Overview

"Robert Butler's call for life reviews has exerted a key influence on the way gerontologists have looked at reminiscence and remembering. Widely thought to be a helpful mechanism for integrating past and future, the process of life review needs better specification and evaluation based on sound research. """"The Meaning of Reminiscence and Life Review"""" brings together both research and application pieces covering the range of possibilities. It examines important controversies and asks: """"Does it work?"""" and """"What is the evidence?"""" Given their own voice, what do old people say about looking back?"

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Author:   Jon Hendricks
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780415785334

ISBN 10:   0415785332
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   07 May 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Looking Back on My Self: The Meaning of the Past Jon Hendricks SECTION I: LIFE REVIEW AS CONCEPTUAL INTEGRATION Butler's Life Review: How Universal Is It? Sharan B. Merriam Reminiscing: The State of the Art as a Basis for Practice Barbara K. Haight Reminiscence, Adaptation, and Social Context in Old Age Debra David SECTION II: RESEARCH INTO THE ROLE OF LIFE REVIEW Life Patterns and Age Styles in Older Adults Peter Martin Individual Differences in Reminiscence among Older Adults: Predictors of Frequency and Pleasantness Ratings of Reminiscence Activity P.S. Fry If You Had Your Life to Live Over Again: What Would You Do Differently? Mary Kay DeGenova A Study of Autobiographical Memories in Depressed and Nondepressed Elderly Individuals Janet Anderson Yang and Lynn P. Rehm Including Social Factors in the Analysis of Reminiscence in Elderly Individuals Simone Lammé and Jan Baars SECTION III: REMINISCENCE AND LIFE REVIEW AS INTERVENTION The Autobiographical Group: A Tool for the Reconstruction of Past Life Experience with the Aged Luis Botella and Guillem Feixas Themes in Reminiscence Groups with Older Women Irene Burnside Styles of Reminiscence and Ego Development of Older Women Residing in Long-Term Care Settings Sarah Reese Beaton Reminiscence, Life Review, and Ego Integrity in Nursing Home Residents Lois B. Taft and Milton F. Nehrke Reminiscentia: Cherished Objects as Memorabilia in Late-Life Reminiscence Edmund Sherman Mourning and Reminiscence: Parallel Psychotherapeutic Processes for Elderly People Linda L. Viney, Yvonne N. Benjamin, and Carol Preston Contributors

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