twilight fandom
. . . and more fresh insights into the series that’s enthralled millions.
About the Author
E. David Klonsky, PhD in Clinical Psychology, has published two volumes and more than 40 journal articles and book chapters on topics including emotion regulation, personality disorders, self-injury, and suicide.
Alexis Black is working on her PhD in Linguistics, and is interested in first language acquisition and the links between linguistic perception and production.
Contributors to The Psychology of Twilight include David A. Frederick, Erica Berg, Susan Carnell, Melissa Burkley, Amanda M. Vicary, Jennifer L. Rosner, Mikhail Lyubansky, Robin S. Rosenberg, Jeremy Clyman, Catherine Glenn, Lisa Dinella, Gary Lewandowski, Tamara Greenberg, Peter Stromberg, and Pamela Rutledge.
Table of Contents
Team Jacob” Erica Berg
The Case for Edward Cullen” Susan Carnell
Bella and the Psychobiology of Love and Attraction” David A. Frederick, et al
Team Edward vs Team Jacob: Prejudice in Twilight” Melissa Burkley
Self-Regulating: The Secret to Success in Twilight” Jeremy Clyman
Vegetarian Vamps” Robin Rosenberg
Transcendence and Twilight” Tamara Greenburg
Motorcycles, and Strangers, and Cliff Diving! Oh, my!” Catherine Glenn
Its All in the Family” Lisa Dinella and Gary Lewandowski
The Gestalt of Twilight” Mikhail Lyubanksy
Team Edward vs Team Jacob: Prejudice in Twilight” Melissa Burkley
The Emotional Pleasures of Reading Twilight” Peter Stromberg
The Twilight Convergence” Pamela Rutledge