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UNINA9910438260203321 |
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Autore |
Timoney Linden R |
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Emotional Processing Deficits and Happiness : Assessing the Measurement, Correlates, and Well-Being of People with Alexithymia / / by Linden R. Timoney, Mark D. Holder |
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Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2013 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2013.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (92 p.) |
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Collana |
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SpringerBriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research, , 2211-7644 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Positive psychology |
Quality of life |
Positive Psychology |
Quality of Life Research |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Chapter 1. Definition of Alexithymia -- Chapter 2. The History of the Construct and the Etiology of Alexithymia -- Chapter 3. The Importance of Research on Alexithymia -- Chapter 4. Measurement of Alexithymia -- Chapter 5. Recommendations for Measurement -- Chapter 6. Correlates of Alexithmia -- Chapter 7. Alexithymia and Personality -- Chapter 8. Alexithymia and Subjective Well-Being -- Chapter 9. Summary and Recommendations for Future Research. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This briefs reviews the literature on alexithymia with a particular focus on the relation between positive well-being and alexithymia. It starts by exploring the definition, history and etiology of the construct. The briefs then discusses the importance of research and presents new research which sheds light on why alexithymia is characterized by poor well-being. The research strongly suggests that people who score high in alexithymia are low in aspects of positive well-being such as happiness, life satisfaction, and positive affect, and high in aspects of negative well-being, such as depression and negative affect. Next, the book examines the correlates of alexithymia and the latter’s relation with personality and subjective well-being. Although there has been an increased interest in human flourishing, and even though research in |
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