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Emotional Processing Deficits and Happiness

Assessing the Measurement, Correlates, and Well-Being of People with Alexithymia

Linden R. Timoney, Mark D. Holder (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

90 Seiten

2013
Springer (Verlag)
978-94-007-7176-5 (ISBN)

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This briefs reviews the literature on alexithymia with a particular focus on the relation between positive well-being and alexithymia. It starts by exploring the definition, history and etiology of the construct. The briefs then discusses the importance of research and presents new research which sheds light on why alexithymia is characterized by poor well-being. The research strongly suggests that people who score high in alexithymia are low in aspects of positive well-being such as happiness, life satisfaction, and positive affect, and high in aspects of negative well-being, such as depression and negative affect. Next, the book examines the correlates of alexithymia and the latter’s relation with personality and subjective well-being. Although there has been an increased interest in human flourishing, and even though research in positive psychology has included personality, there has been little application of positive psychology to people with deficits in emotional processing including people with alexithymia. This briefs fills that gap.

Chapter 1. Definition of Alexithymia.- Chapter 2. The History of the Construct and the Etiology of Alexithymia.- Chapter 3. The Importance of Research on Alexithymia.- Chapter 4. Measurement of Alexithymia.- Chapter 5. Recommendations for Measurement.- Chapter 6. Correlates of Alexithmia.- Chapter 7. Alexithymia and Personality.- Chapter 8. Alexithymia and Subjective Well-Being.- Chapter 9. Summary and Recommendations for Future Research.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	5.8.2013
Reihe/Serie	SpringerBriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research
Zusatzinfo	VII, 90 p.
Verlagsort	Dordrecht
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Allgemeine Psychologie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Humanistische Psychotherapien
	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Prävention / Gesundheitsförderung
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
Schlagworte	Alexithymia and Personality • Alexithymia and Subjective Well-Being • Approaches the Treatment of Alexithymia • Assessment of Alexithymia • Definitions of Alexithymia • Emotional Processing Disorders • Etiology of Alexithymia • Future Research on Alexithymia • Measurement of Alexithymia • Personality and Alexithymia • Positive Psychology and Alexithymia
ISBN-10	94-007-7176-2 / 9400771762
ISBN-13	978-94-007-7176-5 / 9789400771765
Zustand	Neuware