Invitation to Personal Learning and Growth | p. 3 |
Where Am I Now? | p. 3 |
Choice and Change | p. 4 |
A Model for Personal Growth | p. 8 |
Are You an Active Learner? | p. 19 |
Multiple Intelligences and Multiple Learning Styles | p. 21 |
Getting the Most From This Book: Suggestions for Personal Learning | p. 28 |
Summary | p. 31 |
Where Can I Go From Here? | p. 32 |
The Rogers Indicator of Multiple Intelligences | p. 35 |
Resources for Future Study | p. 40 |
Reviewing Your Childhood and Adolescence | p. 43 |
Where Am I Now? | p. 43 |
Stages of Personality Development: A Preview | p. 44 |
Infancy | p. 50 |
Early Childhood | p. 53 |
Impact of the First 6 Years of Life | p. 57 |
Middle Childhood | p. 59 |
Pubescence | p. 65 |
Adolescence | p. 66 |
Summary | p. 69 |
Where Can I Go From Here? | p. 70 |
Resources for Future Study | p. 70 |
Adulthood and Autonomy | p. 73 |
Where Am I Now? | p. 73 |
The Struggle Toward Autonomy and Interdependence | p. 74 |
Stages of Adulthood | p. 90 |
Early Adulthood | p. 91 |
Middle Adulthood | p. 97 |
Late Middle Age | p. 102 |
Late Adulthood | p. 104 |
Summary | p. 111 |
Where Can I Go From Here? | p. 112 |
Resources for Future Study | p. 113 |
Your Body and Wellness | p. 117 |
Where Am I Now? | p. 117 |
Wellness and Life Choices | p. 119 |
Maintaining Sound Health Practices | p. 126 |
Your Bodily Identity | p. 135 |
Summary | p. 146 |
Where Can I Go From Here? | p. 147 |
Resources for Future Study | p. 147 |
Managing Stress | p. 151 |
Where Am I Now? | p. 151 |
Sources of Stress | p. 153 |
Effects of Stress | p. 156 |
Destructive Reactions to Stress | p. 161 |
Constructive Responses to Stress | p. 164 |
Time Management | p. 168 |
Money Management | p. 170 |
Meditation | p. 171 |
Mindfulness | p. 174 |
Deep Relaxation | p. 175 |
Yoga | p. 177 |
Therapeutic Massage | p. 178 |
Summary | p. 181 |
Where Can I Go From Here? | p. 181 |
Resources for Future Study | p. 183 |
Love | p. 187 |
Where Am I Now? | p. 187 |
Love Makes a Difference | p. 189 |
Barriers to Loving and Being Loved | p. 190 |
Is It Worth It to Love? | p. 200 |
Learning to Love and Appreciate Ourselves | p. 202 |
Inauthentic and Authentic Love | p. 203 |
Summary | p. 209 |
Where Can I Go From Here? | p. 209 |
Resources for Future Study | p. 210 |
Relationships | p. 213 |
Where Am I Now? | p. 213 |
Types of Intimacy | p. 214 |
Meaningful Relationships: A Personal View | p. 218 |
Anger and Conflict in Relationships | p. 224 |
Dealing With Communication Blocks | p. 230 |
Gay and Lesbian Relationships | p. 235 |
Separation and Divorce | p. 241 |
Summary | p. 247 |
Where Can I Go From Here? | p. 248 |
Resources for Future Study | p. 250 |
Becoming the Woman or Man You Want to be | p. 253 |
Where Am I Now? | p. 253 |
Male Roles | p. 254 |
Female Roles | p. 264 |
Alternatives to Rigid Gender-Role Expectations | p. 275 |
Summary | p. 278 |
Where Can I Go From Here? | p. 279 |
Resources for Future Study | p. 280 |
Sexuality | p. 283 |
Where Am I Now? | p. 283 |
Misconceptions About Sexuality | p. 284 |
Developing Your Own Sexual Values | p. 285 |
Learning to Talk Openly About Sexual Issues | p. 288 |
Sex and Guilt | p. 290 |
Learning to Enjoy Sensuality and Sexuality | p. 293 |
Sex and Intimacy | p. 296 |
AIDS: A Contemporary Crisis | p. 299 |
Other Sexually Transmitted Diseases | p. 307 |
Sexual Abuse and Harassment | p. 309 |
Summary | p. 317 |
Where Can I Go From Here? | p. 319 |
Resources for Future Study | p. 319 |
Work and Recreation | p. 323 |
Where Am I Now? | p. 323 |
Your College Education as Your Work | p. 325 |
Choosing an Occupation or Career | p. 328 |
The Process of Deciding on a Career | p. 338 |
Choices at Work | p. 342 |
Changing Careers in Midlife | p. 346 |
Retirement | p. 347 |
The Place of Work and Recreation in Your Life | p. 350 |
Summary | p. 355 |
Where Can I Go From Here? | p. 356 |
Resources for Future Study | p. 359 |
Loneliness and Solitude | p. 363 |
Where Am I Now? | p. 363 |
The Value of Loneliness and Solitude | p. 364 |
Learning to Confront the Fear of Loneliness | p. 366 |
Creating Our Own Loneliness Through Shyness | p. 369 |
Loneliness and Our Life Stages | p. 373 |
Summary | p. 384 |
Where Can I Go From Here? | p. 385 |
Resources for Future Study | p. 386 |
Death and Loss | p. 389 |
Where Am I Now? | p. 389 |
Our Fears of Death | p. 391 |
Death and the Meaning of Life | p. 393 |
Suicide: Ultimate Choice or Ultimate Cop-Out? | p. 397 |
Freedom in Dying | p. 400 |
The Stages of Death and Loss | p. 403 |
Grieving Over Death, Separation, and Other Losses | p. 409 |
Being "Dead" Psychologically and Socially | p. 413 |
How Well Are You Living Life? | p. 418 |
Summary | p. 418 |
Where Can I Go From Here? | p. 419 |
Resources for Future Study | p. 420 |
Meaning and Values | p. 423 |
Where Am I Now? | p. 423 |
Our Quest for Identity | p. 424 |
Our Search for Meaning and Purpose | p. 427 |
The Foundations of Meaning | p. 429 |
Our Values in Action | p. 435 |
Embracing Diversity | p. 438 |
The Quick Discrimination Index | p. 442 |
Summary | p. 445 |
Where Can I Go From Here? | p. 445 |
Resources for Future Study | p. 448 |
Pathways to Personal Growth | p. 451 |
Where Am I Now? | p. 451 |
Pathways for Continued Self-Exploration | p. 452 |
Counseling as a Path to Self-Understanding | p. 454 |
Dreams as a Path to Self-Understanding | p. 456 |
Concluding Comments | p. 460 |
Where Can I Go From Here? | p. 461 |
Resources for Future Study | p. 462 |
References and Suggested Readings | p. 464 |
Index | p. 471 |
Photo Credits | p. 476 |
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