Continuity versus creative response to challenge [[electronic resource] ] : the primacy of resilence and resourcefulness in life and therapy / / Kathryn M. Gow, Marek J. Celinski, editors

• Pubblicazione: Hauppauge, NY, : Nova Science Publishers, c2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (582 p.)
• Disciplina: 155.2/32
• Soggetto topico: Resilience (Personality trait); Resourcefulness
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: GowKathryn CelinskiMarek J
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: CONTINUITY VERSUS CREATIVE RESPONSE TO CHALLENGE: THE PRIMACY OF RESILIENCE AND RESOURCEFULNESS IN LIFE AND THERAPY; CONTINUITY VERSUS CREATIVE RESPONSE TO CHALLENGE: THE PRIMACY OF RESILIENCE AND RESOURCEFULNESS IN LIFE AND THERAPY; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Chapter 1: OVERVIEW: RESILIENCE AND RESOURCEFULNESS AS BEHAVIOUR ORGANIZERS; HOW ARE THESE CONSTRUCTS REPRESENTED IN CURRENT THOUGHTS ABOUT HUMAN NATURE?; INTRODUCING RESILIENCE AND RESOURCEFULNESS AS REFLECTED IN THE PRESENT VOLUME; OVERVIEW OF CHAPTERS ; Chapter 2: FRAMING RESILIENCE AS TRANSCENDENCE AND RESOURCEFULNESS AS TRANSFORMATIONABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; RESILIENCE AND RESOURCEFULNESS AS MANIFESTATIONS OF PERSONAL AGENCY; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; PART 1: PRIMACY OF RESILIENCE AND RESOURCEFULNESS: A REVIEW OF THEORETICAL CONSTRUCTS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS; Chapter 3: RESILIENCE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE: CURRENT STATUS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; GENERALLY ACCEPTED DEFINITIONS AND CHARACTERIZATIONS OF THE CONCEPT OF RESILIENCE; RESILIENCE BEYOND THE INDIVIDUAL LEVEL OF ANALYSIS; CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES ; Chapter 4: THE CREATIVE PSYCHOSOCIAL GENOMICS OF HUMAN RESILIENCE AND RESOURCEFULNESSABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; PSYCHOSOCIAL GENOMICS AND THE TRANSFORMATIVE 4-STAGE CREATIVE PROCESS; THE PSYCHOSOCIAL GENOMICS OF INFORMATION TRANSDUCTION IN MIND-BODY HEALING: THE MOLECULAR-GENOMIC SOURCES OF HUMAN RESILIENCE AND RESOURCEFULNESS; THE CREATIVE PSYCHOSOCIAL GENOMIC HEALING EXPERIENCE: A PILOT STUDY; THE NEUROSCIENCE OF ART, BEAUTY, TRUTH AND SYCHOTHERAPY: LIGHTING THE LAMPS OF HUMAN CONSCIOUSNESS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES ; Chapter 5: WISDOM, AWARENESS OF LIFE'S PURPOSE, AND HAPPINESS: THE COGNITIVE INFORMATICS APPROACHABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; CIVILIZATIONAL RESPONDING TO CHALLENGES; THE HIERARCHY OF LIFE'S PURPOSES IN CREATIVE RESPONDING TO CHALLENGE; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 6: RESILIENCY AS A VIRTUE: CONTRIBUTIONS FROM HUMANISTIC AND POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; RESILIENCY AS A VIRTUE; RESILIENCY AND EUDAIMONIC HAPPINESS; RESILIENCY AS A VALUE IN ACTION; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 7: THE DIALECTIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RESILIENCE AND RESOURCEFULNESS; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION ; CONCLUSIONREFERENCES; Chapter 8: SOCIOBIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF RESILIENCE; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; INTERVENTIONS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; PART 2: PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF RESILIENCE; Chapter 9: THE TRIALS OF PERSONALITY IN CULTURE: INDIVIDUAL PERSONALITY UNIQUENESS WITHIN CULTURAL CONFORMITY; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 10: THE VIRTUE OF COURAGE IN THE WESTERN PHILOSOPHICAL TRADITION; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 11: STRENGTH AND WEAKNESS OF CHARACTER: PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH AND RESILIENCE; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION ; DEGREE OF STRENGTH OF CHARACTER
• Sommario/riassunto: Everyday observations indicate that people put a lot of effort into maintaining what they consider valuable, and if they are not satisfied with the status quo and opt for change, this represents a departure into new territory where the chaotic, unknown, or mysterious have both appealing and threatening qualities. It is our intention to present to our readers the rich meaning behind either type of behaviour. In order to be ""in the world"", we have to experience both sides of life which in a dialectic way would motivate us to seek and achieve progress. This book extensively covers the many aspe
• Titolo autorizzato: Continuity versus creative response to challenge
• ISBN: 1-61942-707-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910461309403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Psychology of emotions, motivations, and actions series.