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Meaning, Creation of

By: Macy M. Lai
In: Encyclopedia of Counseling
Edited by: Frederick T. L. Leong
Subject:General Counseling & Psychotherapy, Counseling Psychology

The creation of meaning is an essential and unique human function. Because meaning is not inherent in any action or event, it must be constructed in the mind of the participant or observer. The comprehension of past events provides the context ...

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  Lai, M. (2008). Meaning, creation of. In F. T. Leong (Ed.), Encyclopedia of counseling (Vol. 1, pp. 684-684). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. doi: 10.4135/9781412963978.n219
  
  Lai, Macy M. "Meaning, Creation of." In Encyclopedia of Counseling, edited by Frederick T. Leong, 684. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008. doi: 10.4135/9781412963978.n219.
  
  Lai, M 2008, 'Meaning, creation of', in Leong, FT (ed.), Encyclopedia of counseling, SAGE Publications, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, pp. 684, viewed 12 August 2020, doi: 10.4135/9781412963978.n219.
  
  Lai, Macy M. "Meaning, Creation of." Encyclopedia of Counseling. Ed. Frederick T. Leong. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008. 684. SAGE Knowledge. Web. 12 Aug. 2020, doi: 10.4135/9781412963978.n219.
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