Trauma and its wake / / edited by Charles R. Figley

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910826754703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : , : Brunner/Mazel, , 1985-1986
• ISBN: 1-317-77281-4; 1-315-80386-0; 1-317-77282-2
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (602 p.)
• Collana: Brunner/Mazel Psychosocial Stress Series ; ; Number 8
• Altri autori (Persone): FigleyCharles R. <1944->
• Disciplina: 616.8/521; 616.8521
• Soggetti: Post-traumatic stress disorder
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Editorial Note; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Introduction; Section I: Theory; 1. Post-Traumatic Decline: A Consequence of Unresolved Destructive Drives; Case Reports; Case 1; Case 2; Case 3; Case 4; A Theory of Post-Traumatic Decline and its Prevention; Case 5; Summary; References; 2. Sealing Over and Integration: Modes of Resolution in the Post-Traumatic Stress Recovery Process; Sealing Over; Integration; Atonement; Conflict with Other Veterans; The Final Goal: Atonement; Atonement after Sealing Over; The Usual Procedure; Responsibility for Personal ActionsSealing Over and Natural Disaster; Atonement after Personal Integration; Blockage of the Usual Procedure; Purification Rituals; References; 3. Traumatic Stress: The Role of the Family and Social Support System; Catastrophic Life Experiences; Sudden; Dangerous; Overwhelming; Meaning and Function of Social Support; Definition; Function; Function of the Family in PTSD Development and Abatement; Detection of the Symptoms; Confrontation of the Problem; Recapitulation of the Catastrophe; Resolution of the Trauma-inducing Conflicts; Summary of Functions of the FamilyEmpathy as the Family's Achilles' Heel; Indications for Assisting the Families of Catastrophe; Public Policy; Treatment; Conclusion; References; Section II: Research; 4. Post-; Traumatic Stress as a Function of Chronic Stress and Toxic Exposure; Post-Traumatic Stress; Defining Stress; Stress and PTSD; Stress at TMI and the Landfill; Measurement of Chronic Stress; Assessment of Symptoms of PTSD; Subjects and Procedures; Continuation of Chronic Stress; Incidence of PTSD Symptoms; Conclusions; References; 5. Symptom Groups and Family Patterns of Vietnam Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress DisordersSubjects; Procedure; The Issue of Combat Versus Noncombat Veterans; Part One-Symptom Groups; Instrument; Data Analysis; Results; Discussion; Follow-up Study; Subjects; Procedure and Analysis; Results and Discussion; Conclusions; Further Research; Part Two-Family Patterns; Hypotheses; Variable Construction; Instrument; Results; Discussion; References; 6. A Study of Women Vietnam Veterans and Their Mental Health Adjustment; Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; The Female Vietnam Veteran; Methodology; SubjectsQuestionnaire; Reliability and Validity; Procedures; Results; Discussion; Conclusions; References; Appendix A: Questionnaire for Women Vietnam Veterans; Instructions; Appendix B: Items from Scale 3 That Were Reported as "Still Present" by Over 50% of the Respondents; 7. Health and Recovery Status of Victims One and Three Years Following a Natural Disaster; Background; Method; Subjects; Measures; Procedure; Results; Levels of Stress and Health One Year Postdisaster; Rates of Recovery; Follow-up; Levels of Stress and Health Three Years Postdisaster; Rate of Recovery; The Relationship Between the Conceptual Model and Study Findings
• Sommario/riassunto: First published in 1987. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.