Psychologically Courageous Act
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A Psychologically Courageous Act is a courageous act where there is psychological risk.
- Context:
- It can (typically) require the overcoming of Psychological Fear.
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- Example(s):
- risking a prison sentence for standing up to an authoritarian regime.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- See: Moral Courage, Risk Taking, Psychopath.
References
2003
- (Lopez et al., 2003) ⇒ Shane J. Lopez, Kristen Koetting O'Byrne, and Stephanie Petersen. (2003). “Profiling Courage.”
- ABSTRACT: The question, What is courage?, is addressed in this chapter from scholarly and psychological perspectives. The following approaches to measuring courage are discussed in turn: Rachman's measurement of physiological responses associated with courageous responses to fear or stress; Finfgeld's system of interviews that highlight the process of becoming and being courageous in the face of chronic illness; Buss and Craik's act-frequency approach and related sociometric procedures that lend themselves to identifying courage exemplars and their qualities; and paper-and-pencil scales that serve as quick means of measurement.
- QUOTE: … The psychology of courage is not well-understood … about whether it is a dispositional variable, and little understanding of how it fits into the larger framework of psychological strength and … (In fact, a comprehensive theory that addresses the different brands of courage is needed …