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Record Nr.

UNINA9910480375003321

Autore

Zunker Vernon G. <1927->

Titolo

Career, work, and mental health [[electronic resource] ] : integrating career and personal counseling / / Vernon Zunker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Los Angeles, [Calif.], : SAGE, c2008

ISBN

1-4129-6424-5

1-4833-0203-2

1-4522-7508-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (289 p.)

Disciplina

658.3/14

658.314

Soggetti

Vocational guidance - Psychological aspects

Work - Psychological aspects

Mental health

Counseling psychology

Psychology, Industrial

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. 245-258) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Brief Contents; Detailed Contents; Preface; PART I: Career Counseling Perspectives; 1 - Introduction; 2 - Career Development Theories: An Overview; 3 - Career Counseling Practices; 4 - Constraints Affecting Career Choice and Development; 5 - Career Choice and Development and the Changing Nature of Work; PART II: Mental Health Issues and Solutions; 6 - Depression and Its Impact on Career Development; 7 - Other Mental Health Issues and Career Concerns; 8 - Cultural Diversity Dimensions; 9 - Personality Development and Disorders and Their Effect on Career

10 - Assessing Personality Development Through Personality Inventories11 - Work Stress; 12 - Interventions and Case Studies; Appendix A: Acculturation Scales; References; Name Index; Subject Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

This text integrates career counselling/development with mental health



counselling. The book builds on the growing recognition that career counselling cannot be viewed in isolation of mental health issues, an individual needs to be viewed as a whole person whose psyche and mental health are delicately intertwined.