The Human Quest for Meaning: A Handbook of Psychological Research and Clinical Applications (Personality and Clinical Psychology) (Hardcover)

by Paul T.P. Wong (Editor), Prem S. Fry (Editor)

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An authoritative handbook on the quest for personal meaning and dedicated to Viktor Frankl.
—Scientific & Medical Network

If, like me, you think therapy can enhance the meaning of a client's life, then this book is well worth reading....In general, the papers are interesting, well-written, relevant and recommended reading. A striking feature of this book is that its 19 chapters make scant reference to each other. This makes Wong and Fry's achievement in bringing these chapters together all the more important.
—Journal of Society for Existential Analysis

An authoritative handbook on the quest for personal meaning and dedicated to Viktor Frankl.
—Scientific & Medical Network

If, like me, you think therapy can enhance the meaning of a clients life, then this book is well worth reading....In general, the papers are interesting, well-written, relevant and recommended reading. A striking feature of this book is that its 19 chapters make scant reference to each other. This makes Wong and Frys achievement in bringing these chapters together all the more important.
—Journal of Society for Existential Analysis

This collection constitutes a comprehensive, timely, and important contribution to the study of lives. The readable and incisive chapters stimulate a deeper understanding of the importance of personal coherence and integrity for adjustment and morale, and suggest significant new approaches to the study of the manner in which adults make sense of their lives. this book is essential reading for researchers and clinicians alike. -- Bertram Cohler, University of Chicago

Product Description
The time is ripe to present a comprehensive and state-of-the-art handbook on the converging developments of research and applications employing personal meaning research and logotherapy. It may be considered a sequel to Viktor Frankl's "Man's Search for Meaning", because it covers all the significant developments related to the theme of meaning.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 488 pages
• Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum; 1 edition (August 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0805825037
• ISBN-13: 978-0805825039
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.5 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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5.0 out of 5 stars For studies of personal meaning - this is it!, December 18, 2006

By	James Preston "Jim Preston" (Santa Clara, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This collection of academic but very readable papers covers three general areas:
1) Theoretical approaches to personal meaning.
2) Research in personal meaning.
3) The Role of personal meaning in counseling and psychotherapy.

Under each of these headings are a half dozen chapters by various researchers in the field. The reader is exposed to a variety of concepts and views across a wide spectrum of the topic.

I only read the first two sections because they are relevant to my project. I have a pile of little Post-It Notes bookmarking the sections that I consider important and I need to go back through them to develop a concept for my project - meaning design for residential interiors and products. However, I think that anyone interested in meaning in human lives, including religion students, would find much of interest here.

- jim