Trauma, the body and transformation [[electronic resource] ] : a narrative inquiry / / edited by Kim Etherington

• Pubblicazione: London, : Jessica Kingsley, 2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (210 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.8521
• Soggetto topico: Post-traumatic stress disorder; Psychic trauma
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: EtheringtonKim
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Trauma, the Body and Transformation: A Narrative Inquiry; Contents; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Trauma, the Body and Transformation; 2. All That You Make; 3. Angels Nesting in the Mind; 4. Stars in a Midnight Sky; 5. Journey of a Lifetime; 6. Pretending To Be Me; 7. Pain in Paradise: Healing in the Tao; 8. Around the Slices of Herself; 9. From the Ashes; 10. The Silence of Somatisation; 11. Guardian Angel's Story; 12. The Weaver's Tale: Yarns and Threads; The Contributors; Subject Index; Author Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Trauma suffered during childhood can affect not only a person's emotional and mental health, but also their physical health, even into adulthood. This unique book fills a gap in research in this area, providing personal and theoretical perspectives on trauma and recovery. The contributors tell powerful stories of traumatic childhood events, including bereavement, abuse and evacuation and separation from parents. They document their reactions to trauma whether through illness, disability, addiction, psychosomatic disorders, self-harming behaviours or dissociation. Each author also shows the pat
• Titolo autorizzato: Trauma, the body and transformation
• ISBN: 1-283-90456-X; 1-4175-0105-7; 1-84642-640-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910455853103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II