The Unbroken Soul: Tragedy, Trauma, and Human Resilience

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MARGARET S. MAHLER SERIES; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1 -- THE BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL MIRACLE OF HUMAN RESILIENCE; What Is Resilience?; Three Exceptional Men; What Does Their Experience Teach Us?; What Else Do We Need to Know?; References; 2 -- CHILDREN IN WAR AND THEIR RESILIENCES; Constellation That Structures Resilience; Mastering the Meaning We Attribute to the Fact; Making Sense Out of Chaos; Reworking Our Internal Working Model; An Unexpected Finding; Developing a Representation; Reminiscence Is Not Reviviscence; Conclusion; References; Notes.;The contributors to this volume are keenly aware that mental health professionals, while well trained to identify and treat psychopathology, are insufficiently informed or cognizant of human resilience, of how, and of what, intrapsychic, interpersonal, and psychosocial factors are operative in adaptive coping with and recovering from trauma. These authors, several of whom themselves were subjected to severe trauma, address the matter of resilience from the vantage point of their own personal and clinical experiences. MARGARET S. MAHLER SERIES Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 1 -- THE BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL MIRACLE OF HUMAN RESILIENCE What Is Resilience? Three Exceptional Men What Does Their Experience Teach Us? What Else Do We Need to Know? References 2 -- CHILDREN IN WAR AND THEIR RESILIENCES Constellation That Structures Resilience Mastering the Meaning We Attribute to the Fact Making Sense Out of Chaos Reworking Our Internal Working Model An Unexpected Finding Developing a Representation Reminiscence Is Not Reviviscence Conclusion References Notes. 3 -- SOME THOUGHTS ON PSYCHIC TRAUMA AND ITS TREATMENTReaction to War Trauma Treatment Considerations References 4 -- RESILIENCE References 5 -- ON GENOCIDAL PERSECUTION AND RESILIENCE References Note 6 -- AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL STUDY OF RESILIENCE On the Psychobiology of Resilience A Case Study of Trauma and Resilience My Story Scars and Resilience Evidence of Resilience References Notes 7 -- RESILIENCE, SUBLIMATION, AND HEALING Some Thoughts About the Personal Narrative Some Thoughts About the Nature of Resilience Henri's Resilience: Some Observations and Extrapolations. ConclusionsReferences 8 -- PSYCHOLOGICAL AND BIOLOGICAL FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH RESILIENCE TO STRESS AND TRAUMA Psychodynamic Mechanisms Neurobiological Mechanisms Developmental Mechanisms Conclusion References 9 -- FROM TRAUMA TO RESILIENCE Neurobiology of Trauma and Some Clinical Implications Implications for Psychoanalytic Clinicians Trauma and Resilience References 10 -- RESILIENCE AND ITS CORRELATES References INDEX ABOUT THE EDITORS AND CONTRIBUTORS.