| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 90 pages .) |
| Series |
SpringerBriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research, 2211-7644 |
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SpringerBriefs in well-being and quality of life research. 2211-7644
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| Contents |
Definition of Alexithymia -- The History of the Construct and Etiology of Alexithymia -- The Importance of Research on Alexithymia -- Measurement of Alexithymia -- Recommendations for Measurement -- Correlates of Alexithymia -- Alexithymia and Personality -- Alexithymia and Subjective Well-Being -- Summary and Recommendations for Future Research. |
| Summary |
This briefs reviews the literature on alexithymia with a particular focus on the relation between positive well-being and alexithymia. It starts by exploring the definition, history and etiology of the construct. The briefs then discusses the importance of research and presents new research which sheds light on why alexithymia is characterized by poor well-being. The research strongly suggests that people who score high in alexithymia are low in aspects of positive well-being such as happiness, life satisfaction, and positive affect, and high in aspects of negative well-being, such as depression and negative affect. Next, the book examines the correlates of alexithymia and the latter's relation with personality and subjective well-being. Although there has been an increased interest in human flourishing, and even though research in positive psychology has included personality, there has been little application of positive psychology to people with deficits in emotional processing including people with alexithymia. This briefs fills that gap. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Note |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed August 20, 2013). |
| Subject |
Alexithymia.
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Happiness.
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Quality of life -- Research.
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Psychology.
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Positive psychology.
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Quality of Life Research.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
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MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Diseases.
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MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
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Droit.
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Sciences sociales.
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Sciences humaines.
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Alexithymia. (OCoLC)fst00804766
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Happiness. (OCoLC)fst00951160
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Quality of life -- Research. (OCoLC)fst01085029
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Holder, Mark D., author.
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| Standard No. |
10.1007/978-94-007-7177-2 doi |
| ISBN |
9789400771772 (electronic bk.) |
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9400771770 (electronic bk.) |
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