TY - BOOK AU - Vallant,George E. TI - Adaptation to Life SN - 0316895202 PY - 1837/// CY - Boston PB - Little, Brown & Company KW - Adulthood KW - Longitudinal studies KW - Adjustment (Psychology) KW - Defense mechanisms (Psychology) KW - Emotional maturity N1 - With hard-and supercover; Cont.: Mental health -- The men of the grant study -- How they were studied -- Health redefined -- the joyful expression of sex and of anger -- Adaptive ego mechanisms -- a hierarchy -- Sublimation -- Suppression, anticipation, altruism, and humor -- The neurotic defenses -- The immature defenses -- The adult life cycle -- in one culture -- Paths into health -- Successful adjustment -- The child is father to the man -- Friends, wives, and children -- The maturing ego -- What is mental health -- a reprise -- A summary -- Appendix A : A glossary of defenses -- Appendix B : The interview schedule -- Appendix C : The rating scales ER -