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An Introduction to Psychotherapeutic Playback Theater is a comprehensive book presenting Psychotherapeutic Playback Theater as a unique form of group psychotherapy.This pioneering book is the first of its kind, examining this new approach, the theory behind it, and the numerous considerations and diverse possibilities involved in using the technique to promote a significant reflective process among participants. Informed by years of Psychotherapeutic Playback Theater practice and research, the authors detail a collective-creative method that allows for the creation of a therapeutic experience centered on feelings of belonging, acceptance, visibility and liberation. It is presented to the reader as a path toward their development and growth as a conductor working in this newly evolving field of group therapy.The book will be of great interest to dramatherapy students, trainees and professionals, and group therapists who wish to reflect upon their practice throu

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This book looks at the trauma suffered by those in relationships with narcissists, covering topics such as surviving a cult, dysfunctional families, political dysfunction, and imbalances of power in places of work and education.This new volume by author and psychoanalyst Daniel Shaw revisits themes from his first book, Traumatic Narcissism: Relational Systems of Subjugation. Shaw offers further reflections on the character and behavior of the traumatizing narcissist, the impact such persons have on those they abuse and exploit and the specific ways in which they instill shame and fear in those they seek to control. In addition, this volume explores, with detailed clinical material, many of the challenges mental health professionals face in finding effective ways of helping those who have suffered narcissistic abuse. From within a trauma informed, relational psychoanalytic perspective, Shaw explores themes of attachment to internalized perpetrators, self-alienation, int

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Book SynopsisIn this seminal work on the clinical, archetypal and spiritual dimension of trauma, the author offers a compelling vision of the transformative potential of suffering and the dialectic of Dying and Becoming. Wirtz outlines a healing path from fragmentation to integration and illuminates the resilience of the human spirit in the face of severe trauma. Trauma and Beyond will be essential reading and a valuable resource for counsellors, therapists and Jungian analysts who are challenged in their practice with individual and collective traumata.Trade Review"Wirtz courageously and brilliantly undertakes the most truculent question: ‘wither the soul after soul-murder?’. She summarizes the literature in the field, the range of methodologies, and provides numerous illustrations and case studies which demonstrate a realistic, hopeful, sequential approach to trauma integrating fragmented splinters. She illustrates the narrow passage between the necessity of ego-death, abiding a most difficult in-between, and attending the birth of an enlarged, more capacious ego state. Trauma and Beyond is not only a key contribution to the field, but has the makings of a classic study of the resilience of the soul in the face of even the most devastating traumata." – James Hollis, PhD; Jungian analyst and author"In an extraordinary synthesis of the diverse facets of the psyche activated in trauma, Wirtz truly offers the reader a way ‘beyond’ suffering into wisdom. A lifetime of experience is woven into a revelatory tapestry of heart and soul. Reflecting an emerging paradigm in the 21st century, science and spirituality are brought into kindred relations through the author’s courageous explorations of trauma. Anyone touched by trauma will benefit deeply from an encounter with this book." – Joe Cambray, PhD; past-President, IAAP"In this insightful work, Wirtz asks us to take Jung’s Red Book as a map or template for working with loss and trauma. If you are looking for guidance in clinical work in trauma and recovery or for guidance in your own recovery, you will find a treasure trove of riches here." – Polly Young-Eisendrath, PhD; author, The Resilient Spirit and Subject to Change"This profoundly moving book is a major contribution to Jungian studies in this field. Wirtz has a remarkable ability to seamlessly synthesize the spiritual, archetypal, and clinical aspects of trauma. Her wise reflections on the transformative potentials of trauma, and the meaning of the suffering it produces, are an inspiration. This book is required reading for any psychotherapist working in this field." – Lionel Corbett, MD; Pacifica Graduate Institute; author, Psyche and the Sacred and The Religious Function of the PsycheTable of ContentsIntroduction. Part 1: The Spiritual Lens: Dying and Becoming. Unveiling the Face of Trauma. Trauma as a Spiritual Experience. Trauma as a Crisis of Meaning. The Transformative Power of Suffering. Beyond Embitterment. Trauma through the Mythological Lens. Part 2: The Clinical Lens. Retrieving Soul. Circumambulating Complementarity. The Crucible of Transformation. Transcendence, Trauma, and Sacrifice. Sacrifice of the Self. The Traumatic Dimensions of Sacrifice. Trauma and the Body: Portal to the Source. