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The Posttraumatic Self: Restoring Meaning and Wholeness to Personality (Routledge Psychosocial Stress)

By John P. Wilson

Book information

Year
2005
ISBN
0415950171, 9780415950176, 9780203955932
LCC
RC552.P67 P662 2005
Open Library ID
OL22737804M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
20 MB (20567307 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
504\528
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Filling a gap that exists in most traumatology literature, The Posttraumatic Self provides an optimistic analysis of the aftermath of a traumatic event. This work appreciates the potentially positive effects of trauma and links those effects to the discovery of one's identity, character, and purpose. Wilson and his distinguished contributors explore the nature and dynamics of the posttraumatic self, emphasising human resilience and prompting continued optimal functioning. While taking into consideration pathological consquences such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the authors study the impacts a traumatic event can have on one's inner self, and they help the victims transform such an event into healthy self-transcendent lifecycles. The Posttraumatic Self will help victims and healers transform the way they deal with the complexities of trauma by making important connections that will allow for healing and growth.

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