Coping with Negative Life Events Clinical and Social Psychological Perspectives
"Like a Bridge over Troubled Waters" The surge of current interest in the interface between clinical and social psychology is well illustrated by the publication of a number of general texts and journals in this area, and the growing emphasis in graduate programs on providing training in b...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer US
1987, 1987
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1987 |
| Series: | Springer Series on Stress and Coping
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- I. Introductory Theoretical Viewpoint
- 1: The Effects of Theoretical Perspective on the Analysis of Coping with Negative Life Events
- II. Effort Expenditure Perspectives
- 2: Help-Seeking as a Coping Mechanism
- 3: Coping Difficulty, Energy Mobilization, and Appraisals of a Stressor: Introduction of a Theory and a Comparison of Perspectives
- 4: Effort Expenditure Following Failure
- 5: Depression, Self-Focused Attention, and Self-Regulatory Perseveration
- III. Control/Mastery Perspectives
- 6: Coping with Traumatic Events: The Role of Denial in Light of People’s Assumptive Worlds
- 7: Daily Life Events and Mood
- 8: Coping After A Relationship Ends
- IV. Social Comparison Perspectives
- 9: Social Comparison and Illusions of Invulnerability to Negative Life Events
- 10: Downward Comparison as a Coping Mechanism
- V. Image Maintenance Perspectives
- 11: Threats to Identity: Self-Identification and Social Stress
- 12: Coping With the Prospect of Disapproval: Strategies and Sequelae
- 13: The Role of Similarity/Difference Information in Excuse-Making
- VI. Overview Perspective
- 14: Stress and Coping
- Author Index