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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463326303321

Autore

Plews-Ogan Margaret <1956->

Titolo

Choosing wisdom [[electronic resource] ] : strategies and inspiration for growing through life-changing difficulties / / Margaret Plews-Ogan, Justine E. Owens, and Natalie May

Pubbl/distr/stampa

West Conshohocken, Pa., : Templeton Press, c2012

ISBN

1-283-84747-7

1-59947-402-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MayNatalie

OwensJustine E

Disciplina

615.8/51

Soggetti

Mental healing

Physician and patient

Self-actualization (Psychology)

Wisdom

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-[239]) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Background -- Introduction -- Defining wisdom -- Posttraumatic growth -- The path through adversity -- Acceptance -- Stepping in -- Integration -- New narrative -- Wisdom -- What helps: Sage advice from the field -- Finding community -- Compassion and gratitude -- Quiet reflection, meditation, and mindfulness -- Doing something -- Spirituality, forgiveness, and doing the right thing -- Choosing wisdom.

Sommario/riassunto

We all know the saying, "That which does not kill us, makes us stronger," but is that really true? After all, for some people, traumatic experiences ultimately lead to truly debilitating outcomes. For others though, adversity really does seem to lead to "post-traumatic growth" where individuals move through suffering and find their lives changed in positive ways as a result. Why does this growth happen for some people and not others? How exactly does it happen? Can the positive results be purposefully replicated?These are the central questions of a new study conducted b