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Appraisals of and Coping with Acquired Brain Injury: Resources for Functional Recovery

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This chapter presents a model of meaning and coping that highlights the centrality of meaning appraisal and coping in adjusting to adverse events. This model is then applied to adaptation to acquired brain injury (ABI) by drawing on relevant theories and empirical findings. The important roles of appraised meanings, violations, coping, and meanings made in promoting functional recovery are detailed. This chapter concludes with ideas drawn from this model to promote innovative treatment strategies for brain injury recovery.

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    Crystal L. Park

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    Laura Petrosini

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Park, C.L. (2017). Appraisals of and Coping with Acquired Brain Injury: Resources for Functional Recovery. In: Petrosini, L. (eds) Neurobiological and Psychological Aspects of Brain Recovery. Contemporary Clinical Neuroscience. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52067-4_13

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