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Trauma & transformation : growing in the aftermath of suffering / Richard G. Tedeschi, Lawrence G. Calhoun.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tedeschi, Richard G.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Suffering.
- Life change events--Psychological aspects.
- Life change events.
- Adjustment (Psychology).
- Self-actualization (Psychology).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 163 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, c1995.
- Summary:
- This text weaves together perspectives from philosophy, religion and psychology on a phenomenon reported since ancient time, the personal growth or strengthening by people who have endured traumatic events.
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 - The Uses of Suffering: Religious and Psychological Roots; Chapter 2 - The Negative Consequences of Trauma; Chapter 3 - Psychological Growth from Trauma: Research Findings; Chapter 4 - Personality Characteristics and Successful Coping; Chapter 5 - Tasks and Cognitive Processes in Coping with Trauma; Chapter 6 - How Growth Happens: A Model for Coping with Trauma; Chapter 7 - Support and Intervention; Chapter 8 - Research Directions; Chapter 9 - Guideposts for People Challenged by Trauma; Appendix: The Post Traumatic Growth Inventory; References; Index
- About the Authors
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781506319995
- 1506319998
- 9781483326931
- 1483326934
- 9781452246550
- 1452246556
- OCLC:
- 1007859413
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