Meaning in Positive and Existential Psychology

Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Psychologies of Meaning....Pages 3-22
Front Matter....Pages 23-24
Meaning in Life: Nature, Needs, and Myths....Pages 25-37
Existential Mattering: Bringing Attention to a Neglected but Central Aspect of Meaning?....Pages 39-51
Meaning as a Buffer for Existential Anxiety....Pages 53-64
Meaning in Terror Management Theory....Pages 65-79
Finding the Keys to Meaningful Happiness: Beyond Being Happy or Sad is to Love....Pages 81-93
Front Matter....Pages 95-96
Extending the Contexts of Existence: Benefits of Meaning-Guided Living....Pages 97-114
Ultimate Concerns from Existential and Positive Psychological Perspectives....Pages 115-128
Narrative Coherence and Disruption: Negotiating Between Positive and Existential Psychology....Pages 129-147
Viktor Frankl’s Meaning-Seeking Model and Positive Psychology....Pages 149-184
Positive Psychology, Existential Psychology, and the Presumption of Egoism....Pages 185-204
Anxiety and the Approach of Idealistic Meaning....Pages 205-220
Positive and Existential Psychological Approaches to the Experience of Meaning in Life....Pages 221-233
Front Matter....Pages 235-237
Meaning in Life and Coping: Sense of Meaning as a Buffer Against Stress....Pages 239-250
Perceived Meaning and Disaster Mental Health: A Role for Logotherapy in Clinical-Disaster Psychology....Pages 251-267
Meaning Sensitive Psychotherapy: Binding Clinical, Existential, and Positive Psychological Perspectives....Pages 269-289
Hardiness Leads to Meaningful Growth Through What is Learned When Resolving Stressful Circumstances....Pages 291-302
Do Meaning in Life and Purpose in Life Protect Against Suicide Ideation Among Community-Residing Older Adults?....Pages 303-324
Mourning, Meaning, and Memory: Individual, Communal, and Cultural Narration of Grief....Pages 325-346
Ebb and Flow in the Sense of Meaningful Purpose: A Lifespan Perspective on Alcohol and Other Drug Involvement....Pages 347-413
Front Matter....Pages 235-237
Well-Being and Personal Growth in Emerging Motherhood: And What About Meaning?....Pages 415-434
Back Matter....Pages 435-467