Adaptation to Life
Author(s): George E. Vaillant
Based on a long-term study begun in 1939 exploring the human life cycle, this work provides an analysis of individual differences in coping with stress in life. The author presents a clearly defined scheme of "adaptive mechanisms" that are rated mature, immature, neurotic or psychotic.
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Part 1 The study of mental health - methods and illustrations: introduction; mental health; the men of the Grant study; how they were studied; health redefined - the joyful expression of sex and of anger. Part 2 Basic styles of adaptation: adaptive ego mechanisms - a hierarchy; sublimation; suppression, anticipation, altruism and humour; the neurotic defenses; the immature defenses. Part 3 Developments consequences of adaptation: the adult life cycle - in one culture; paths into health; successful adjustment; the child is father to the man; friends, wives and children. Part 4 Conclusions: the maturing ego; what is mental health - a reprise; a summary. Appendices: a glossary of defenses; the interview schedule; the rating scales.
General Fields
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- : Harvard University Press
- : *Harvard University Press
- : 0.45
- : 01 August 1998
- : 196mm X 125mm X 32mm
- : books
Special Fields
- : George E. Vaillant
- : Paperback
- : 155.24