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



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Autore: Plews-Ogan Margaret <1956-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Choosing wisdom [[electronic resource] ] : strategies and inspiration for growing through life-changing difficulties / / Margaret Plews-Ogan, Justine E. Owens, and Natalie May Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: West Conshohocken, Pa., : Templeton Press, c2012
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (257 p.)
Disciplina: 615.8/51
Soggetto topico: Mental healing
Physician and patient
Self-actualization (Psychology)
Wisdom
Classificazione: MED034000OCC019000PSY000000
Altri autori: MayNatalie  
OwensJustine E  
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
Titolo autorizzato: Choosing wisdom  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-283-84747-7
1-59947-402-6
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910786478503321
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