Overwhelmed Coping with Life's Ups and Downs
by Schlossberg, Nancy K.Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2007-10-28
Publisher(s): M. Evans & Company
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Summary
Overwhelmed helps people make sense of the transitions they face in everyday Life. This book is based on years of research-studies of people moving, adults returning to school, people whose jobs were eliminated, the stresses of retirement, and non-events like not having a baby or not being promoted. These studies resulted in the development of a framework for understanding any type of transition. Based on this research, Overwhelmed presents a step-by-step approach to turning overwhelming transitions into challenging experiences. By systematically sizing up transitions and the resources for dealing with them, people can learn how to build on their strengths, cut their losses, and even grow in the process. Book jacket.
Author Biography
Nancy K. Schlossberg is copresident of Transition Works, a consulting firm, and professor emerita at the College of Education, University of Maryland, College Park
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | p. xi |
| Preface | p. xiii |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Approaching Change | p. 7 |
| The Transition Process | p. 9 |
| Transitions: A Definition | p. 9 |
| Today Is Not Forever | p. 13 |
| Approaching Change: A Perspective | p. 18 |
| Your Transition | p. 18 |
| Transitions: Their Infinite Variety | p. 21 |
| Elected Transitions | p. 21 |
| Surprise Transitions-When the Unexpected Happens | p. 25 |
| Non-Events: When the Expected Doesn't Happen | p. 28 |
| Life on Hold: The Transition Waiting to Happen | p. 30 |
| Sleeper Transitions | p. 33 |
| Countertransitions: It Never Rains but It Pours | p. 36 |
| The Nature of Transitions | p. 39 |
| Types of Transitions: A Summary | p. 39 |
| Identify Your Transition | p. 41 |
| Taking Stock | p. 43 |
| Taking Stock of Your Situation | p. 45 |
| Your Evaluation of Your Transition | p. 46 |
| Your Ability to Plan | p. 48 |
| Timing | p. 49 |
| Control of the Transition | p. 50 |
| Previous Experience | p. 52 |
| The Permanence of the Transition | p. 53 |
| The Rest of Your Life | p. 53 |
| Summarizing Your Situation | p. 54 |
| Your Situation Review | p. 55 |
| Taking Stock of Your Self and Your Supports | p. 57 |
| Your Self | p. 57 |
| Your Supports | p. 62 |
| Putting It Together: The Case of David | p. 73 |
| Your Self Review | p. 75 |
| Your Support Review | p. 75 |
| Taking Stock of Your Strategies | p. 11 |
| Strategies to Change or Modify the Transition | p. 80 |
| Strategies to Change the Meaning of the Transition | p. 88 |
| Taking Stress in Your Stride: Managing Reactions to Stress | p. 91 |
| Using Many Coping Strategies | p. 101 |
| Your Coping Strategies Review | p. 103 |
| Taking Charge | p. 105 |
| Your Action Plan for Mastering Change | p. 107 |
| Weathering Change | p. 108 |
| Initiating Change | p. 120 |
| Let's Recap | p. 129 |
| Taking Charge of Your Non-Event Transitions | p. 135 |
| Understand Your Non-Events | p. 136 |
| The Dream Reshaping Process | p. 141 |
| Specific Strategies for Coping with Non-Events | p. 148 |
| And in Conclusion | p. 149 |
| Your Non-Event Review | p. 149 |
| Taking Charge of Your Work/Life Transitions | p. 151 |
| Handling Work and Family: Some Cases | p. 152 |
| Work/Life Transitions: Moving In, Through, and Out | p. 162 |
| To Summarize | p. 170 |
| Your Work/Life Review | p. 170 |
| It's Your Turn Now | p. 171 |
| The Transition Guide and Questionnaire | p. 172 |
| Putting the Parts Together | p. 182 |
| Moving Forward-Your Action Plan | p. 185 |
| Afterword: My Final Word: Make the Most with What You Have | p. 187 |
| Chapter Notes | p. 189 |
| About the Author | p. 195 |
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