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Record Nr.

UNINA9910480817403321

Autore

Tedeschi Richard G

Titolo

Trauma & transformation [[electronic resource] ] : growing in the aftermath of suffering / / Richard G. Tedeschi, Lawrence G. Calhoun

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif., : SAGE, c1995

ISBN

1-5063-1999-8

1-4833-2693-4

1-4522-4655-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CalhounLawrence G

Disciplina

155.93

Soggetti

Suffering

Self-actualization (Psychology)

Life change events - Psychological aspects

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 - The Uses of Suffering: Religious and Psychological Roots; Chapter 2 - The Negative Consequences of Trauma; Chapter 3 - Psychological Growth from Trauma: Research Findings; Chapter 4 - Personality Characteristics and Successful Coping; Chapter 5 - Tasks and Cognitive Processes in Coping with Trauma; Chapter 6 - How Growth Happens: A Model for Coping with Trauma; Chapter 7 - Support and Intervention; Chapter 8 - Research Directions; Chapter 9 - Guideposts for People Challenged by Trauma; Appendix: The Post Traumatic Growth Inventory; References; Index

About the Authors

Sommario/riassunto

This text weaves together perspectives from philosophy, religion and psychology on a phenomenon reported since ancient time, the personal growth or strengthening by people who have endured traumatic events.