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Acknowledgements; Contents; Author's Note; 1 Introduction: What Are the True Benefits of Adversity?; References; 2 Contemporary Understandings of Posttraumatic Growth; Psychological Perspectives on Posttraumatic Growth; Evidence for Posttraumatic Growth; References; 3 Can We Trust Current Findings on Posttraumatic Growth?; What Do We Really Know About Posttraumatic Growth?; Conceptualizing Posttraumatic Growth as Positive Personality Change; Can We Expect Changes in the Big 5 Following Trauma?; Does Perceived Posttraumatic Growth Reflect a Personality Characteristic?
Conclusion: Many Unanswered Critical QuestionsReferences; 4 Methodologies for the Study of Posttraumatic Growth: Some New Directions; Corroborating Reports of Self-perceived Posttraumatic Growth; Assessing Posttraumatic Growth at the Daily Level; References; 5 Exploring the Long-Term Benefits of Adversity: What Is Posttraumatic Wisdom?; Is There Reason to Believe People Become Wiser Following Adversity?; What Is Wisdom? A Brief Overview of Psychological Accounts; Unanswered Questions on How Wisdom May Develop Through Adversity; Identifying the "Wise Profile."
Some Foundational Questions to Address in Studying Wisdom Following AdversityReferences; 6 Employing the Tools of Growth: The Example of Displaced Populations; How Has Refugee Mental Health Been Studied?; Criticizing Prevailing Approaches to Refugee Mental Health; From Victims to Survivors: Recognizing Individuals' Agency; The Value of Growth-Focused Models in Improving Refugee Mental Health; Toward an Integrative Approach to Refugee Mental Health; References; 7 Conclusion: Posttraumatic Growth: A Worthy Idea Poorly Studied.
Highlight the Unique Limitations of Retrospective Self-perceived Measures of Posttraumatic GrowthExamine Situational Contingencies of Daily Posttraumatic Growth; Achieve Greater Clarity of the Role of Clinical Trauma Versus Adversity in Posttraumatic Growth; Study Posttraumatic Growth as a Developmental Phenomenon and Focus of a Broader Set of "Character Skills"; Obtain Measurements Over and Above Self-reports When Conducting Posttraumatic Growth Research; Develop Evidence-Based Interventions That Enable Survivors of Adversity to Recover Successful from Their Experiences; References; Index.
Conclusion: Many Unanswered Critical QuestionsReferences; 4 Methodologies for the Study of Posttraumatic Growth: Some New Directions; Corroborating Reports of Self-perceived Posttraumatic Growth; Assessing Posttraumatic Growth at the Daily Level; References; 5 Exploring the Long-Term Benefits of Adversity: What Is Posttraumatic Wisdom?; Is There Reason to Believe People Become Wiser Following Adversity?; What Is Wisdom? A Brief Overview of Psychological Accounts; Unanswered Questions on How Wisdom May Develop Through Adversity; Identifying the "Wise Profile."
Some Foundational Questions to Address in Studying Wisdom Following AdversityReferences; 6 Employing the Tools of Growth: The Example of Displaced Populations; How Has Refugee Mental Health Been Studied?; Criticizing Prevailing Approaches to Refugee Mental Health; From Victims to Survivors: Recognizing Individuals' Agency; The Value of Growth-Focused Models in Improving Refugee Mental Health; Toward an Integrative Approach to Refugee Mental Health; References; 7 Conclusion: Posttraumatic Growth: A Worthy Idea Poorly Studied.
Highlight the Unique Limitations of Retrospective Self-perceived Measures of Posttraumatic GrowthExamine Situational Contingencies of Daily Posttraumatic Growth; Achieve Greater Clarity of the Role of Clinical Trauma Versus Adversity in Posttraumatic Growth; Study Posttraumatic Growth as a Developmental Phenomenon and Focus of a Broader Set of "Character Skills"; Obtain Measurements Over and Above Self-reports When Conducting Posttraumatic Growth Research; Develop Evidence-Based Interventions That Enable Survivors of Adversity to Recover Successful from Their Experiences; References; Index.