The Human Quest for Meaning (eBook, PDF)

Theories, Research, and Applications
Redaktion: Wong, Paul T. P.

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The first edition of The Human Quest for Meaning was a major publication on the empirical research of meaning in life and its vital role in well-being, resilience, and psychotherapy. This new edition continues that quest and seeks to answer the questions, what is the meaning of life? How do we explain what constitutes meaningful relationships, work, and living?
The answers, as the eminent scholars and practitioners who contributed to this text find, are neither simple nor straightforward. While seeking to clarify subjective vs. objective meaning in 21 new and 7 revised chapters, the authors also address the differences in cultural contexts, and identify 8 different sources of meaning, as well as at least 6 different stages in the process of the search for meaning. They also address different perspectives, including positive psychology, self-determination, integrative, narrative, and relational perspectives, to ensure that readers obtain the most thorough information possible. Mental health practitioners will find the numerous meaning-centered interventions, such as the PURE and ABCDE methods, highly useful in their own work with facilitating healing and personal growth in their clients. The Human Quest for Meaning represents a bold new vision for the future of meaning-oriented research and applications. No one seeking to truly understand the human condition should be without it.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 768
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Juni 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136508103
• Artikelnr.: 38268574

Autorenporträt

Paul T. P. Wong, PhD, is a registered clinical psychologist in Ontario, Canada. He is president of the International Network on Personal Meaning, editor of the International Journal of Personal Meaning, and has held professional positions at various universities.

Inhaltsangabe

Lopez
Foreword. Part I: Theories. Wong
Toward a Dual-Systems Model of What Makes Life Worth Living. Klinger
The Search for Meaning in Evolutionary Perspective and its Clinical Implications. Maddi
Creating Meaning Through Making Decisions. Weinstein
Ryan
Deci
Motivation
Meaning
and Wellness: A Self-Determination Perspective on the Creation and Internalization of Personal Meanings and Life Goals. McAdamns
Meaning and Personality. King
Hicks
Positive Affect and Meaning in Life: The Intersection of Hedonism and Eudaimonia. Shmotkin
Shrira
On the Distinction Between Subjective Well-Being and Meaning in Life: Regulatory Versus Reconstructive Functions in the Face of a Hostile World. Steger
Experiencing Meaning in Life: Optimal Functioning at the Nexus of Well-Being
Psychopathology
and Spirituality. Aron
Aron
The Meaning of Love. Tomer
Meaning and Death Attitudes. Ryff
Existential Well-Being and Health. Kwee
Relational Buddhism: A Psychological Quest for Meaning and Sustainable Happiness. Part II: Research. Peterson
Park
Character Strengths and the Life of Meaning. Sommer
Baumeister
Stillman
The Construction of Meaning from Life Events: Empirical Studies of Personal Narratives. Beike
Crone
Autobiographical Memory and Personal Meaning: Stable Versus Flexible Meanings of Remembered Life Experiences. Shek
Life Meaning and Purpose in Life Among Chinese Adolescents: What Can We Learn from Chinese Studies in Hong Kong? Macdonald
Wong
Gingras
Meaning-in-Life Measures and Development of a Brief Version of the Personal Meaning Profile. Reker
Birren
Svensson
Restoring
Maintaining
and Enhancing Personal Meaning in Life Through Autobiographical Methods. Krause
Meaning in Life and Healthy Aging. Reker
Wong
Personal Meaning in Life and Psychosocial Adaptation in the Later Years. Aspinwall
Leaf
Leachman
Meaning and Agency in the Context of Genetic Testing for Familial Cancer. Part III: Applications. Slattery
Park
Clinical Approaches to Discrepancies in Meaning: Conceptualization
Assessment
and Treatment. Park
Meaning and Meaning Making in Cancer Survivorship. Wrosch
Scheier
Miller
Carver
When Meaning is Threatened: The Importance of Goal Adjustment for Psychological and Physical Health. Tedeschi
Calhoun
Pathways to Personal Transformation: Theoretical and Empirical Developments. Ventegodt
Merrick
The Human Heart or Recovering the Meaning of Life: A Theory Integrating Sexuality
Meaning of Life
and Sense of Coherence Applied in Holistic Therapy. Wong
Wong
A Meaning-Centered Approach to Building Youth Resilience. Wong
From Logotherapy to Meaning-Centered Counseling and Therapy.