Life Events and Emotional Disorder Revisited : Research and Clinical Applications

__Life Events and Emotional Disorder Revisited__ explores the variety of events that can occur, their inherent characteristics and how they affect our lives and emotions, and in turn their impact on our mental health and wellbeing. The book focuses on current social problems nationally and internationally, showing the reach of life events research including those linked to Covid-19. It also discusses trauma experiences and how they fit in the life events scheme. To underpin the various life event dimensions identified (such as loss, danger and humiliation), the authors have developed an underlying model of human needs, jeopardised by the most damaging life events. This includes attachment, security, identity and achievement. The book brings together classic research findings with new advances in the field of life events research, culminating in a new theoretical framework of life events, including new discussions on trauma, on positive events and an online methodology for measuring them. Additionally, it draws out the clinical implications to apply the research for improved practice. The book will be of interest to researchers, clinicians and students in psychology, psychiatry and psychotherapy in broadening their understanding of how life events impact on individuals and how this can be applied to enhance clinical practice and stimulate future research. "Life Events and Emotional Disorder Revisited explores the variety of events that can occur, their inherent characteristics and how they affect our lives and emotions, and in turn their impact on our mental health and wellbeing. The book focuses on current social problems nationally and internationally, showing the reach of life events research including those linked to Covid19. It also discusses trauma experiences and how they fit in the life events scheme. To underpin the various life event dimensions identified (such as loss, danger and humiliation), the authors have developed an underlying model of human needs, jeopardised by the most damaging life events. This includes attachment, security, identity and achievement. The book brings together classic research findings with new advances in the field of life events research, culminating in a new theoretical framework of life events, including new discussions on trauma, on positive events and an online methodology for measuring them. Additionally, it draws out the clinical implications to apply the research for improved practice. The book will be of interest to researchers, clinicians, and students in psychology, psychiatry and psychotherapy, in broadening their understanding of how life events impact on individuals and how this can be applied to enhance clinical practice and stimulate future research"-- Provided by publisher Contents 8 Figures 10 Tables 12 Foreword 13 Preface 17 Acknowledgements 19 1 Introduction 22 Section 1 Life events and depression 44 2 Life events are multi-dimensional 46 3 Trauma – extreme life events 68 4 Life events and vulnerability 87 Section 2 Life event measurement 116 5 Contending with atheoretical measurement 118 6 Technology and measuring events 129 Section 3 Positive life events, recovery and wellbeing 156 7 Positive events and recovery 158 8 Positive events and wellbeing 175 9 Conclusion 195 References 202 Appendix 1 227 Index 230