Handbook of posttraumatic growth : research and practice / / edited by Lawrence G. Calhoun and Richard G. Tedeschi

• Pubblicazione: New York ; ; London : , : Psychology Press, , 2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (958 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.85/21
• Soggetto topico: Post-traumatic stress disorder - Treatment; Post-traumatic stress disorder - Patients - Rehabilitation
• Altri autori: CalhounLawrence G TedeschiRichard G
• Note generali: "First published 2006 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc."--t.p. verso.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Contributors; I. Posttraumatic Growth: Theory and Method; 1. The Foundations of Posttraumatic Growth: An Expanded Framework; 2. Relationships Between Posttraumatic Growth and Resilience: Recovery, Resistance, and Reconfiguration; 3. Measurement Issues in Assessing Growth Following Stressful Life Experiences; 4. Re-Storying Loss: Fostering Growth in the Posttraumatic Narrative; 5. Schema-Change Perspectives on Posttraumatic Growth; 6. Posttraumatic Growth and Other Outcomes of Major Loss in the Context of Complex Family Lives ; II. Posttraumatic Growth in Specific Contexts7. Spirituality: A Pathway to Posttraumatic Growth or Decline?; 8. Posttraumatic Growth After Cancer; 9. Bereavement and Posttraumatic Growth; 10. Posttraumatic Growth After War; 11. Positive Changes Attributed to the Challenge of HIV/AIDS; 12. Posttraumatic Growth in Disaster and Emergency Work; 13. Growing Out of Ashes: Posttraumatic Growth Among Holocaust Child Survivors; 14. Resilience and Posttraumatic Growth in Children; III. Clinical Applications of Posttraumatic Growth; 15. Expert Companions: Posttraumatic Growth in Clinical Practice ; 16. The Link Between Posttraumatic Growth and Forgiveness: An Intuitive Truth17. Posttraumatic Growth and Psychotherapy; 18. Resilience and Posttraumatic Growth: A Constructive Narrative Perspective; Author Index; Subject Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Posttraumatic growth is an area in which investigations are now being undertaken in many different parts of the world. The view that individuals can be changed--sometimes in radically good ways--by their struggle with trauma is ancient and widespread. However, the systematic focus by scholars and clinicians on the possibilities for growth from the struggle with crisis is relatively recent. There are now a growing number of studies and scholarly papers on the antecedents, correlates, and consequences of posttraumatic growth, and there are also theoretical models that can help guide the research
• Titolo autorizzato: Handbook of posttraumatic growth
• ISBN: 1-317-77800-6; 1-315-80559-6; 1-317-77801-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910786623903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II