Adaptation to Life /

Adaptation to Life / by George E. Vaillant.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Vaillant, George E., 1934- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Little, Brown and Company, [1977]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Adulthood > Longitudinal studies.
Adjustment (Psychology) > Longitudinal studies.
Defense mechanisms (Psychology) > Longitudinal studies.
Emotional maturity > Longitudinal studies.
Table of Contents:
  • Mental health
  • The men of the grant study
  • How they were studied
  • Health redefined
  • the joyful expression of sex and of anger
  • Adaptive ego mechanisms
  • a hierarchy
  • Sublimation
  • Suppression, anticipation, altruism, and humor
  • The neurotic defenses
  • The immature defenses
  • The adult life cycle
  • in one culture
  • Paths into health
  • Successful adjustment
  • The child is father to the man
  • Friends, wives, and children
  • The maturing ego
  • What is mental health
  • a reprise
  • A summary
  • Appendix A : A glossary of defenses
  • Appendix B : The interview schedule
  • Appendix C : The rating scales.

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