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Medical Illness and Positive Life Change: Can Crisis Lead to Personal Transformation?

By Crystal L. Park , Suzanne C. Lechner , Michael H. Antoni

Book information

Publisher
American Psychological Association (APA)
Year
2009
ISBN
1433803968, 9781433803963
LCC
R726.7 .M43 2009
Open Library ID
OL16753069M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
18 MB (18452070 bytes)
Series
Decade of Behavior
Edition
1
Pages
261\254
Topic
Medicine
Time added
2011-04-28 18:43:47

Description

The idea that people experience positive change from struggling with adversity is very old it appears in the oldest literature, both written and oral. However, only recently has this idea generated widespread empirical research attention. People often claim to experience improved relationships with family and friends, a clearer sense of one's own strengths and resilience, changed priorities about what is important in life, or various other positive changes after struggling with stressful or traumatic events. What are we to make of these claims? Can we determine whether perceptions of change reflect real, verifiable change that is, is it possible for someone to believe that he or she has grown while still exhibiting the same old self-defeating behaviors? Or, is the perception of change itself an important meaning reconstruction process? What factors influence personal growth, and what effect does growth have on physical and mental health?

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