Exploring the psychological benefits of hardship : a critical reassessment of posttraumatic growth /: a critical reassessment of posttraumatic growth. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Eranda Jayawickreme, Laura E.R. Blackie.
• Authors: Jayawickreme, Eranda; Blackie, Laura E. R
• 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? -- Employing the tools of growth : the example of displaced populations -- Conclusion : posttraumatic growth : a worthy idea poorly studies. Acknowledgements; Contents; Author's Note; 1 Introduction: What Are the True Benefits of Adversity?; References; 2 Contemporary Understandings of Posttraumatic Growth; Psychological Perspectives on Posttraumatic Growth; Evidence for Posttraumatic Growth; References; 3 Can We Trust Current Findings on Posttraumatic Growth?; What Do We Really Know About Posttraumatic Growth?; Conceptualizing Posttraumatic Growth as Positive Personality Change; Can We Expect Changes in the Big 5 Following Trauma?; Does Perceived Posttraumatic Growth Reflect a Personality Characteristic? Conclusion: Many Unanswered Critical Questions references; 4 Methodologies for the Study of Posttraumatic Growth: Some New Directions; Corroborating Reports of Self-perceived Posttraumatic Growth; Assessing Posttraumatic Growth at the Daily Level; References; 5 Exploring the Long-Term Benefits of Adversity: What Is Posttraumatic Wisdom?; Is There Reason to Believe People Become Wiser Following Adversity?; What Is Wisdom? A Brief Overview of Psychological Accounts; Unanswered Questions on How Wisdom May Develop Through Adversity; Identifying the "Wise Profile." Some Foundational Questions to Address in Studying Wisdom Following Adversity references; 6 Employing the Tools of Growth: The Example of Displaced Populations; How Has Refugee Mental Health Been Studied?; Criticizing Prevailing Approaches to Refugee Mental Health; From Victims to Survivors: Recognizing Individuals' Agency; The Value of Growth-Focused Models in Improving Refugee Mental Health; Toward an Integrative Approach to Refugee Mental Health; References; 7 Conclusion: Posttraumatic Growth: A Worthy Idea Poorly Studied. Highlight the Unique Limitations of Retrospective Self-perceived Measures of Posttraumatic Growth examine Situational Contingencies of Daily Posttraumatic Growth; Achieve Greater Clarity of the Role of Clinical Trauma Versus Adversity in Posttraumatic Growth; Study Posttraumatic Growth as a Developmental Phenomenon and Focus of a Broader Set of "Character Skills"; Obtain Measurements Over and Above Self-reports When Conducting Posttraumatic Growth Research; Develop Evidence-Based Interventions That Enable Survivors of Adversity to Recover Successful from Their Experiences; References; Index.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer International Publishing
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (77 pages)
• Subjects: 150; Posttraumatic growth; Suffering -- Psychological aspects; Psychology; Clinical psychology; Psychology -- Methodology; Psychometrics; Personality; Social psychology; PSYCHOLOGY -- Reference; Clinical psychology; Personality; Posttraumatic growth; Psychology; Psychology -- Methodology; Psychometrics; Social psychology; Suffering -- Psychological aspects; Stress, Psychological; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic; Resilience, Psychological; Adaptation, Psychological; Psychology; Personality and Social Psychology; Clinical Psychology; Psychological Methods/Evaluation; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319479897
• Related ISBNs: 331947989X; 3319479873; 9783319479873
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