The psychology of meaning.

摘要: From moral philosophy and existentialism to the clinical realm of psychotherapy, The Psychology Meaning explores multifaceted nature this highly subjective construct. volume's contributors examine meaning along five dimensions - architecture meaning, responding uncertainty, from retrospection, compensating for violations, restoring meaning: physiological neurocognitive mechanisms. editors groundbreaking work bring together top researchers scholars explore crucial intersection psychological philosophical psychic life. Contributors sweeping survey not only many phenomenological aspects but also people's reactions loss violations when things that were once central one's life no longer make much sense. book concludes with a scholarly, how psychotherapy can help restore in face persistent violations. Written students introductory or advanced social psychology courses, will appeal clinicians specialising existential-humanistic psychotherapy.