Both implicit and existential meaning are important constructs in fully understanding human experience. The editors of this volume present a forum for an array of viewpoints and recent research that address the notion of optimal human growth.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Foreword - James E Birren
Introduction - Gary T Reker and Kerry Chamberlain
PART ONE: THEORETICAL AND CONCEPTUAL ISSUES
Philosophical Foundations of Existential Meaning - Gary M Kenyon
Meaning as Movement - Hubert J M Hermans
The Relativity of the Mind
Theoretical Perspective, Dimensions, and Measurement of Existential Meaning - Gary T Reker
PART TWO: RESEARCH ON EXISTENTIAL MEANING
Structural Components of Personal Meaning in Life and their Relationship with Death Attitudes and Coping Mechanisms in Late Adulthood - Nancy Van Ranst and Alfons Marcoen
Dimensions and Discourses of Meaning in Life - Kay O Connor and Kerry Chamberlain
Approaching Meaning from Qualitiative Perspectives
An Inquiry into Existential Meaning - Dominique L Debats
Theoretical, Clinincal and Phenomenal Perspectives
The Personal Meaning System in a Life-Span Perspective - Freya Dittman-Kohli and Gerben J Westerhof
The Development of a Culturally Sensitive Measure of Sources of Life Meaning - Edward Prager, Rivka Savaya and Leora Bar-Tur
PART THREE: APPLICATIONS AND INTERVENTIONS
Finding Meaning in Caregivers of Persons with Alzheimer s Disease - Carol J Farran, Karen Lowe Graham and Dimitra Loukissa
African American and White Caregivers Perspectives
Making Meaning within the Experience of Life-Threatening Illness - Doris D Coward
Religion and Meaning in Late Life - Susan H McFadden
Logotherapeutic and `Depth Psychology Approaches to Meaning and Psychotherapy - David Guttmann
PART FOUR: OVERVIEW AND NEW DIRECTIONS
Existential Meaning - Gary T Reker and Kerry Chamberlain
Reflections and Directions
