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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Adelaide, 1988. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 476-502).

Thesis (M.A.)--Eastern Illinois University, 1990. / Running title: Self-actualization and health. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 34-37).

Thesis (Ph.D.)--George Mason University, 2008. / Vita: p. 150. Thesis director: Steven [i.e. Stephen] J. Zaccaro. Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology. Title from PDF t.p. (viewed July 2, 2008). Includes bibliographical references (p. 142-149). Also issued in print.

Thesis (D. Educ.)--Indiana University, 1967. / Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 101-105).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1984. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 94-109).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1981. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 104-111).

Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 1988. / Also available in electronic format on the Internet.

Thesis (D. Educ.)--Indiana University, 1967. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 101-105).

Although there is a resurgence of interest in the self, few studies focus on researching the self-in-context. This study fills the void of such omissions by studying how the self reconstitutes itself in relation to context, or discourse. The study begins with the development of a model of the self that is contextual, evolving, multiple and discursive. Consistent with this perspective of the self, a feminist social constructionist methodology was developed. Such a methodology was developed and implemented in order to more fully understand how (a) discourses are interpreted by individuals and groups of people, (b) people author their lives in relation to certain discourses, and (c) identities, or subjectivities are claimed. The study focuses on language—metaphors, rules, norms, and discursive practices. Concepts such as position, scripts, discourse, subjectivity, and discursive practices were used to understand discourse and reconstituting self. There are three components to this study including (a) a personal narrative of one woman's recovery, (b) an analysis of dominant discourses surrounding the discourse of recovery, and (c) a narrative of the research process including the discursive relationships of the researcher. By focusing on these various layers of experience, the interrelationships between self and discourse are highlighted. The form of the study is narrative as it weaves the participant’s story of recovery with the researcher's relationships to the discourses she has claimed. It is also metaphorical in that it highlights metaphors embedded within various treatment discourses. Through such metaphors, voice, ambivalence, and agency are examined as they relate to the shared experiences of both the participant and the researcher. The study concludes by highlighting difficulties when studying discourse, when constituting oneself within discourse, and when scripting oneself into a particular subjectivity. / Graduate