David Guttmann
Biographic Data
| ID | 219868 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David Guttmann |
| GIVEN NAMES | David |
| FAMILY NAME | Guttmann |
| SIGNATURE | GUTTMANN D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Haifa |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3162-8290 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Contents, Vol. 21, 1978
Dialectics of Decision Making in Older Adults
The dialectics of decision making were studied for a cohort of 109 older adults who described a decision-making response to a major change in their lives in the past year. Analysis of the responses revealed that (1) decisions usually involved conflicts among several developmental dimensions; (2) many of the conflicts were resolved by synthesis of the conflicting dimensions; (3) the nature and the complexity of the conflict were not related to the…
Piagetian Logical Abilities and Older Adults’ Abilities to Solve Everyday Problems
The relationship between performance on Piagetian matrix and formal operations tasks and everyday problem solving has been studied, since both types of tasks appeared to utilize similar operations. Additional purposes were to explore mental operations in older adults in a large, representative population, and to assess the relative importance of age, sex, income, education and perceived health on performance. 447 community-dwelling women and men …
Finding Meaning in Life, at Midlife and Beyond
Having been mentored by Viktor E. Frankl, the founder of logotherapy, Emeritus Professor David Guttmann authored this book so general readers may understand this approach to finding meaning in life at the point when most of us begin deeply wondering over that question, at midlife and beyond. Especially in this day and age of multiple demands on our time and seemingly non-stop obligations, we too often find that it is only when the dust settles, a…
Finding meaning in life, at midlife, and beyond
Eligibility Criteria for Cash Assistance for Older and Disabled People in Hungary
The political and economic changes presently taking place in the Central and Eastern European countries are accompanied by profound social changes for which, in terms of personal well-being, older and disabled people pay the highest price. Having lost the security of a minimum standard of living, many are exposed to poverty in its broadest sense. The collapse of governmental arrangements to provide for the minimum needs of this population led to …
The Willingness to Seek Help
Building on previous research that provides the basis for treating the willingness to seek help as a stable attitudinal set, present in varying degrees in differentpersons, and predictive of behavior, this study addresses two questions: First, to what extent is the willing ness to seek help associated with culture? Second, how do the factors influencing willingness to seek help differ across cultures? Young adults in Hungary, Israel, and the Unit…
Professional commitment among graduating BSW students in Israel
Teaching about poverty in Israeli schools of social work
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Specialized bibliographies
Teaching about poverty in Israeli schools of social work
Professional commitment among graduating BSW students in Israel
Eligibility Criteria for Cash Assistance for Older and Disabled People in Hungary
The political and economic changes presently taking place in the Central and Eastern European countries are accompanied by profound social changes for which, in terms of personal well-being, older and disabled people pay the highest price. Having lost the security of a minimum standard of living, many are exposed to poverty in its broadest sense. The collapse of governmental arrangements to provide for the minimum needs of this population led to …
The Willingness to Seek Help
Building on previous research that provides the basis for treating the willingness to seek help as a stable attitudinal set, present in varying degrees in differentpersons, and predictive of behavior, this study addresses two questions: First, to what extent is the willing ness to seek help associated with culture? Second, how do the factors influencing willingness to seek help differ across cultures? Young adults in Hungary, Israel, and the Unit…
Finding Meaning in Life, at Midlife and Beyond
Having been mentored by Viktor E. Frankl, the founder of logotherapy, Emeritus Professor David Guttmann authored this book so general readers may understand this approach to finding meaning in life at the point when most of us begin deeply wondering over that question, at midlife and beyond. Especially in this day and age of multiple demands on our time and seemingly non-stop obligations, we too often find that it is only when the dust settles, a…
Finding meaning in life, at midlife, and beyond
Contents, Vol. 21, 1978
Dialectics of Decision Making in Older Adults
The dialectics of decision making were studied for a cohort of 109 older adults who described a decision-making response to a major change in their lives in the past year. Analysis of the responses revealed that (1) decisions usually involved conflicts among several developmental dimensions; (2) many of the conflicts were resolved by synthesis of the conflicting dimensions; (3) the nature and the complexity of the conflict were not related to the…
Piagetian Logical Abilities and Older Adults’ Abilities to Solve Everyday Problems
The relationship between performance on Piagetian matrix and formal operations tasks and everyday problem solving has been studied, since both types of tasks appeared to utilize similar operations. Additional purposes were to explore mental operations in older adults in a large, representative population, and to assess the relative importance of age, sex, income, education and perceived health on performance. 447 community-dwelling women and men …
Psychology (6 works) · Economics (4 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Cognitive Science and Mapping (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Human auditory perception and evaluation (2 works) · Legal case studies and regulations (2 works) · Medicine (2 works)