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisTransgenerational Trauma and Therapy presents the transgenerational, psychological impacts of trauma, and the clinical work on it. The book's expansive insight explores the psychology of the massive, collective trauma, and provides new ways of understanding the serious after-effects of man-made suffering. In this book, Bakà and Zana employ their original concept, the transgenerational atmosphere, to fully comprehend many familiar phenomena in a new theoretical framework, exploring the psychological impact of trauma on the first generation, the mode of transmission, the effects on future generations, and therapeutic considerations. Crucially, Transgenerational Trauma and Therapy explores the psychological effects of collective, societal traumas on whole groups of individuals. Beginning with the direct, deep psychological effects of individual trauma, and then exploring the impact of collective trauma over generations , it deals particularly with the role of the social environment in the processing of trauma, as well as its hereditary transmission.Rich in clinical material and methodological suggestions, Transgenerational Trauma and Therapy will appeal to mental health professionals, including psychiatrists, psychologists, psychoanalysts, and social workers, in addition to professors in other academic disciplines, such as sociology, history, philosophy, and anthropology.Trade Review"Families, like nations, also transmit values, culture and creativity to future generations. This wonderful book is the proof. It opens the space for the readers from different horizons to pose different intelligent questions."Haydee Faimberg MD, Training Analyst, Paris Psychoanalytical Society. Author of The Telescoping of Generations: Listening to the Narcissistic links between Generations. London/New York Routledge 2005"This important book deal with topics which have been, for a long time, rarely approached in psychoanalytical publications. Writings about collective traumas and their consequences have stayed apart from clinical hypotheses and reports. The value of this book should be highlighted along these lines, given the fact that the authors live in a European region which has been subjected to the effects of these traumas. They bring to us, added to their excellent review of transgenerational trauma literature, their own and new constructions of ‘the transgenerational atmosphere and the transgenerational self-experience’." Eva Weil, Société Psychanalytique de Paris"Families, like nations, also transmit values, culture and creativity to future generations. This wonderful book is the proof. It opens the space for the readers from different horizons to pose different intelligent questions."Haydee Faimberg MD, Training Analyst, Paris Psychoanalytical Society. Author of The Telescoping of Generations: Listening to the Narcissistic links between Generations. London/New York Routledge 2005"This important book deal with topics which have been, for a long time, rarely approached in psychoanalytical publications. Writings about collective traumas and their consequences have stayed apart from clinical hypotheses and reports. The value of this book should be highlighted along these lines, given the fact that the authors live in a European region which has been subjected to the effects of these traumas. They bring to us, added to their excellent review of transgenerational trauma literature, their own and new constructions of ‘the transgenerational atmosphere and the transgenerational self-experience’." Eva Weil, Société Psychanalytique de ParisTable of Contents1. The impact of trauma 2. From trauma to transgenerational trauma 3. The first-generation impacts of collective societal traumas 4. The transgenerational atmosphere 5. The transgenerational self-experience 6. The impact of collective societal traumas on subsequent generations 7. Therapeutic aspects of transgenerational trauma 8. Methodology for the therapy of transgenerational trauma 9. Closing thoughts 10. Reflections

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Book SynopsisThe therapist’s go-to source for treating a range of traumatized patients.Trade Review"[D]ue to the complexity of traumas the various approaches warrant significant discussion. In this volume Shapiro has done so brilliantly…[C]an be appreciated by both the experienced clinician as well as members of the general public…[I] welcome Shapiro’s book and highly recommend it to anyone concerned about helping others or themselves surmount this affliction." -- International Hypnosis Research Institute"What a great book. Plainly written, packed with information and resources, the author demonstrates an astonishing depth of knowledge, grasp of scores of trauma therapies, along with compassion and warm empathy for trauma survivors. All this underscored with a scientific objectivity and a lively sense of humor….This book gives the therapist – novice or experienced – a massive choice of approaches to apply to a specific traumatized client." -- Hypnosis Depot"[A] practical resource for those needing a comparative overview of the various trauma treatment methods available." -- The Milton H. Erickson Foundation Newsletter"This is a thorough, accessible, and very practical book, filled with resources and sound ideas, filtered through the intelligence and experience of a savvy, compassionate, down-to-earth, and very experienced clinician. It is like a travel guide to the land of trauma and trauma treatment: if you are new to it, it will orient you to all there is to do and see; if you’re a frequent traveler, it is a worthwhile reminder of all that is out there, above and beyond the familiar places you always visit. One couldn’t ask for a better guide. I highly recommend it." -- Diana Fosha, PhD, Director, The AEDP Institute, and co-editor, The Healing Power of Emotion"The Trauma Treatment Handbook is a most welcome addition to the vastly growing trauma literature. Robin Shapiro, a gifted clinician and writer, helps readers understand what it means to be traumatized, how it may affect people in various domains of their lives and what healing entails. In particular, she expertly helps those who need trauma therapy to consider which therapeutic approaches might be most suitable to their needs." -- Onno van der Hart, PhD, Honorary Professor of Psychopathology of Chronic Traumatization, Utrecht University

