Psychology during the expeditions of the heroic age of Antarctic exploration

The psychology of Antarctic explorers and groups in Antarctic bases has been much studied in recent years, and current knowledge has been summarized in a review by Palinkas and Suedenfeld (2008). There was no formal psychological research during the heroic age of Antarctic exploration, but a number...

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Published in:History of Psychiatry
Main Author: Guly, H.R.
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Published: Sage 2012
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Online Access:http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/18620/
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spelling ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:18620 2023-05-15T13:45:12+02:00 Psychology during the expeditions of the heroic age of Antarctic exploration Guly, H.R. 2012 http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/18620/ unknown Sage Guly, H.R. 2012 Psychology during the expeditions of the heroic age of Antarctic exploration. History of Psychiatry, 23 (2). 194-205. https://doi.org/10.1177/0957154X11399203 <https://doi.org/10.1177/0957154X11399203> Publication - Article PeerReviewed 2012 ftnerc https://doi.org/10.1177/0957154X11399203 2023-02-04T19:31:51Z The psychology of Antarctic explorers and groups in Antarctic bases has been much studied in recent years, and current knowledge has been summarized in a review by Palinkas and Suedenfeld (2008). There was no formal psychological research during the heroic age of Antarctic exploration, but a number of the doctors and non-medical personnel on the expeditions were keen observers of the psychological aspects of the expeditions and wrote about them. In this paper, I describe their understanding of the psychology of Antarctic exploration. By comparing this with current knowledge, it is clear that most of what has been found by formal study was known to the explorers of the heroic age. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Antarctic History of Psychiatry 23 2 194 205
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description The psychology of Antarctic explorers and groups in Antarctic bases has been much studied in recent years, and current knowledge has been summarized in a review by Palinkas and Suedenfeld (2008). There was no formal psychological research during the heroic age of Antarctic exploration, but a number of the doctors and non-medical personnel on the expeditions were keen observers of the psychological aspects of the expeditions and wrote about them. In this paper, I describe their understanding of the psychology of Antarctic exploration. By comparing this with current knowledge, it is clear that most of what has been found by formal study was known to the explorers of the heroic age.
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