Psychology of missionary adjustment / Marge Jones with E. Grant Jones.

By:

Jones, Marge, jt. au

Contributor(s):

E.Grant Jones, jt. au

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Springfield, MO : Logion Press, c1995.Description: 173 p. ; 22 cmISBN:

0882433210

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

BV 2094.6 J71 1995

Contents:

Chapter 1: The Pedestal Vocation - Selection -- Orientation -- Indoctrination -- Financing -- Chapter 2: The rupture Out of the womb -- Security to insecurity -- Safety to danger -- Support system to self-reliance -- Comfort to inconvenience -- Known to unknown -- Love to hostility -- Chapter 3: The language grind Inherent ability -- Personality -- Age -- Location and type -- Chapter 4: Bonding Acceptance: pretense and reality -- Adaptation and/or integration --Withdrawal -- Rejection -- Chapter 5: The letdown Great expectations -- Shattered ideas -- Facing reality -- Bogged down in details -- Administrative headaches -- Chapter 6: The goldfish bowl Transparency -- Vulnerability -- Chapter 7: Square pegs and round holes Self-esteem -- Wasted potential -- Escape -- Chapter 8: Dealing with guilt Dealing with living standards -- Dealing with children's education -- Dealing with aging parents -- Dealing with civil authority -- Chapter 9: Conflicts Conflict with the mission board -- Conflict with other missionaries -- Conflict with family members -- Conflict with national church leadership -- Chapter 10: Reentry Retired -- Terminated -- Chapter 11: Satisfaction Maturity and achievement -- Maturity and fulfillment -- Maturity and enjoyment --

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Item type	Home library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Circulation Books	PBTS Library	BV 2094.6 J71 1995 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		27814
Circulation Books	PBTS Library	BV 2094.6 J71 1995 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		30488

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapter 1: The Pedestal
Vocation - Selection -- Orientation -- Indoctrination -- Financing --
Chapter 2: The rupture
Out of the womb -- Security to insecurity -- Safety to danger -- Support system to self-reliance -- Comfort to inconvenience -- Known to unknown -- Love to hostility --
Chapter 3: The language grind
Inherent ability -- Personality -- Age -- Location and type --
Chapter 4: Bonding
Acceptance: pretense and reality -- Adaptation and/or integration --Withdrawal -- Rejection --
Chapter 5: The letdown
Great expectations -- Shattered ideas -- Facing reality -- Bogged down in details -- Administrative headaches --
Chapter 6: The goldfish bowl
Transparency -- Vulnerability --
Chapter 7: Square pegs and round holes
Self-esteem -- Wasted potential -- Escape --
Chapter 8: Dealing with guilt
Dealing with living standards -- Dealing with children's education -- Dealing with aging parents -- Dealing with civil authority --
Chapter 9: Conflicts
Conflict with the mission board -- Conflict with other missionaries -- Conflict with family members -- Conflict with national church leadership --
Chapter 10: Reentry
Retired -- Terminated --
Chapter 11: Satisfaction
Maturity and achievement -- Maturity and fulfillment -- Maturity and enjoyment --

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