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Book SynopsisHow to navigate the therapeutic relationship with trauma survivors, to help bring recovery and growth.Trade Review"One of the great strengths of this accessible, fluidly written book is the way it honours the extremity and reality of posttraumatic stress, while also recognising the possibility and integrity of what he terms ‘post-traumatic growth’." -- SCAP

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Book SynopsisExamining books on different topics as these appeared during the Renaissance allows us to see developments in the use of graphics, the shift from orality to textuality, the expansion of knowledge, and rise of literacy, particularly among middle-class women readers, who were an important audience for many of these books. Changes in English Renaissance technical books provide a new, and as yet largely unexplored means of viewing the Renaissance and the dramatic changes that emerged during the 1475-1640 period, the first years of English printing.Table of ContentsChapter 1—In Search of Our Past The purpose of this book is to show that early English technical writing anticipates many of the same issues important to modern technical writing: writers were aware of the comprehension levels of their intended readers; many technical books were designed for ease of use. That is, they exemplified good page design as well as a structure and a style that would enhance the readability and usability of the information. Increasing use of graphics and visual aids to convey information enable modern researchers to track the shift from orality to textuality and from textuality to visual presentation as a means of conveying methods of performing work. English Renaissance technical books show the triumph of textual instruction over oral instruction.Chapter 2—The Rise of Technical Writing in the English Renaissance This chapter summarizes historical events that nurtured the growth of technical writing in the English Renaissance: the growth of wealth, the growth of knowledge, the advent of printing, the rise of humanism. The chapter also surveys examples of technical books produced throughout the Renaissance—medical books, books on farming and animal husbandry, books on gardening, books on household management and cooking, books on recreation, books on military science and navigation in addition to a variety of how to books covering technologies important to life in the English Renaissance.Chapter 3—Format and Page Design in English Renaissance Technical Books: Early Recognition of Reader Context and Literacy LevelThis chapter examines a number of technical books published from 1489 to 1640 to show changes in format—emergence of tables of contents, listing, bulleted lists, and use of Ramist dichotomies—bracketed tables, overviews, cause-effect analysis—in logic books, medical books, religious books, and even geography and culinary books.Chapter 4—Renaissance Technical Books and Their Audiences: Writers Respond to Readers Examining English Renaissance technical books also shows that their writers were aware of the information needs and the reading comprehension level of their readers. Analyzing the presentation methods used by these early technical writers reveals how they adapted material for these readers' information needs as well as the literacy level of these intended readers.Chapter 5—English Renaissance Technical Writing and the Emergence of Plain Style: Toward a New Theory of the Development of Modern English ProseThe majority of studies of the rise of modern English have ignored technical books and their pervasive use of plain style. By considering technical books in addition to traditional canonical books considered in language study, we may thus question the view that no plain style of consequence existed prior to Bacon.Chapter 6—From Orality to Textuality: Technical Description and the Emergence of Visual and Verbal Presentation. Examining the first printed English technical books allows us to see how printing, the growth of knowledge, and the rise of literacy all worked in tandem. The merging of visual and verbal in technical books allows us to trace the demise of orality as a means of conveying knowledge in many fields.Chapter 7—The Legacy of English Renaissance Technical Writing: New Perspectives on Basic Rhetorical IssuesThis book and its survey of technical writing in the English Renaissance allow modern technical writing teachers and researchers to see that many of our modern concerns evolved during the first century of printing. Examining early forms of technical writing shows that technical writing has a long and honorable history and a tradition that has implications for modern assessments of language and style.

