03358nam 2200577Ia 450 991043826020332120200520144314.094-007-7177-010.1007/978-94-007-7177-2(CKB)2670000000406864(EBL)1399091(SSID)ssj0000962697(PQKBManifestationID)11519824(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000962697(PQKBWorkID)10970128(PQKB)10098536(DE-He213)978-94-007-7177-2(MiAaPQ)EBC1399091(PPN)172434130(EXLCZ)99267000000040686420130813d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEmotional processing deficits and happiness assessing the measurement, correlates, and well-being of people with alexithymia /Linden R. Timoney, Mark D. Holder1st ed. 2013.Dordrecht ;New York Springerc20131 online resource (92 p.)SpringerBriefs in well-being and quality of life researchDescription based upon print version of record.94-007-7176-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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 positive psychology has included personality, there has been little application of positive psychology to people with deficits in emotional processing including people with alexithymia. This briefs fills that gap.SpringerBriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research,2211-7644PhilosophyQuality of lifeResearchPhilosophy.Quality of lifeResearch.150.1988Timoney Linden R990621Holder Mark D1585417MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910438260203321Emotional Processing Deficits and Happiness3870520UNINA