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Coping with Life Crises

An Integrated Approach

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  • © 1986

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Editors:
  1. Rudolf H. Moos

    1. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Standford University and Veterans Administration Medical Center, Palo Alto, USA

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Part of the book series: Springer Series on Stress and Coping (SSSO)

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Table of contents (29 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Overview and Perspective

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Life Transitions and Crises

      • Rudolf H. Moos, Jeanne A. Schaefer
      Pages 3-28

  3. Developmental Life Transitions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 29-33
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    2. Children of Divorce

      • Judith S. Wallerstein
      Pages 35-48

    3. Children’s Bereavement Reactions Following Death of the Father

      • Esther Elizur, Mordecai Kaffman
      Pages 49-58

  4. Developmental Life Transitions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 59-63
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    2. Growing Up a Little Faster

      • Robert S. Weiss
      Pages 65-73

    3. Adolescents’ Grief Reactions and Self-Concept Perceptions Following Sibling Death

      • David Balk
      Pages 75-86

    4. Coping in a Group of Expectant Adolescent Fathers

      • Susan Panzarine, Arthur B. Elster
      Pages 87-95

  5. Developmental Life Transitions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 97-102
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    2. Dual-Career Family Stress and Coping

      • Denise A. Skinner
      Pages 103-113

    3. Three Phases of Father Involvement in Pregnancy

      • Katharyn Antle May
      Pages 115-127

    4. Normal Stresses during the Transition to Parenthood

      • Brent C. Miller, Donna L. Sollie
      Pages 129-138

  6. Developmental Life Transitions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 139-144
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    2. Patterns of Coping in Divorce

      • Kenneth Kressel
      Pages 145-153

    3. Psychological Recovery in Low-Income Single Parents

      • Jean Baker Miller
      Pages 155-163

    4. A Stepfamily in Formation

      • Jane W. Ransom, Stephen Schlesinger, Andre P. Derdeyn
      Pages 165-177

  7. Developmental Life Transitions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 179-184
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    2. Men at Middle Age

      • Lois M. Tamir
      Pages 185-194
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About this book

This book examines new developments in the area of human competence and coping behavior. It sets forth a conceptual framework that considers the interplay between environmental contexts and personal resources and their impact on how indi­ viduals cope with life transitions and crises. The selections cover the tasks confronted in varied life crises and describe the coping strategies employed in managing them. The material identifies the long-term effects of such life events as divorce and bereave­ ment as well as the way in which these stressors can promote personal growth and maturity. The book contains a broad selec­ tion of recent literature on coping and adaptation, integrative commentaries that provide the background for each of the areas as well as conceptual linkages among them, and an introductory overview that presents a general perspective on human compe­ tence and coping. Illustrative case examples are included. The first part of the book is organized chronologically ac­ cording to developmental life transitions confronted by many people-from the childhood years through adolescence, career choice and parenthood, divorce and remarriage, middle age and retirement, and death and bereavement. The second part covers unusual life crises and other hazards that typically involve ex­ treme stress such as man-made and natural disasters and terrorism. The book highlights effective coping behavior among healthy individuals rather than psychological breakdown and psychiatric symptoms. The emphasis is on successful adaptation, the ability to cope with life transitions and crises, and the process by which such ix x PREFACf. ".

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Standford University and Veterans Administration Medical Center, Palo Alto, USA

    Rudolf H. Moos

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