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Book SynopsisThis volume explores the subject of trauma, dissociation and health and provides practical suggestions for clinicians providing patient care.This book was published as a special issue in Journal of Trauma & Dissociation.Table of Contents1. Introduction: Causal Mechanisms and Multidirectional Pathways Between Trauma, Dissociation, and Health Kathleen Kendall-Tackett and Bridget Klest 2. Posttraumatic Stress and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Jeffrey L. Kibler 3. Intergenerational Pathways Linking Childhood Sexual Abuse to HIV Risk Among Women Courtenay E. Cavanaugh and Catherine C. Classen 4. A Review of Childhood Abuse, Health, and Pain-Related Problems: The Role of Psychiatric Disorders and Current Life Stress Natalie Sachs-Ericsson, Kiara Cromer, Annya Hernandez and Kathleen Kendall-Tackett 5. Birth Trauma and Its Sequelae Cheryl Tatano Beck 6. “That Part of the Body is Just Gone”: Understanding and Responding to Dissociation and Physical Health Terri J. Haven

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Book SynopsisRenos K. Papadopoulos clearly and sensitively explores the experiences of people who reluctantly abandon their homes, searching for safer lives elsewhere, and provides a detailed guide to the complex experiences of involuntary dislocation.Involuntary Dislocation: Home, Trauma, Resilience, and Adversity-Activated Development identifies involuntary dislocation as a distinct phenomenon, challenging existing assumptions and established positions, and explores its linguistic, historical, and cultural contexts. Papadopoulos elaborates on key themes including home, identity, nostalgic disorientation, the victim, and trauma, providing an in-depth understanding of each contributing factor whilst emphasising the human experience throughout. The book concludes by articulating an approach to conceptualising and working with people who have experienced adversities engendered by involuntary dislocation, and with a reflection on the language of repair and renewal. <Trade Review"A sensitive and innovative elaboration of the complex experiences of trauma and dislocation, showing faith in human dignity and resilience!" - Arvo Pärt"Climate change, global inequities, and continued political strife will force increasing numbers of people to flee their homes and struggle to rebuild their lives in new places. In this deeply insightful, critical and creative work, Renos Papadopoulos brings to bear his vast experience in working with refugees and others grappling with dislocation, migration and exile to illuminate their varied predicaments and paths to growth and well-being. In brilliant analyses, he lays bare the epistemological traps of current thinking about trauma and resilience and charts a radical new course. Rich with generative models and metaphors, the frameworks he develops offer powerful ways to understand and respond to the complexities of dislocation through a socially, culturally, and politically informed depth psychology that mobilizes our most human capacities for agency and poiesis." – Laurence J. Kirmayer, M.D., FRCPC, FCAHS. FRSC, James McGill Professor and Director, Division of Social and Transcultural Psychiatry, McGill University"Renos K. Papadopoulos in his new book has written a brilliant analysis of the suffering and the healing associated with the violent loss of home. He offers us a new way of thinking on a much-neglected area in the fields of medicine, mental health and humanitarian aid. He is a master craftsman, building upon philosophy and science to create a new healing approach called ‘Synergic Therapeutic Complexity’. His therapeutic model is based upon the lifetime experience of a gifted clinician. His book is praised for expanding the trauma story by deeply listening to the poetical 'other voice’ of human suffering and adversity. A most important contribution to a major topic!" - Reichard F. Mollica, M.D. Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School; Director: Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma, USA"Papadopoulos unpacks the seductively simple terms of contemporary psychiatric discourse. He exposes the ethical and methodological problems of psychiatry’s pretense to expert knowledge, and unmasks the shallowness of procedures whose claim is to repair the damaged minds of patients. Based on a historically grounded understanding of human wellbeing and a synergic vision of therapy, he acknowledges those who suffer of adversity as partners in a joint endeavor. Thus, rather than sorting patients into fixed identities, his book provides a passionate and erudite plea for a therapeutic poetics that reveals the richness of possibilities inherent in all human experience, including involuntary dislocation." - Professor José Brunner, Tel Aviv University, Israel"A splendid achievement of decades of theoretical and clinical work on