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About the Contributors xiii<br/>Part I Processing Transitions in the Life Span<br/>1 Life Stress and Transitions in the Life Span 3<br/>Thomas W. Miller<br/>2 Life Transitions and Stress in the Context<br/>of Psychosocial Development 19<br/>James E. Marcla<br/>3 The Neurobiology of Stress Throughout the Life Cycle 35<br/>Jerald Kay<br/>4 Life as a Source of Theory: Erik Erikson's Contributions,<br/>Boundaries, and Marginalities 59<br/>James J. Clark<br/>Part II Education and Career Transitions<br/>5 CoIlege-to-Workplace Transitions: Becoming<br/>a Freshman Again 87<br/>Paul I. Hettich<br/>6 Coping with Job Transitions over the WorkLife 111<br/>John R. Rudisill, Jean M. Edwards, Paul J. Hershberger,<br/>Joyce E. Jadwin, and John M. McKee<br/>7 Transitioning into Retirement as a Stressful Life Event 133<br/>Thomas F. Holcomb<br/>Part III Marriage, Family, and Sexual Life Cycle Transitions<br/>8 Family Transitions Following Natural and Terrorist<br/>Disaster: Hurricane Hugo and the September 11<br/>Terrorist Attack<br/>Catherine L. Cohan<br/>9 The Transition to Adoptive Parenthood<br/>Abbie E. Goldberg<br/>10 Transitioning the Impact of Divorce on Children<br/>Throughout the Life Cycle<br/>Brian Bare/ak, Thomas W. Miller, Lane J. Vellkamp,<br/>Sarah Barezak, Clay Hall, and Robert Kraus<br/>11 Stress, Mindful Parenting, and the Transition to Adulthood...<br/>Jeanne Joseph Chadwick<br/>12 Sexual Transitions in the Lives of Adult Women<br/>Emily Koert and Judith C. Daniluk<br/>13 Family and Spousal Adaptation to Transitioning<br/>a Traumatic Event<br/>Thomas W. Miller, Cindy Dunn, and Ila Patel<br/>Part IV Legal, Ethical, and Financial Transitions<br/>14 Ethical and Legal Issues in Transitioning the Lifespan<br/>Steven Nisenbaum, Madelaine Claire Weiss, and Daniel Shapiro<br/>15 Money in (E)Motion Experienced in Stressful<br/>Financial Transitions<br/>John V. Boardman<br/>16 Assessing, Moderating, and Modifying Implicit Cognitive<br/>Processes in Alcohol and Drug Misuse in Transitioning<br/>Adulthood<br/>Marvin Krank<br/>Part V Life Threatening Transitions in Maturation and Health<br/>17 Life Stress and Managing Transitions Unanticipated<br/>Change of Course: The Diagnosis of Chronic<br/>Progressive Neurological Disease: NoDeal!<br/>William D. Weitzel andJudith K. Carney<br/>18 Transitions Throughout the Cancer Experience: Diagnosis,<br/>Treatment, Survivorship, and End of Life<br/>Dorothy Ann Brockopp, Krisla Moe, Judith A. .Schrcibcr,<br/>n \ W '<br/>Loss of the Safety Signal in Childhood<br/>and Adolescent Trauma 367<br/>Thomas W. Miller and Allan Beanc<br/>An Unexpected Traumatic Change in Life: Where<br/>to Go from Here? 377<br/>Richard Welsh, Lane J. Veltkamp, Thomas W. Miller,<br/>Ronald Goodman, and Emily Rosenbaum<br/>The Role of Self-Awareness and Communication in Issues<br/>of Health and Aging 389<br/>Joseph R Fox<br/>rt VI Cultural, Religious, and Spiritual Influences in Life's Transitions<br/>Self-Regulation Across Some Life Transitions 411<br/>Katica Lackovic-Grgin and Zvjezdan Penezic'<br/>Time, Culture, and Life-Cycle Changes ofSocial Goals 441<br/>Helene H. Fung and Tasia M. Y. Siu<br/>Refugees' Life Transitions from Displacement to Durable<br/>Resettlement 465<br/>Marie-Antoinette Sossou<br/>Religious Worldviews and Stressful Encounters:<br/>Reciprocal Influence from a Meaning-Making Perspective 485<br/>Crystal L, Park, Donald Fdmondson, and Mary Alice Mills<br/>Life Stress Buffer: The Salubrious Role of African-Centered<br/>Spirituality ^^3<br/>Evangeline A. Wheeler<br/>irt VII Directions and Interventions in Stressful Life Transitions<br/>' Surviving andThriving: How Transition Psychology May<br/>Apply to Mass Traumas and Changes 523<br/>Dai Williams<br/>[ Posttraumatic Growth: APositive Consequence ofTrauma 569<br/>Cassie M. Lindstrom and Kelli N. Triplett<br/>> Psychological Impact of Genetic Testing 585<br/>David T, Miller<br/>) Functional Fitness, Life Stress, and Transitions<br/>Across the Life Span<br/>John Nyland and James D. Abbott<br/>^ Nutrition Through the Life Span: Needs and Health<br/>Concerns in Critical Periods<br/>Jasminka Z. Ilich and Rhonda A. Brownbill<br/>\ The Role of Animals and Animal-Assisted Therapy<br/>in Stressful Life Transitions<br/>Jeanine M. Miller Adams<br/>The Role of Humor in Transforming Stressful Life Events.<br/>Clifford C. Kuhn, Michael R. Nichols, and Barbara L. Belew<br/>Concluding Comments and Future Considerations<br/>for Stressful Life Events and Transitions Across<br/>the Life Span<br/>Thomas W. Miller |
