Homesickness, Cognition and Health

ISBN-13: 9781138640030 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 152 str.

Shirley Fisher

Opis

Originally published in 1989, this title will be of considerable interest to those who have counselling or care-giving roles. An attentional resource model of homesickness experience is developed, and the implications for self-help and counselling are considered.

Spis treści

Preface  1. Geographical Transitions: Context-Dependent Effects and the Concept of Congruence  2. Theories of the Psychological Effects of Change and Transition  3. The Incidence and Features of Homesickness  4. Episodic Homesickness Reporting: The Implications for Attentional Resources  5. The Correlates of Homesickness: Associated Psychological States and Health  6. Circumstantial and Vulnerability Factors in Homesickness  7. Thinking Homesick: The Implications of Differences in Cognitive Organisation and Memory  8. Homesickness, Commitment, and the Job Strain Model  9. A Multi-Causal Cognitive Theory of Homesick Experience  10. Helping the Homesick: An Attentional Management Approach.  Appendix – The Dundee Relocation Inventory: A Diagnostic Test for the Assessment of Homesickness and Distress Following Transition.  References.  Author Index.  Subject Index.

O autorze

Shirley Fisher