Positive Illusions Or Adaptation?
Author | : Margaret Susan Carlson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 150 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Margaret Susan Carlson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 150 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Robert F. Kidd |
Publisher | : Psychology Press |
Total Pages | : 262 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9780898596694 |
First published in 1986. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author | : Virgil Zeigler-Hill |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2020-03-11 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 9783319246109 |
This Encyclopedia provides a comprehensive overview of individual differences within the domain of personality, with major sub-topics including assessment and research design, taxonomy, biological factors, evolutionary evidence, motivation, cognition and emotion, as well as gender differences, cultural considerations, and personality disorders. It is an up-to-date reference for this increasingly important area and a key resource for those who study intelligence, personality, motivation, aptitude and their variations within members of a group.
Author | : Seymour Fisher |
Publisher | : Psychology Press |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 2014-02-25 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 1317782003 |
The major goal of this book is to explore and integrate all that is scientifically known about the utility of magical plans and strategies for coping with life's inevitable absurdities. Make-believe has great adaptive value and helps the average individual to function better in cultures saturated with puzzling contradictions. This book traces the origins of pretending (illusion-construction) and the developmental phases of this skill. Further, it analyzes how parents depend on pretending to secure conformity and self-control from their children. It unravels the ways in which make-believe is utilized to defend against death-anxiety and feelings of fragility. It examines the relationship between pretending and the classical defense mechanisms -- and particularly weighs the evidence bearing on the potential protective power of embracing religious beliefs. Finally, it defines the diverse contributions of make-believe to the construction of the self-concept, the defensive maneuvers typifying psychopathology, and the maintenance of somatic health. In short, this book pulls together a spectrum of scientific information concerning the defensive value of illusory make-believe in coping with those aspects of life -- such as death, loss, suffering, and injustice -- that are experienced as unreasonable and beyond understanding. The volume is unique not only in the breadth of the literature it analyzes but also in demonstrating the contribution of make-believe to both the psychological and somatic aspects of behavior. No previous work has documented in such detail and across so many domains how basic the capacity to engage in make-believe is to human adaptation.
Author | : James Y. Shah |
Publisher | : Guilford Publications |
Total Pages | : 658 |
Release | : 2013-12-09 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 1462515118 |
Integrating significant advances in motivation science that have occurred over the last two decades, this volume thoroughly examines the ways in which motivation interacts with social, developmental, and emotional processes, as well as personality more generally. The Handbook comprises 39 clearly written chapters from leaders in the field. Cutting-edge theory and research is presented on core psychological motives, such as the need for esteem, security, consistency, and achievement; motivational systems that arise to address these fundamental needs; the process and consequences of goal pursuit, including the role of individual differences and contextual moderators; and implications for personal well-being and interpersonal and intergroup relations.
Author | : Christopher Peterson |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 400 |
Release | : 2006-07-27 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 0199884943 |
Positive psychology is the scientific study of what goes right in life, from birth to death and at all stops in between. It is a newly-christened approach within psychology that takes seriously the examination of that which makes life most worth living. Everyone's life has peaks and valleys, and positive psychology does not deny the valleys. Its signature premise is more nuanced, but nonetheless important: what is good about life is as genuine as what is bad and, therefore, deserves equal attention from psychologists. Positive psychology as an explicit perspective has existed only since 1998, but enough relevant theory and research now exist to fill a textbook suitable for a semester-long college course. A Primer in Positive Psychology is thoroughly grounded in scientific research and covers major topics of concern to the field: positive experiences such as pleasure and flow; positive traits such as character strengths, values, and talents; and the social institutions that enable these subjects as well as what recent research might contribute to this knowledge. Every chapter contains exercises that illustrate positive psychology, a glossary, suggestions of articles and books for further reading, and lists of films, websites, and popular songs that embody chapter themes. A comprehensive overview of positive psychology by one of the acknowledged leaders in the field, this textbook provides students with a thorough introduction to an important area of psychology.
Author | : Jaine Strauss |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 289 |
Release | : 2012-12-06 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 1468482645 |
A truly remarkable explosion of interest in the self has taken place in the past two decades, in psychology and related disciplines. This book presents a wide range of recent work on the self, from self-awareness in chimpanzees to multiple-personality disorders, self-esteem in adolescents, as well as fundamental issues going back to the work of James, Cooley and others. Three main groups or clusters of themes emerge. The first cluster consists of chapters that discuss the organization and coherence of the self; the second one deals with self-awareness and self-deception; and the third one examines, in new ways, the question of the relationship between self and other. While it is difficult to predict exactly where future work on the self will lead scholars, this work points in some significant directions and provides a firm reference in the field.
Author | : Shelley E. Taylor |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : Adaptability (Psychology) |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Susan Steiger Tebb |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 170 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Adaptability (Psychology) |
ISBN | : 9780815319986 |
First published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author | : Knud Larsen |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 321 |
Release | : 2017-10-17 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 1351606182 |
Knowing how to live a long, happy and healthy life is a universal desire of humankind. Adaptation and Well-Being is a narrative of the human journey from the formation of identity and developing a healthy self-concept, to end of life issues of death and dying. Combining psychological, evolutionary and sociological approaches, the author interprets research from various stages of human development and adaptation. The focus of the book is on how to meet the challenges of life and achieve optimal health and well-being. It is valuable reading for students on life-span courses in counselling and therapy, developmental psychology and social gerontology, tertiary courses such as social work/ social welfare and nursing, and practitioners in these fields.