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082 0 4 _a150.1988
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100 1 _aTimoney, Linden R.
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aEmotional Processing Deficits and Happiness
_h[electronic resource] :
_bAssessing the Measurement, Correlates, and Well-Being of People with Alexithymia /
_cby Linden R. Timoney, Mark D. Holder.
264 1 _aDordrecht :
_bSpringer Netherlands :
_bImprint: Springer,
_c2013.
300 _aVII, 90 p.
_bonline resource.
336 _atext
_btxt
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aSpringerBriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research,
_x2211-7644
505 0 _aChapter 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.
520 _aThis 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.
650 0 _aPhilosophy (General).
650 0 _aQuality of Life.
650 0 _aQuality of Life
_xResearch.
650 1 4 _aPsychology.
650 2 4 _aPositive Psychology.
650 2 4 _aQuality of Life Research.
700 1 _aHolder, Mark D.
_eauthor.
710 2 _aSpringerLink (Online service)
773 0 _tSpringer eBooks
776 0 8 _iPrinted edition:
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830 0 _aSpringerBriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research,
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856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7177-2
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