When Things Begin to Go Bad
Narrative Explorations of Difficult Issues
Published on 30. June 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
152 pages
978-0-7618-2865-5 (ISBN)
Description
How does a person make sense of their life when things begin to go bad? Editors George Howard and Edward Delgado-Romero posed this question to several psychologists, counselors, and therapists, to have them talk about a time in their lives when things began to go bad. When Things Begin to Go Bad presents thirteen personal narratives focused on hope-rather than despair and darkness-and deals with issues including health problems, racism, homophobia, disability, dysfunction, and death. The hope generated by these stories provides a realistic and mature trust that there is something to be learned when dealing with difficult issues. These inspiring stories provide fresh insight into how people can make sense of difficulties through the writing of personal narratives. The stories included in this volume have an application for psychological treatment and research, and represent a chance for people to relate their stories to those of others.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Lanham, MD
United States
Publishing group
University Press of America
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
206 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7618-2865-5 (9780761828655)
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Persons
George Howard holds a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Southern Illinois University. He is Professor in the Department of Psychology, University of Notre Dame.
Edward Anthony Delgado-Romero holds a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Notre Dame. He is Assistant Professor of Counseling and Educational Psychology at Indiana University, Bloomington.
Edward Anthony Delgado-Romero holds a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Notre Dame. He is Assistant Professor of Counseling and Educational Psychology at Indiana University, Bloomington.
Content
Chapter 1 Introduction: When Things Begin to Go Bad
Chapter 2 Diminishing Capacities
Chapter 3 Life at the Crossroads for One Professional Woman
Chapter 4 El Otro Lado
Chapter 5 What if Things are Getting Worse?
Chapter 6 Different Directions
Chapter 7 On Being Tricked into Attending College
Chapter 8 Lambs, Coyotes, and Counseling Psychologists: Dialogues on Multiculturalism in the Badlands of Privilege and Oppression
Chapter 9 Asian Indian Diaspora
Chapter 10 Visible and Invisible Minority: Double-whammy or Double Blessing?
Chapter 11 My Barn Having Burned to the Ground, I Can Now See the Moon
Chapter 12 Out of Control
Chapter 13 Changing the Default Mode in the Hard Drive of Life
Chapter 14 The Libra Soul
Chapter 15 Hope: A Qualitative Analysis
Chapter 16 Author Biographies
Chapter 17 Index
Chapter 2 Diminishing Capacities
Chapter 3 Life at the Crossroads for One Professional Woman
Chapter 4 El Otro Lado
Chapter 5 What if Things are Getting Worse?
Chapter 6 Different Directions
Chapter 7 On Being Tricked into Attending College
Chapter 8 Lambs, Coyotes, and Counseling Psychologists: Dialogues on Multiculturalism in the Badlands of Privilege and Oppression
Chapter 9 Asian Indian Diaspora
Chapter 10 Visible and Invisible Minority: Double-whammy or Double Blessing?
Chapter 11 My Barn Having Burned to the Ground, I Can Now See the Moon
Chapter 12 Out of Control
Chapter 13 Changing the Default Mode in the Hard Drive of Life
Chapter 14 The Libra Soul
Chapter 15 Hope: A Qualitative Analysis
Chapter 16 Author Biographies
Chapter 17 Index