Psychology during the expeditions of the heroic age of Antarctic exploration

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

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Abstract/Summary

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.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1177/0957154X11399203
Programmes:	BAS Programmes > Other Special Projects
ISSN:	0957-154X
Additional Keywords:	Isolation, Polar psychology, SZeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Winter-over syndrome
Date made live:	03 Jul 2012 13:18 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/18620

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.1177/0957154X11399203

Programmes:

BAS Programmes > Other Special Projects

ISSN:

0957-154X

Additional Keywords:

Isolation, Polar psychology, SZeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Winter-over syndrome

Date made live:

03 Jul 2012 13:18 +0 (UTC)