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Psychologistspresentbrandnewwaysofunderstanding-andappreciating-"TheTwilightSaga".Itdoesn''ttakeatrainedpsychologisttoseethat"TheTwilightSaga"hastappedintoitsreaders''psyches...butpsychologyhasplentytoofferwhenitcomestounderstandingwhatmakes"Twilight"sodearlyloved.Ledbyhusband-and-wifeteamE.DavidKlonksy,PhD,andAlexisBlack,thepsychologistscontributingto"ThePsychologyofTwilight"lookatlove,family,vampires,were-wolves,andour"Twilight"obsession,andoffermorethanadozenfascinationnewanglesontheseries-justintimefortheNovember2011releaseof"BreakingDawn",partone.WhyEdwardcaptivatesBellait''snottheperfectfaceorchiseledabs-it''saschemicalasEdward''sattractiontothesmellofBella''sblood,VampirismaseatingdisorderandwhatwecanlearnfromhowtheCullenscope,and,"Twilight''s"rejectionofstrictdualitieslikegoodevilandhumanmonsterandwhatthathastodowiththewayourmindsprocessexperienceandinformation.Thistitleoffersthepsychologicalbenefitsof"Twilight"fandom...andmorefreshinsightsintotheseriesthat''senthralledmillions.
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E.DavidKlonsky,PhD,receivedhisBAinPsychologyandEnglishLiteraturefromWashingtonUniversityinSt.Louis,andhisMAandPhDinClinicalPsychologyfromtheUniversityofVirginia.Currently,Dr.KlonskyisassistantprofessorofpsychologyintheDepartmentofPsychologyattheUniversityofBritishColumbia.AlexisBlackreceivedherBAinAnthropologyandSlavicStudies,andherMAinSlavicLanguagesandLiteraturefromtheUniversityofVirginia.SheiscurrentlyworkingonherPhDinLinguisticsattheUniversityofBritishColumbia.
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