Exploring the psychological benefits of hardship : a critical reassessment of posttraumatic growth / Eranda Jayawickreme, Lura E.R. Blackie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jayawickreme, Eranda, author.

Blackie, Laura E. R., author.

Series:

SpringerBriefs in psychology

Springer Briefs in Psychology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Posttraumatic growth.

Suffering--Psychological aspects.

Suffering.

Physical Description:

ix, 77 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2016]

Summary:

This book presents a critical reassessment of posttraumatic growth, based on correcting prior theoretical and methodological limitations in the current research. Its core argument is that posttraumatic growth should be reconceptualized as positive personality change, and thus should be studied using novel methodological approaches from the field of personality psychology.

Contents:

Introduction : what are the true benefits of adversity?

Contemporary understandings of posttraumatic growth

Can we trust current findings on posttraumatic growth?

Methodologies for the study of posttraumatic growth : some new directions

Exploring the long-term benefits of adversity : what is posttraumatic wisdom?

Exploring the tools of growth: the example of displaced populations

Conclusion: posttraumatic growth: a worthy idea poorly studied.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

3319479873

9783319479873

OCLC:

959034540