I Never Knew I Had A Choice Explorations in Personal Growth (with InfoTrac)

by Corey, Gerald

• ISBN13: 9780534347901
• ISBN10: 0534347908
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-03-01
• Publisher: Brooks Cole

Summary

Thousands of readers have been touched by past editions of this warm, frank, and personal book focused on personal growth. This book is designed to help students expand their self-awareness as they explore the significant choices available to them in the various dimensions of life. As students work through the self-inventories, exercises, and activities and read the first-person accounts of the choices real people have made in response to challenging life events, they will begin to explore themselves, their lives, and their beliefs and attitudes in a way that is personally empowering.

Table of Contents

Invitation to Personal Learning and Growth	3	(40)
Where Am I Now?	3	(1)
Choice and Change	4	(4)
A Model for Personal Growth	8	(11)
Are you an Active Learner?	19	(2)
Multiple Intelligences and Multiple Learning Styles	21	(7)
Getting the Most From this Book: Suggestions for Personal Learning	28	(3)
Summary	31	(1)
Where Can I Go from Here?	32	(3)
The Rogers Indicator of Multiple Intelligences	35	(5)
Resources for Future Study	40	(3)
Reviewing Your Childhood and Adolescence	43	(30)
Where Am I Now?	43	(1)
Stages of Personality Development: A Preview	44	(6)
Infancy	50	(3)
Early Childhood	53	(4)
Impact of the First 6 Years of Life	57	(2)
Middle Childhood	59	(6)
Pubescence	65	(1)
Adolescence	66	(3)
Summary	69	(1)
Where Can I Go From Here?	70	(1)
Resources for Future Study	70	(3)
Adulthood and Autonomy	73	(44)
Where Am I Now?	73	(1)
The Struggle Toward Autonomy and Interdependence	74	(16)
Stages of Adulthood	90	(1)
Early Adulthood	91	(6)
Middle Adulthood	97	(5)
Late Middle Age	102	(2)
Late Adulthood	104	(7)
Summary	111	(1)
Where Can I Go From Here?	112	(1)
Resources for Future Study	113	(4)
Your Body and Wellness	117	(34)
Where Am I Now?	117	(2)
Wellness and Life Choices	119	(7)
Maintaining Sound Health Practices	126	(9)
Your Bodily Identity	135	(11)
Summary	146	(1)
Where Can I Go From Here?	147	(1)
Resources for Future Study	147	(4)
Managing Stress	151	(36)
Where Am I Now?	151	(2)
Sources of Stress	153	(3)
Effects of Stress	156	(5)
Destructive Reactions to Stress	161	(3)
Constructive Responses to Stress	164	(4)
Time Management	168	(2)
Money Management	170	(1)
Meditation	171	(3)
Mindfulness	174	(1)
Deep Relaxation	175	(2)
Yoga	177	(1)
Therapeutic Massage	178	(3)
Summary	181	(1)
Where Can I Go From Here?	181	(2)
Resources for Future Study	183	(4)
Love	187	(26)
Where Am I Now?	187	(2)
Love Makes a Difference	189	(1)
Barriers to Loving and Being Loved	190	(10)
Is it Worth It to Love?	200	(2)
Learning to Love and Appreciate Ourselves	202	(1)
Inauthentic and Authentic Love	203	(6)
Summary	209	(1)
Where Can I Go From Here?	209	(1)
Resources for Future Study	210	(3)
Relationships	213	(40)
Where Am I Now?	213	(1)
Types of Intimacy	214	(4)
Meaningful Relationships: A Personal View	218	(6)
Anger and Conflict in Relationships	224	(6)
Dealing With Communication Blocks	230	(5)
Gay and Lesbian Relationships	235	(6)
Separation and Divorce	241	(6)
Summary	247	(1)
Where Can I Go From Here?	248	(2)
Resources for Future Study	250	(3)
Becoming the Woman or Man You Want To Be	253	(30)
Where Am I Now?	253	(1)
Male Roles	254	(10)
Female Roles	264	(11)
Alternatives to Rigid Gender-Role Expectations	275	(3)
Summary	278	(1)
Where Can I Go from Here?	279	(1)
Resources for Future Study	280	(3)
Sexuality	283	(40)
Where Am I Now?	283	(1)
Misconceptions About Sexuality	284	(1)
Developing Your Own Sexual Values	285	(3)
Learning to Talk Openly About Sexual Issues	288	(2)
Sex and Guilt	290	(3)
Learning to Enjoy Sensuality and Sexuality	293	(3)
Sex and Intimacy	296	(3)
AIDS: A Contemporary Crisis	299	(8)
Other Sexually Transmitted Diseases	307	(2)
Sexual Abuse and Harassment	309	(8)
Summary	317	(2)
Where Can I Go From Here?	319	(1)
Resources for Future Study	319	(4)
Work and Recreation	323	(40)
Where Am I Now?	323	(2)
Your College Education as your Work	325	(3)
Choosing an Occupation or Career	328	(10)
The Process of Deciding on a Career	338	(4)
Choices at Work	342	(4)
Changing Careers in Midlife	346	(1)
Retirement	347	(3)
The Place of Work and Recreation in Your Life	350	(5)
Summary	355	(1)
Where Can I Go From Here?	356	(3)
Resources for Future Study	359	(4)
Loneliness and Solitude	363	(26)
Where Am I Now?	363	(1)
The Value of Loneliness and Solitude	364	(2)
Learning to Confront the Fear of Loneliness	366	(3)
Creating Our Own Loneliness Through Shyness	369	(4)
Loneliness and Our Life Stages	373	(11)
Summary	384	(1)
Where Can I Go From Here?	385	(1)
Resources for Future Study	386	(3)
Death and Loss	389	(34)
Where Am I Now?	389	(2)
Our Fears of Death	391	(2)
Death and the Meaning of Life	393	(4)
Suicide: Ultimate Choice or Ultimate Cop-Out?	397	(3)
Freedom in Dying	400	(3)
The Stages of Death and Loss	403	(6)
Grieving Over Death, Separation, and Other Losses	409	(4)
Being ``Dead'' Psychologically and Socially	413	(5)
How Well Are You Living Life?	418	(1)
Summary	418	(1)
Where Can I Go From Here?	419	(1)
Resources for Future Study	420	(3)
Meaning and Values	423	(28)
Where Am I Now?	423	(1)
Our Quest for Identity	424	(3)
Our Search for Meaning and Purpose	427	(2)
The Foundations of Meaning	429	(6)
Our Values in Action	435	(3)
Embracing Diversity	438	(4)
The Quick Discrimination Index	442	(3)
Summary	445	(1)
Where Can I Go From Here?	445	(3)
Resources for Future Study	448	(3)
Pathways to Personal Growth	451	(13)
Where Am I Now?	451	(1)
Pathways for Continued Self-Exploration	452	(2)
Counseling as a Path to Self-Understanding	454	(2)
Dreams as a Path to Self-Understanding	456	(4)
Concluding Comments	460	(1)
Where Can I Go From Here?	461	(1)
Resources for Future Study	462	(2)
References and Suggested Readings	464	(7)
Index	471	(5)
Photo Credits	476