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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"life crisis"”.
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Death concern and the resolution of the mid-life crisis
'Mid-life crisis' has become an increasingly popular term to describe the turmoil and changes in behaviour that many men experience during midlife (Collin, 1979). The full nature of this experience, however, remains unclear. An awareness of one’s mortality or concern over death appears to be one of …
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An exploration of life crisis experiences of employed and unemployed early adults in Windhoek, Namibia
The aim of this study was to explore life crises prevalence of both employed and unemployed early adults in Windhoek, Namibia, by comparing differences in life crisis reporting between them. The study also aimed to determine gender differences in life crisis experiences of early adults, if any, and …
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Early Mid-Life Women: A Study of Self-Reported Mid-Life Crisis Among Evangelical Women Age 34--45 and Their Likelihood to Participate in Learning Experiences
… the total sample were having or have had a mid-life crisis. The mean age for beginning of the mid-life crisis was 39.947. The mean ending age was 42.615.
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North of Sixty-Six
… fictional story of Cole James and his quarter-life crisis. Realizing he has made it to his mid-twenties without accomplishing much of anything, Cole and two friends decide they're going to make it big in Hollywood. On the way out of town, he takes revenge against Sears, his employer, which he …
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"I Just Hope this isn't the End": an interpretative phenomenological analysis of unemployment in university graduates with common mental health issues
… It constitutes a developmental-existential life-crisis where they are unable to complete their rite of passage into social adulthood, leaving them vulnerable to becoming entrenched in their mental health-related difficulties and less able to overcome their unemployment. The practical …
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The Conversation About the Keys: Original Plays - Part I: Tim Without Thalia; Part II: Thalia With Someone Else
… of being tired, but not yet sleepy. The "quarter-life crisis" if you will: When everyone else seems to be getting married, having kids, starting their own basket-weaving businesses, except you. When relationships between college friends break and relationships between "real life" friends…break. …
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GESTURES TOWARDS EMPTINESS: AN EXPLORATION OF RITUAL WITH REFERENCE TO BUDDHIST TRADITION AND INNOVATION
… of a body of work. 4. The effects of a personal life-crisis (contracting diabetes type 2) on the course of study; i.e. the discovery of ritualised artmaking as a form of healing and catalyst for increased artistic productivity. The foundation of the enquiry is both theoretical and practical. The …
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‘Being-at-home’ and homelessness: an interpretive phenomenological analysis of the experiences of Syrian involuntary immigrants living in Istanbul, Turkey
… emerged from the narratives: experience of loss; crisis; making a new home; and significance of home. The loss of home was often described as a painful and earth-shaking experience, which changed my participants’ lives radically and forever. While multiple losses at physical, psychological, social …
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A phenomenological study of couples who pursue infertility and the impact on their lives
… research indicated that infertility is a major life crisis that often results in numerous losses. Grieving their losses was a consistent theme that emerged. However, all the participants seemed to be at different stages of the grieving cycle. For those who were able to adopt a child, infertility …
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Religious Coping Among People of Individuals with HIV/AIDS
… one’s psychological health as he/she deals with life crisis. Religious coping strategies explained variance above and beyond demographics variables. Although religious and spiritual beliefs and practices have been frequently associated with greater psychological well-being among the illness …
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Dynamics of self-discovery in Hermann Hesse’s novels (1919–43): an analysis of the influence of Jung, Freud and Nietzsche on Hesse
… and Freud whilst simultaneously undergoing a mid-life crisis. Hesse had three separate periods of Jungian psychoanalysis sessions during his life: 1916–18, 1921 and 1925–26, and seems to have been more attracted to Jung’s concern with imaginative and aesthetic processes in the human psyche than …
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BEREAVEMENT AND FACTORS OF ADJUSTMENT AMONG CHRISTIAN, JEWISH, AND MUSLIM BEREAVED PARENTS
… bereavement is recognized as a considerable life crisis (Strobe & Hanson, 2001). Furthermore, bereaved parents are more likely to be at risk for having long lasting, and intense psychological problems such as anxiety, depression, and even suicide (Darbyshire, 2013; Omerove et.al, 2013). …
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A framework for understanding student drop-out in the further education context
… that they have learnt enough,<br/>4. the life crisis drop-out, who is the victim of accident, ill health or misfortune.<br/><br/>The empirical evidence collected during this research contradicts the commonly accepted view that drop-outs are a 'drain' on society. It is shown that the word …
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An evaluation of the effectiveness of the counselling service at the Parent Centre: A social work study conducted in Cape Town
… that parenting, for all that it is a normative life transition, is also a life crisis, and in the further recognition of the significance of the early years in a child's life. The study was located within a limited overview of research literature pertaining to effectiveness studies. It …
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Crisis management: towards a model for the hotel industry : an examination of crisis preparedness and stakeholder relationships in crisis situations.
… crises are an integral part of organizational life. Crisis situations are by nature novel, unstructured, frameworks. Crises are sudden, acute, and demand a timely response. Most man-made crises are in principle preventable. Crisis management is a new field of research that addresses the …
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The Exploratory Study of Consumers' Experience of Using Food Pantries and Their Self-Sufficiency and Quality of Life
… self-sufficiency, motivation, and quality of life. These subjects were addressed in the present study. SUBJECTS: From 12 randomly selected food pantries in the greater Dallas area that are serviced by the North Texas Food Bank, 151consumers were surveyed, which included 112 females and 39 …
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Religiositet bland migranter : Sverige-chilenares förhållande till religion och samfund
… to Sweden. The interviews are thematic life stories. Each one of the individuals narrates his or her life-story and each narration focuses upon a theme: one’s own religiosity. The study also includes data collected by sending a letter to a larger, random selection of Swedish-Chileans. …