Positive Psychological Approaches to Disaster Meaning, Resilience, a
Written by prominent proponents of disaster mental health and/or positive psychology, this comprehensive book examines disaster mental health and positive psychology in the context of natural and technological disasters. Chapters in the first section focu
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Positive Psychological Approaches to Disaster Meaning, Resilience, and Posttraumatic Growth
Positive Psychological Approaches to Disaster
Stefan E. Schulenberg Editor
Positive Psychological Approaches to Disaster Meaning, Resilience, and Posttraumatic Growth
Editor Stefan E. Schulenberg Department of Psychology Clinical-Disaster Research Center University of Mississippi Oxford, MS, USA
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“Being human always points, and is directed, to something or someone, other than oneself – be it a meaning to fulfill or another human being to encounter.” – Viktor E. Frankl “He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how.” – Friedrich Nietzsche For Ezra, For Laura, Whys to the How
Foreword
Fundamentally, therefore, any man can, even under such circumstances, decide what shall become of him - mentally and spiritually… It is this spiritual freedom - which cannot be taken away - that makes life meaningful and purposeful. Viktor E. Frankl, Man’s Search for Meaning
I am delighted to offer opening comments on this collection of new contributions to the study of disaster mental health and positive psychology, Positive Psychological Approaches to Disaster: Meaning, Resilience, and Posttraumatic Growth. As the above quote conveys, humans hold the unique capacity to self-transcend even the most tragic of circumstances and to showcase the triumph of the human spirit in the face of adversity, trauma, and suffering. The unique book you are holding celebrates this spirit with an inspiring voice of hope that speaks througho
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