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What is Posttraumatic Growth: Positive Changes in the Aftermath of Crisis (Lea Series in Personality and Clinical Psychology) about?

That which does not kill us makes us stronger. (Nietzsche) The phenomenon of positive personal change following devastating events has been recognized since ancient times, but given little attention by contemporary psychologists and psychiatrists, who have tended to focus on the negative consequences of stress. In recent years, evidence from diverse fields has converged to suggest the reality and pervasive importance of the processes the editors sum up as posttraumatic growth. This volume offers the first comprehensive overview of these processes. The authors address a variety of traumas--among them bereavement, physical disability, terminal illness, combat, rape, and natural disasters--following which experiences of growth have been reported. How can sufferers from posttraumatic stress disorder best be helped? What does'resilience'in the face of high risk mean? Which personality characteristics facilitate growth? To what extent is personality change possible in adulthood? How can concepts like happiness and self-actualization be operationalized? What role do changing belief systems, schemas, or'assumptive worlds'play in positive adaptation? Is'stress innoculation'possible? How do

Author

Richard G. Tedeschi, Crystal L. Park, Lawrence G. Calhoun

Publisher

Routledge

Published

1998

Language

EN

ISBN

9780585115184

Subjects

Psychology, Medical, Social_sciences