migration and involuntary dislocation. Renos Papadopoulos carefully expands our lexicon on this current problem, and his integrative multi-level approach gives innovative guidance to all psychosocial experts in this field." - Andreas Maercker, PhD, MD, Professor of Psychology and Chair, University of Zurich, Switzerland"Though the need to humanise the refugee protection discourse is increasingly understood, the rigid taxonomy that informs the design of refugee support services, in both the statutory and voluntary sectors, systematically fails to acknowledge the subjectivity of the refugee experience. In doing so, the need to personalise the help we offer is often overlooked and the quality of the protection we provide is diminished. In this welcome book, Professor Papadopoulos posits an approach that is rooted in the singularity of the enforced exile experience and questions the efficacy of our utilitarian, one-size-fits-all, asylum system." - Maurice Wren, Chief Executive, Refugee Council, UK"This is an important book. With a rare combination of unflinching academic rigour and great empathy, Renos Papadopoulos challenges the reader, and indeed, anyone interested in involuntary migration and its sequelae, to stop and think again. This rethinking helps to move us beyond old but unhelpful binaries such as victim/rescuer, and knower/known, leading in turn not just to a radical rethinking of the epistemic justice issues which trouble much work on forced migration but also, crucially, to a new way of caring through shared humanity and vulnerability. I encourage readers (including myself) to open themselves to the radical, and exceptionally generative critique that this book offers us." - Leslie Swartz, Distinguished Professor of Psychology, Stellenbosch University, South Africa"This is a truly remarkable and timely book. We are in the middle of a pandemic, forced migration fuelling violence across the globe, and the rising suicide rate among youth is an alarming indicator of societal distress. Renos doesn’t avoid the places in human life where we meet tragedy and profound human suffering; on the contrary, he takes us right into the midst of it, but without being overwhelmed by the misery. His approach, deeply rooted in decades of working with those at the fringes of society, serves as a template for a creative and proactive response to dealing with traumatic experiences. This is exactly what we need in the helping professions, i.e. realistic hope driven by an evidence-based approach that goes well beyond empiricism." - Frank Röhricht, MD, FRCPsych, Consultant Psychiatrist and Medical Director, East London NHS Foundation Trust; Honorary Professor of Psychiatry, UK"In the plethora of ideas about these very important and topical subjects, this book provides an original, refreshing and welcome contribution! A scholarly and poetic work of immense applicable value." - Professor Angela Abela PhD, Department of Family Studies, Faculty for Social Wellbeing, University of Malta, Malta"This book brings together threads of ancient philosophy together with the author's expertise in psychotherapeutic practice, challenging notions such as the trauma discourse, victimisation, the meaning of home and of well-being. A highly provocative and rewarding contribution." - Professor Renee Hirschon, St Peter’s College, University of Oxford, UK"This important volume is scholarly but accessible, situating ‘trauma’ in cultural, historical, and social context. Most importantly the volume addresses ‘trauma’ in a way highly focused on the therapeutic mission as a collaborative process, giving key insights to the nature of ‘being’ and its healing. It is a greatly enriching read, which is essential reading for those interested in these topics."- Devon E. Hinton, M.D., Ph.D. Professor of Psychiatry Harvard Medical School, USA"In Involuntary Dislocation, Renos Papadopoulos offers readers an innovative framework for conceptualizing exile and involuntary dislocation from homelands. With a broad perspective that takes us back to Homer and Aristotle and forward to therapeutic interactions, Papadopoulos reimagines therapeutic work with displaced persons that neither pathologizes nor victimizes, but rather explores collaboratively what it is to long for a lost home and dare to build a new one." - Nancy Sherman, author, Afterwar and Stoic Wisdom: Ancient Lessons for Modern Resilience; Professor of Philosophy, Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA"This is a much-anticipated book that addresses the complexity of migration, refugees and exile from a wide perspective that encompasses both the traumatic aftermath of the process as well as the resilience and positive development. It will broaden the empathetic understanding and help all practitioners working with trauma survivors to step out of the clichés of victimization and engage with empowering and resilience building. The book will assist NGO’s and others