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Adams, John D.; Spencer, Sabina A. – Training and Development Journal, 1988
Describes the seven-stage model of personal change that can be used to help individuals and organizations recover from major change. The stages are (1) destablizing and losing focus; (2) minimizing the impact; (3) questioning self-worth; (4) letting go of the past; (5) testing the new situation; (6) searching for meaning; and (7) integrating the…
Descriptors: Adults, Coping, Employees, Organizational Change
Sellers, Patricia – Fortune, 1995
Suggests that being fired is not the stigma it once was. Looks at 20 famous "failures" and where they are now, including Steven Jobs, Michael Milken, William Agee, Jimmy Johnson, and Ivan Boesky. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adults, Coping, Dismissal (Personnel), Failure
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Wood, Ann Stace – Career Planning and Adult Development Journal, 1995
Distinguishes between unchosen transitions (children maturing and leaving, parents aging, companies downsizing) and chosen ones (moving, divorce, marriage, career changes). Describes the steps one goes through: uneasiness, renewed energy, complaining, exploration, partial transition, and the completed transition. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adults, Career Change, Change Strategies, Coping
Porte, Barbara Ann – School Library Journal, 1987
Presents the concept of bibliotherapy and discusses the value of books--particularly modern fiction and poetry--for helping individuals to cope with death and other personal crises. Several specific titles are recommended for adults. (MES)
Descriptors: Adults, Bibliotherapy, Coping, Death
Zola, Irving Kenneth – Exceptional Parent, 1979
The author discusses the effects his disabilities have had on his life and explores some of the ways in which life is different for disabled persons. (PHR)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adults, Coping, Disabilities
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Blakely, Jim – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1988
The adult victim of accidental head injury as a result of an automobile accident recounts his experiences as a brain injured adult with such problems as poor balance, poor speech, spasticity, and lack of fine motor movement. He emphasizes his determination to get on with his life. (DB)
Descriptors: Adults, Coping, Emotional Adjustment, Injuries
Williamson, Bill – Adults Learning (England), 1998
Looks at the learning achievements of those who have suffered and survived including concentration camp survivors, migrants, prisoners, and others. Suggests that continued learning under adverse conditions may be necessary for emotional and physical survival. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adults, Coping, Disadvantaged, Educational Environment
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Graser, Horst; And Others – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1987
Four coping styles demonstrated by mentally retarded adults are postulated: the positive-passive style (high norm orientation with little tendency to get attention); negative-passive style (high tendency to get attention); assertive style (low norm orientation, high stigmatization, and low tendency to get attention); and defensive style (low…
Descriptors: Adults, Attention, Conformity, Coping
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Carlton, Patrick W.; Bennett, Marie K. – Community College Review, 1980
Supports the assumption that there is a high incidence of stress-related pathologies among college administrators. Defines stress, enumerates seven of its causes, and identifies several strategies that can be used by individuals and organizations to reduce and manage stress. (AYC)
Descriptors: Administrators, Adults, College Faculty, Coping
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Crespi, Tony D. – Counselor Education and Supervision, 1988
Notes that, as the population ages, the number of adults with visual impairments grows proportionately. Explores the population of visually impaired adults and discusses suggestions for counselor education relevant to preparing counselors to meet the needs of adults with visual handicaps. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Adults, Blindness, Coping
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Olszewski-Kubilius, Paula – Roeper Review, 2000
A model is presented that proposes environmental conditions for creative producers which result in responses that include the development of several key personality characteristics, such as a preference for time alone, an ability to cope with anxiety, freedom from conventionality, and the use of intellectual activities to fulfill emotional needs.…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Coping, Creativity
Hastings, Richard P.; Taunt, Helen M. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2002
This paper reviews research on the positive perceptions and experiences of other members in families with children with developmental disabilities. It also proposes a model for further study based on the hypothesis that positive perceptions function as strategies that help families adapt to or cope with the experiences of raising a child with…
Descriptors: Adults, Attitudes, Child Rearing, Children
Newman, Philip R.; Newman, Barbara M. – 1978
Psychosocial theory, based on the ideas of Erik Erikson and Robert Havighurst, is proposed as a useful framework for conceptualizing the potential for growth within the family. Erikson's (1950) eight stage theory of psychosocial development and Havighurst's (1959) concept of developmental tasks are used to take account of the stages of development…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Children, Coping
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Jones, David P. H. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1997
This editorial discusses two studies in this journal issue that explore mediating functions of coping strategies and social support in long-term outcomes of child abuse and neglect. It is argued that these studies provide empirical evidence of interest to social workers and mental health practitioners by identifying specific factors and strategies…
Descriptors: Adults, Child Abuse, Coping, Life Events
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Alber, Sheila R.; Foil, Carolyn R. – Remedial and Special Education, 2001
This article reviews "Facing Learning Disabilities in the Adult Years" by Joan Shapiro and Rebecca Rich, a book that discusses the definitions, causes, and characteristics of learning disabilities as well as many interventions for successful adult adjustment. The information is aimed at helping families and professionals, as well as the adults…
Descriptors: Adults, Coping, Disability Identification, Etiology
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