McAdams, Dan P.

The stories we live by : personal myths and the making of the self / Dan P. McAdams. - New York : Guilford Press, 1993. - 336 p. ; 23 cm. + pbk0

Originally published: New York, N.Y. : W. Morrow, c1993.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-325) and index.

Part I: Making lives into stories -- The meaning of stories -- Narrative tone and imagery -- Theme and ideological setting -- Becoming the mythmaker -- Part II: Story characters -- Character and imago -- Agentic and communal characters -- Part III: The mythic challenge of adulthood -- Identity, malaise and faith -- Putting it together in mid-life -- Generating new beginnings -- Exploring your myth -- Epilogue: Beyond story.

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Self psychology.
Identity (Psychology)
Psychology--Biographical methods.

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