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Abstract: Examples, personalized illustrations, and psychological aspects of disappointments in life are offered for the general public. Topics cover the characteristics, roots, and anatomy of disappointment. Developmental disappointments at different age levels are described. Socially-induced disappointments and a variety of common disappointments such as the aspects of change, relationships with people, nonreciprocal expectations, love, sex, family, and the workplace are covered. Disappointments associate d with acquisescent, deprived, of self-important life styles, and expectation as a key to preventing disappointment are explored. Four steps to overcoming disappointment, attaining acceptance, and moving ahead are presented, and suggestions are made for making disappointment work as a motivator. (wz)

Author

David Brandt

Publisher

Simon & Schuster, Incorporated

Published

1984

Language

EN

ISBN

9780671458928

Subjects

Psychology, Social_sciences