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This book advances an integrative approach to understanding the phenomenon of psychosocial maturation. Through a rigorous, dialectically-informed interpretation of psychoanalytic and humanistic-existential-phenomenological sources, Mufid James Hannush distils thirty essential markers of maturity. The dialectical approach is described as a process whereby lived, affect-and-value laden polar meanings are transformed, through deep insight, into complementary and integrative meta-meanings. The author demonstrates how responding to the call of maturation can be viewed as a life project that serves the ultimate purpose of living a balanced life. The book will appeal to students and scholars of human development, psychotherapy, social work, philosophy, and existential, humanistic, and phenomenological psychology.

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Author:   Mufid James Hannush
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2021
Weight:   0.836kg
ISBN:  

9783030743178

ISBN 10:   3030743179
Pages:   540
Publication Date:   17 July 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction Part I The Capacities for Self-Analysis, Self-Understanding, and Self-Transcendence 2. Self-Analysis: The Capacity for Self-Analysis Through Self-Reflection 3. Self-Understanding: The Capacity for Self-Understanding and Insight into the Self 4. Self-Transcendence: The Capacity for Self-Transcendence Through the Suspension of Belief/JudgmentPart II The Capacities for Balance, Feelings, and Creativity 5. Balance: The Capacity to Establish and Maintain a Dialectical Balance Between Polar Lifeworld Meanings6. Feelings: The Capacity to Balance One’s Feelings and Come to Terms with the Ambivalences and Ambiguities of Existence 7. Creativity: The Capacity for Creativity and Creative Living Part III The Capacities for Aesthetics, Goodness, Kindness, and Truth8. Aesthetics: The Capacity for Relational Aesthetics 9. Goodness: The Capacity for Goodness 10. Kindness: The Capacity for Kindness 11. Truth: The Capacity to Seek, Find, and Be in the Service of Emotional and Relational Truth Part IV The Capacities for Companionship and Aloneness 12. Companionship: The Capacity for Companionship and Friendship 13. Aloneness: The Capacity to Be at Home with Aloneness, Silence, and Solitude Part V The Capacities for Self-Esteem, Flexibility, and Resilience14. Self-Esteem: The Capacity for Self-Esteem Regulation 15. Flexibility: The Capacity for Flexibility 16. Resilience: The Capacity for Resilience Part VI The Capacities for Acceptance, Authenticity, and Responsibility 17. Acceptance: The Capacity for Acceptance of Self, Others, and Life Itself 18. Authenticity: The Capacity for Authenticity, Congruence, Genuineness, and Realness 19. Responsibility (Response-Ability): The Capacity for the Acceptance, Assumption, and Owning of ResponsibilityPart VII The Capacities for Holding, Trust, and Hope 20. Holding: The Capacity for Holding and Containing the Self/Other 21. Trust: The Capacity to Trust Self and Others 22. Hope: The Capacity for Realistic HopePart VIII The Capacities for Empathy, Relating, and Repairing 23. Empathy: The Capacity for Empathy 24. Relating: The Capacity for Healthy Relating 25. Repairing: The Capacity for Repairing Relational Ruptures Part IX The Capacities for Irony, Joy, Love, and Work 26. Irony: The Capacity for Cultivating a Sense of Irony 27. Joy: The Capacity for Joy and Enjoyment as Manifested in Humor, Laughter, and Playfulness. 28. Love: The Capacity to Love and Be Loveable 29. Work: The Capacity for Generative WorkPart X The Capacities for Suffering and Mourning 30. Suffering: The Capacity to Endure Suffering 31. Mourning: The Capacity for Mourning and Working Through Loss 32. Conclusion

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Hannush's work is a psychoeducational tour de force on psychosocial maturation. ... The reader will appreciate that each chapter as a dedicated reference page(s) ... . This scholarly text would be excellent support for a graduate-level course in psychosocial maturation as well as lifespan development. ... Without doubt, the reader will enjoy much wisdom in this book. ... This instructive, comprehensive, and perceptive book thus ends with optimism and hope for our enduring and maturing selves ... . (Robert McInerney, Journal of Phenomenological Psychology, Vol. 53 (1), 2022)

Author Information

Mufid James Hannush was Associate Professor of Psychology at Rosemont College in Rosemont, USA. Professor Hannush is the author of Becoming Good Parents: An Existential Journey (2002).

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