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

by Corey, Gerald; Corey, Marianne Schneider

• ISBN13: 9780534607869
• ISBN10: 0534607861
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-03-29
• Publisher: Brooks Cole

Summary

Thousands of readers have used this honest and inspiring book to focus on their personal growth and effect personal change. Through their warm--yet thoroughly research-based--discussion of significant dimensions of life, the Coreys help students expand their awareness of the choices available to them. As students work through the text's 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 gain insight into their lives, beliefs, and attitudes in a personally empowering way.

Table of Contents

Preface	xii
Invitation to Personal Learning and Growth	2	(38)
Where Am I Now?	3	(1)
Choice and Change	4	(3)
Models for Personal Growth	7	(14)
Are You an Active Learner?	21	(2)
Multiple Intelligences and Multiple Learning Styles	23	(5)
Getting the Most From This Book: Suggestions for Personal Learning	28	(3)
Summary	31	(1)
Where Can I Go From Here?	32	(7)
Resources for Future Study	39	(1)
Reviewing Your Childhood and Adolescence	40	(30)
Where Am I Now?	41	(1)
Stages of Personality Development: A Preview	42	(3)
Infancy	45	(5)
Early Childhood	50	(3)
Impact of the First 6 Years of Life	53	(3)
Middle Childhood	56	(6)
Pubescence	62	(1)
Adolescence	62	(4)
Summary	66	(2)
Where Can I Go From Here?	68	(1)
Resources for Future Study	68	(2)
Adulthood and Autonomy	70	(42)
Where Am I Now?	71	(2)
The Path Toward Autonomy and Interdependence	73	(14)
Stages of Adulthood	87	(2)
Early Adulthood	89	(6)
Middle Adulthood	95	(5)
Late Middle Age	100	(2)
Late Adulthood	102	(7)
Summary	109	(1)
Where Can I Go From Here?	110	(1)
Resources for Future Study	110	(2)
Your Body and Wellness	112	(32)
Where Am I Now?	113	(2)
Wellness and Life Choices	115	(6)
Maintaining Sound Health Practices	121	(8)
Your Bodily Identity	129	(10)
Summary	139	(2)
Where Can I Go From Here?	141	(1)
Resources for Future Study	141	(3)
Managing Stress	144	(34)
Where Am I Now?	145	(2)
Sources of Stress	147	(3)
Effects of Stress	150	(5)
Destructive Reactions to Stress	155	(3)
Constructive Responses to Stress	158	(4)
Time Management	162	(2)
Money Management	164	(1)
Meditation	165	(1)
Mindfulness	166	(2)
Deep Relaxation	168	(2)
Yoga	170	(1)
Therapeutic Massage	171	(3)
Summary	174	(1)
Where Can I Go From Here?	174	(1)
Resources for Future Study	175	(3)
Love	178	(24)
Where Am I Now?	179	(2)
Love Makes a Difference	181	(1)
Learning to Love and Appreciate Ourselves	182	(2)
Authentic and Inauthentic Love	184	(5)
Barriers to Loving and Being Loved	189	(9)
Is It Worth It to Love?	198	(1)
Summary	199	(1)
Where Can I Go From Here?	200	(1)
Resources for Future Study	201	(1)
Relationships	202	(36)
Where Am I Now?	203	(1)
Types of Intimacy	204	(3)
Meaningful Relationships: A Personal View	207	(6)
Anger and Conflict in Relationships	213	(5)
Dealing with Communication Blocks	218	(4)
Gay and Lesbian Relationships	222	(6)
Separation and Divorce	228	(6)
Summary	234	(1)
Where Can I Go From Here?	235	(1)
Resources for Future Study	236	(2)
Becoming the Woman or Man You Want to Be	238	(34)
Where Am I Now?	239	(1)
Male Roles	240	(13)
Female Roles	253	(12)
Alternatives to Rigid Gender-Role Expectations	265	(3)
Summary	268	(1)
Where Can I Go From Here?	269	(1)
Resources for Future Study	270	(2)
Sexuality	272	(40)
Where Am I Now?	273	(1)
Learning to Talk Openly About Sexual Issues	274	(2)
Developing Your Own Sexual Values	276	(4)
Misconceptions About Sexuality	280	(1)
Sex and Guilt	281	(2)
Learning to Enjoy Sensuality and Sexuality	283	(3)
Sex and Intimacy	286	(2)
AIDS: A Contemporary Crisis	288	(9)
Other Sexually Transmitted Infections	297	(2)
Sexual Abuse and Harassment	299	(8)
Summary	307	(2)
Where Can I Go From Here?	309	(1)
Resources for Future Study	309	(3)
Work and Recreation	312	(40)
Where Am I Now?	313	(2)
Your College Education as Your Work	315	(1)
Choosing an Occupation or Career	316	(11)
The Process of Deciding on a Career	327	(5)
Choices at Work	332	(4)
Changing Careers in Midlife	336	(2)
Retirement	338	(3)
The Place of Work and Recreation in Your Life	341	(5)
Summary	346	(1)
Where Can I Go From Here?	347	(2)
Resources for Future Study	349	(3)
Loneliness and Solitude	352	(24)
Where Am I Now?	353	(1)
The Value of Loneliness and Solitude	354	(2)
Learning to Confront the Fear of Loneliness	356	(3)
Creating Our Own Loneliness Through Shyness	359	(4)
Loneliness and Our Life Stages	363	(10)
Time Alone as a Source of Strength	373	(1)
Summary	374	(1)
Where Can I Go From Here?	374	(1)
Resources for Future Study	375	(1)
Death and Loss	376	(34)
Where Am I Now?	377	(2)
Our Fears of Death	379	(2)
Death and the Meaning of Life	381	(3)
Suicide: Ultimate Choice, Ultimate Surrender, or Ultimate Tragedy?	384	(4)
Freedom in Dying	388	(3)
The Stages of Death and Loss	391	(6)
Grieving Over Death, Separation, and Other Losses	397	(5)
Being ``Dead'' Psychologically and Socially	402	(4)
How Well Are You Living Life?	406	(1)
Summary	407	(1)
Where Can I Go From Here?	408	(1)
Resources for Future Study	408	(2)
Meaning and Values	410	(34)
Where Am I Now?	411	(1)
Our Quest for Identity	412	(3)
Our Search for Meaning and Purpose	415	(3)
The Foundations of Meaning	418	(3)
Religion/Spirituality and Meaning	421	(4)
Our Values in Action	425	(3)
Embracing Diversity	428	(11)
Summary	439	(1)
Where Can I Go From Here?	440	(2)
Resources for Future Study	442	(2)
Pathways to Personal Growth	444	(14)
Where Am I Now?	445	(1)
Pathways for Continued Self-Exploration	446	(3)
Counseling as a Path to Self-Understanding	449	(3)
Dreams as a Path to Self-Understanding	452	(3)
Concluding Comments	455	(1)
Where Can I Go From Here?	455	(1)
Resources for Future Study	456	(2)
References and Suggested Readings	458	(7)
Photo Credits	465	(2)
Index	467