Identity flexibility during adulthood : perspectives in adult development /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cham, Switzerland :
Springer,
2017.
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Table of Contents:
- Preface; How This Book Is Organized; The First Two Chapters; Remaining Chapters; Contents; Contributors; Part I: Concepts of Identity; Chapter 1: On the Stability of Identity Interacting with the Impermanence of Time; The Making of Identity; External Identity: Ourselves with Others; Internal Identity: Within Ourselves; Identity When the Brain Disrupts Memory; Conclusion; References; Chapter 2: Cognitive Underpinnings of Identity Flexibility in Adulthood; The Models of Quantum Weirdness, Living Systems, and Chaos Speak to Evolving Identity
- New Physics Models Underlying Identity Flexibility General Systems Theory (GST) of Living Systems Underlies Identity Flexibility; Chaos, Complexity, Self-Regulating Systems, and Identity Flexibility; Self-Organizing Systems; Postformal Cognition as a Cognitive Tool to Construct Flexible Adult Identity; Creating the Flexible Adult Self: Complex Postformal Adult Cognition About Felt Connections; Failure to Feel Connected in Any One Dimension; What Happens to Adult Identity Flexibility When Adults Lack Postformal Thought?; Applications and Research Strategies; References
- Part II: Research, Theory, Personal ExperiencesChapter 3: Identity Flexibility and Wisdom in Adulthood: The Roles of a Growth-Oriented Identity Style and Contemplative Processes; Introduction; Identity Development and Flexibility; Identity Processing; The Growth-Oriented Identity Style and Wisdom; The Role of Contemplative Processes; Concluding Comments; References; Chapter 4: An Experiential Exploration of Identity During Emerging Adulthood: The Impact of Growth Experiences on Emerging Adulthood Characteristics; Existential Lens; Narrative Identity; Method; Participants; Procedure
- Measures Results and Discussion; Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Bridging the Gap: Black Immigrant Identities and Dreams of Home; Bridging the Gap: Black Immigrant Identities and Dreams of Home; Identity Development; Black Racial Identity Development Theories; Immigrant Incorporation/Acculturation and Identities; References; Chapter 6: Flexibility in Persons with Dementia; How Did It Ever Come to This?; Using the Capacities of Persons with Dementia; Examples of Flexibility in Persons with Dementia; Beer Making; Training Dogs; Learning a New Language; Creating Companies
- Resident-Led Activity Programming Remembering Those Close to Us; Altruism in Persons with Dementia; Intergenerational Programming; Creative Arts; Travel; Resident-Led Communities; The Price of Flexibility: Giving Up Control; The Audacity of Hope; References; Chapter 7: Spirituality as a Framework for Confronting Life's Existential Questions in Later Adulthood; Merton, Rohr, and an Approach to Spirituality in Later Adulthood; Setting the Stage: Cognitive Development in Adulthood; Setting the Stage: Personality Development in Adulthood