Meaning in positive and existential psychology
By: Alexander Batthyany, Pninit Russo-Netzer, editors ; foreword by Brian R. Little
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 467
ISBN-13: 9781493903078; 9781493903085
Subjects: Positive psychology; Existential psychology
Description: 'Meaning in Positive and Existential Psychology' combines insights from the two perspectives with regard to the question of meaning by examining a collection of theoretical and empirical works.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Part I. Introduction. Psychologies of meaning / Alexander Batthyany and Pninit Russo-Netzer; title: Part II. Conceptualizations of meaning. Meaning in life : the nature, needs, and myths / Michael J. MacKenzie and Roy F. Baumeister; title: Existential mattering : bringing attention to a neglected but central aspect of meaning? / Login S. George and Crystal L. Park; title: Meaning as a buffer for existential anxiety / Pelin Kesebir and Tom Pyszczynski; title: Meaning in terror management theory / Adrian Tomer; title: Finding the keys to meaningful happiness : beyond being happy or sad is to love / Thomas William Nielsen; title: Part III. A dialogue between positive and existential psychology : exploring connections. Extending the contexts of existence : benefits of meaning-guided living / Dmitry Leontiev; title: Ultimate concerns from existential and positive psychological perspectives / John Jurica, Jenni Barenz, Yerin Shim, Kirsten Graham and Michael F. Steger; title: Narrative coherence and disruption : negotiating between positive and existential psychology / Chad Hammond, Ulrich Teucher and Rita Hamoline; title: Viktor Frankl's meaning-seeking model and positive psychology / Paul T.P. Wong; title: Positive psychology, existential psychology, and the presumption of egoism / Edwin E. Gantt and Jeffrey L. Thayne; title: Anxiety and the approach of idealistic meaning / Mike Prentice and Ian McGregor; title: Positive and existential psychological approaches to the experience of meaning in life / Jinhyung Kim, Elizabeth Seto, William E. Davis and Joshua A. Hicks; title: Part IV. Empirical and applied perspectives. Meaning in life and coping : sense of meaning as a buffer against stress / Peter Halama; title: Perceived meaning and disaster mental health : a role for logotherapy in clinical-disaster psychology / Stefan E. Schulenberg, Christopher F. Drescher and Brandy J. Baczwaski; title: Meaning sensitive psychotherapy : binding clinical, existential, and positive psychological perspectives / Nathan Mascaro; title: Hardiness leads to meaningful growth through what is learned when resolving stressful circumstances / Salvatore R. Maddi; title: Do meaning in life and purpose in life protect against suicide ideation among community-residing older adults? / Marnin J. Heisel and Gordon L. Flett; title: Mourning, meaning, and memory : individual, communal, and cultural narration of grief / Robert A. Neimeyer, Dennis Klass and Michael Robert Dennis; title: Ebb and flow in the sense of meaning purpose : a lifespan perspective on alcohol and other drug involvement / Kenneth Hart and Tyler Carey; title: Well-being and personal growth in emerging motherhood; title: and what about meaning? / Orit Taubman; title: Ben-Ari.