| Description |
1 online resource (xlvi, 719 pages) : illustrations |
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Personality and clinical psychology |
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Series in personality and clinical psychology.
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| Contents |
Part I. Theories -- -- Toward a dual-system model of what makes life worth living / Paul T.P. Wong -- The search for meaning in evolutionary goal-theory perspective and its clinical implications / Eric Klinger -- Creative meaning through making decisions / Salvatore R. Maddi -- Motivation, meaning, and wellness : A self-determination perspective on the creation and internalization of personal meanings and life goals / Netta Weinstein, Richard M. Ryan, and Edward L. Deci -- Meaning and personality / Dan P. McAdams -- Positive affect and meaning in life : The intersection of hedonism and eudaimonia / Laura R. King and Joshua A. Hicks -- On the distinction between subjective well-being and meaning in life : Regulatory versus reconstructive functions in the face of a hostile world / Dov Shmotkin and Amit Shrira -- Experiencing meaning in life : Optimal functioning at the nexus of well-being, psychopathology, and spirituality / Michael F. Steger -- The measure of love / Arthur Aron and Elaine N. Aron -- Meaning and death attitudes / Adrian Tomer -- Existential well-being and health / Carol D. Ryff -- Relational Buddhism : A psychological quest for meaning and sustainable happiness / Maurits G.T. Kwee -- -- Part II. Research -- -- Character strengths and the life of meaning / Christopher Peterson and Nansook Park -- The construction of meaning from life events : Empirical studies of personal narratives / Kristin L. Sommer, Roy F. Baumeister, and Tyler F. Stillman -- Autobiographical memory and personal meaning : Stable versus flexible meanings of remembered life experiences / Denise R. Beike and Travis S. Crone -- Life meaning and purpose in life among Chinese adolescents : What can we learn from Chinese studies in Hong Kong? / Daniel T.L. Shek -- Meaning-in-life measures and development of a brief version of the personal meaning profile / Marvin J. McDonald, Paul T.P. Wong, and Daniel T. Gingras -- Restoring, maintaining, and enhancing personal meaning in life through autobiographical methods / Gary T. Reker, James E. Birren, and Cheryl M. Svensson -- Meaning in life and healthy aging / Neal Krause -- Personal meaning in life and psychosocial adaptation in the later years / Gary T. Reker and Paul T.P. Wong -- Meaning and agency in the context of genetic testing for familial cancer / Lisa G. Aspinwall, Samantha L. Leaf, and Sancy A. Leachman -- -- Part III. Applictions -- -- Clinical approaches to discrepancies in meaning : Conceptualization, assessment, and treatment / Jeanne M. Slattery, and Crystal L. Park -- Meaning and meaning making in cancer survivorship / Crystal L. Park -- When meaning is threatened : The importance of goal adjustment for psychological and physical health / Carsten Wrosch [and others] -- Pathways to personal transformation : Theoretical and empirical developments / Richard G. Tedeschi and Lawrence G. Calhoun -- The human heart or recovering the meaning of life : A theory integrating sexuality, meaning of life, and sense of coherence applied in holistic therapy / Søren Ventegodt and Joav Merrick -- A meaning-centered approach to building youth resilience / Paul T.P. Wong and Lilian C.J. Wong -- From logotherapy to meaning-centered counseling and therapy / Paul T.P. Wong |
| Summary |
This volume brings together trends in 'the human search for meaning' converging from various fields, and examines the process of meaning seeking |
| Notes |
Title from e-book title page (viewed December 18, 2019) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Subject |
Meaning (Psychology)
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Psychology.
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psychology.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Cognitive Psychology.
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SCIENCE -- Cognitive Science.
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Meaning (Psychology)
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Psychology
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Wong, Paul T. P., editor.
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| ISBN |
1136508104 |
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9781136508103 |
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9780203146286 |
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020314628X |
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9781136508059 |
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1136508058 |
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9781136508097 |
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1136508090 |
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