The Role of Existential Meaning as a Buffer against Stress
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NATHAN MASCARO is in the internship year of Texas A&M’s doctoral program in clinical psychology. He was interning at Tulane University’s Health Sciences Center until Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, and he currently interns at the Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta. His research interest is the assessment of existential personality variables, the relationship of these variables to psychological well-being, and their role in psychotherapy.
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تاریخ انتشار 2006