Change and Continuity in Adult Life (Jossey-Bass Higher Education Series)
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
1555422497
ISBN 13
9781555422493
Category
Unknown
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Publication Year
1990
Publisher
Pages
342
Subject
Aging --Psychological aspects --Longitudinal studies. Adulthood --Psychological aspects --Longitudinal studies.
Abstract
A pioneer in the field of family therapy presents an effective, straightforward approach for conducting first therapy sessions, showing step-by-step how to identify client problems and help solve them within families. Expands on the ideas Haley first presented in his best-selling book Problem-Solving Therapy. - from Amazon
Description
Preface -- The authors -- Introduction -- Part one: How adults view themselves at different ages -- Exploring the self: Objective impressions -- Further explorations of the self: Subjective descriptions -- Being flexible versus rigid -- Reactions to social change -- Effects of childhood deprivation and adult adaptability -- Impact of life stress: Crisis or challenge? -- Influence of mythical and forgotten stressors -- Resources and deficits: Clues to how adults handle stress -- Part three: What matters most at the four stages of adulthood -- Goals and values: Giving life meaning -- Sense of commitment: A fundamental human concern -- Having enough life satisfaction: The measure of life's quality -- Epilogue: Charting change and continuity over the life course.
Biblio Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-330) and index.
Number of Copies
1