working with individuals on the move to design psychosocial support interventions within a highly effective framework." - Dr Shahla Eltayeb, associate professor of Mental Health, Director, Ahfad Trauma Center, Sudan"Finally, the book of a psychoanalyst that combines clinical work and systematic theoretical reflection with the commitment of a seasoned humanitarian worker. This is a well formulated rethinking of how to approach trauma. Connecting insights from psychoanalysis, philosophy and human sciences, the book explores the ability of affected individuals and groups to face suffering in order to reorient themselves and search for new meaning in a world frayed by political and psychic chaos, and where involuntary dislocation represents one of its most dramatic symptoms." - Professor Romano Màdera, University of Milano Bicocca, Italy'This book explores masterly the depths of the essence of dislocation and trauma experiences. An indispensable aid for all working in this field." - Dr Meri Avetisyan, Manager, Office for Migration and Integration, Freiburg"No one chooses to be a refugee. Professor Papadopoulos' book is a much-needed eye-opener on the involuntary condition of refugees and the spectrum of their adversity psychosocial responses. Understanding the different layers of their dislocation complexities is a must in a world that has largely dehumanized them." - Dalal Mawad, award-winning Lebanese journalist and senior producer with the Associated Press"Renos Papadopoulos' book is a landmark legacy from a world's leading scholar and clinician, who has devoted his life to the theoretical understanding and practical intervention on the very challenging phenomena of human forced displacement. Its personal, scientific and applicable character provides an invaluable source for understanding the complexity involved in involuntary displacement. Based on an original and convincing epistemological framework and rooted in a deeply human perspective, this book must be read, pondered and studied." - Professor Stefano Carta, University of Cagliari, Italy"I welcome this book that combines sound theorisation with high applicability!" - Rugiatu Turay. Former Deputy Minister of Social Welfare, Sierra Leone"Involuntary Dislocation describes a complex and pervasive condition that is, today, typically identified with refugee populations and collective trauma. Papadopoulos wants to untangle the condition’s experiential meanings and transformations, and to avoid the ‘epistemological traps’ that often distort scholarly accounts. The most pernicious traps are ones embedded in the unexamined presuppositions of the researchers’ language. Papadopoulos’ solution is a language and perspective faithful to the ‘nostalgic disorientation’ of involuntary dislocation." - Allan Young, PhD, author, The Harmony of Illusions: Inventing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; Social Studies of Medicine, McGill University, Canada"This volume draws inspiration from the wisdom of ancient Greek philosophy and mythology, contemporary science and the author's rich clinical experience. In a thoughtful way, it paves new avenues towards better and more comprehensive understanding of complexity of ‘refugeehood’, and of those being impacted by it. Highly innovative and very recommended."- Boris Drožđek, MD, PhD, psychiatrist/psychotherapist, De Hemisfeer, Den Bosch, The Netherlands"Renos’s book provides a unique framework to grasp and deal with the phenomena of trauma, resilience and 'involuntary dislocation'. Its breadth and scope, the variety of themes explored, and his courageous theorisation fundamentally provokes both thought and emotion. Any person working with refugees and trauma will treasure this book, as it provides an inspiring alternative to the traditional approaches, helping mental health workers become reflective, observant and introspective." - Ayten Zara, Assistant Professor, Bilgi University, Istanbul; Founding Director of World Human Relief"Drawing upon a wealth of experience, in the academy and the field, Renos Papadopoulos offers us an innovative and brilliant approach to trauma and involuntary dislocation. This book has the potential for transforming the field and the lives of an ever-increasing number of suffering human beings." - John Behr, PhD; Regius Professor of Humanity, University of Aberdeen, UK"This seminal work should be required reading for everyone working with displaced persons and adversity survivors. It develops our sensitivity to disentangle the narratives that we construct and within which we are defined, leading us to re-evaluate our understanding of what constitutes therapeutic support." - Assia Khashoggi, Psychotherapist and Counsellor, Co-founder of ACT Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia"The author proposes a fundamental shift in our understanding of involuntary dislocation: from the dominant approach of charitable and repairing help to