Positive adaptation to psychological trauma and wisdom both have a rich history in European literature and philosophy. Although the literature on posttraumatic growth has recognized the possibility of wisdom as an outcome of adaptation, its role in the process of adaptation has been neglected. A theoretical framework is presented that conceptualizes three dimensions of wisdom as crucial to an u...

Title of Dissertation: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF PERSON CULTURE FIT: CONVERGENCE OF MENTAL MODELS Lin Zhu, Doctor of Philosophy, 2012 Dissertation Directed By: Dr. Meina Liu Department of Communication The person-environment fit hypothesis argues that the match or fit between an individual and the environment predicts positive adaptation outcomes for the person. Unfortunately, the person-environm...

OBJECTIVE To characterize the prevalence and impact of symptoms of scleroderma in Brazilian patients and to describe their satisfaction with medical care and psychological symptoms. METHODS One-hundred and twenty eight Brazilian scleroderma patients participated in an online survey by filling out a Portuguese version of the Canadian Scleroderma Patient Survey of Health Concerns and Research P...

In this reappraisal of the work of Pierre Janet at the centenary of the publication of L'automatisme psychologique, the authors review his investigations into the mental processes that transform traumatic experiences into psychopathology. Janet was the first to systematically study dissociation as the crucial psychological process with which the organism reacts to overwhelming experiences and s...

The concept of general intelligence as measured by standard IQ tests has always been a difficult fit for evolutionary psychology. This paper argues that intelligence is a set of domain general abilities which was not designed to solve any specific problem from the human evolutionary past. Rather, general intelligence equips humans to make mental models of the environment and to develop action p...

E-learning systems grew to popular knowledge delivery systems until now. Several applications have already been implemented and many project initiatives have been started. Although such systems come with interesting advantages, there are still many unsolved problems. Enriching common learning content by applying multimedia did not meet the general expectation to decrease drop out rates of e-lea...

The article is devoted to the problem of adaptation first–year students - future teachers university education. concept «adaptation students», factors and a set problems first-year student are considered. analysis component psychological social adaptability orientation in educational process when studying at presented. results survey diagnosis identify difficulties experienced by first year stu...

A revised instrument for assessing cultural adaptation and psychological adaptation across diverse groups is reported. The Cultural Adaptation and Adjustment Scale (CAAS) was designed as a research tool in counseling and education to examine various facets of human development and adjustment based on the empirical literature. The exploratory factor analytic study builds on an earlier pilot and ...

the main purpose of this research was to study the variables and factors that affect adaptation of university to external environment and to develop a model for assessment of tehran public universities adaptation to external environment. a mixed method research approach involving a three-round delphi study was used to record responses to the closed-questions and open-ended-questions. other data...

Introduction: Adulthood is associated with many challenges which requires adaptability. Differences between adults and the older adults are important to adapt with these challenges and facilitators of adaptation. The present study aimed to determine the difference between the meaning of life and psychological well-being through different age groups of adults, older adults and oldest olds.   M...