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James J. Magee - Paradox for Life Review - 9780765708670 - V9780765708670
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Paradox for Life Review

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Description for Paradox for Life Review Hardback. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: JMD; MMJT; VFJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
Paradox for Life Review explains how older adults' levels of self-esteem become the lens through which they review their reminiscences. It shows how three bases for self-esteem—the epigenetic self, the family scripted self, and the metaphysical self—affect the accuracy of this lens. It then describes how life review groups have used paradoxes drawn from poetry, drama, word play, intergenerational family dynamics, Eastern and Western mystical traditions, and personal life experiences to enable members to discover new lenses for accepting their history with compassion and wisdom. The book uses the reminiscences of forty-two older adults to illustrate the positive influence ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
Number of Pages
120
Place of Publication
Northvale NJ, United States
ISBN
9780765708670
SKU
V9780765708670
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About James J. Magee
Dr. James J. Magee is professor emeritus of counseling and gerontology at The College of New Rochelle where he has taught for 30 years. He is the author of A Professional’s Guide to Older Adults’ Life Review: Releasing the Peace Within and 40 articles and chapters on gerontological topics.

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