victims, to relating with them through genuine empowering of their agency. This is congruent with spiritual perspectives that emphasise the healing of both the sufferers and those who help them." - Dr Boris S. Bratus, Lomonosov Moscow State University; Dean, Psychology Department, Russian Orthodox University of John the Evangelist, Russia"In the age of migration and trauma, Renos Papadopoulos reminds us that we need original concepts and innovative practical tools for understanding the world and for healing the wounds of million people that leave their homes seeking refuge and a better life. His voice is full of authoritative knowledge and humanity, and this makes this unique book absolutely essential." - Antonello d’Elia M.D., Psychiatrist, Family Therapist, President of Psichiatria Democratica, Italy"This book introduces a remarkable conceptual clarification of the key processes of involuntary dislocation and of suffering adversity that create new perspectives that can lead to formulating complex models of practical interventions not only for those who are displaced but also for all adversity survivors and with wider implications affecting our very understanding of what is psychotherapy." - Professor Emeritus Dr Ivan Ivić, University of Belgrade, Serbia"Scientific revolutions are predicated on the formation of new paradigms. In this work Renos Papadopoulos takes us with him, as he constructs a fundamentally new way to understanding the human dimensions of forced migration. In developing an essentially "eudaimonic" epistemology, he provides a practical framework for mental health and humanitarian workers, academics, and researchers. The book will provide new opportunities for practitioners and researchers to adopt innovative approaches addressing the needs of people facing adversities from forced displacement." - Robert Schweitzer, Professor of Psychology, Queensland University of Technology, Australia"This book explicates the very essence of psychotraumatology by providing bold and meaningful explorations, revisiting the ‘internal’ and ‘external’ manifestations of human experiences of adversity. It revises our mainstream concepts, reminding us of the archetypical trajectories of crucial phenomena such as those of trauma, home, victimisation and pathologization." - Dr Nino Makhashvili, PhD, Associate Professor, Faculty of Business, Technology, and Education, Head of Mental Health Resource Center, Ilia State University Tbilisi, Georgia"The issue of involuntary dislocation is an extremely sensitive subject and it requires an extremely sensitive treatment, and this is what this book provides, most competently, in a scholarly and yet highly accessible manner." - Khachatur Gasparyan, PhD, Chair, Medical Psychology Department, Yerevan State Medical University, Armenia"Among the many contributions that Renos Papadopoulos makes in this book is providing a unique framework for understanding refugee trauma. He offers an approach to recognizing the therapeutic potential to working with displaced individuals and their families that lies beyond professional clinical interventions and is located in the myriad of interactions in the refugee’s social ecology and which can be described as ‘being therapeutic’." - Jack Saul, PhD, Licensed Psychologist; Director, International Trauma Studies Program; author, Collective Trauma, Collective Healing"A book full of inspiration, wisdom and practical guidance! So many new concepts that capture the subtleties of phenomena, revealing previously unknown landscapes of these fields. What a eudaemonic reading!" - Nikos Gionakis, Psychologist, Director, Babel Day Centre for the Mental Health of Refugees and Migrants, Athens, Greece"There is a Latin saying that translates to nothing about us without us. Involuntary Dislocation takes this saying to heart. Celebrating how people in adversity ‘articulate their own experiences using their own subtle expressions’, the book is a precious contribution for all those experiencing adversity. In the same vein as the classic Where There is No Doctor, this book speaks of how we can all engender and enjoy ‘therapeutic benefits’ in our ‘interactions and activities’. Filled with a toolbox worth of educational resources for mental health first aid, this is the book about and with people living through adversity. It teaches us how we all can appreciate the ‘public tragedy’ we and/or others may experience, while at the same time finding ourselves and our healing through respectful appreciation of the positive responses to adversity. In the same way that Frantz Fanon redefined our entire way of thinking about adversity and our experience of it, this book redefines our thinking around not only mental health but also forced migration, brilliantly re-conceptualised as ‘involuntary dislocation’. It turns our attention to the universal struggle to reconnect, renew, and seek enlightenment or radical transformation, and it offers concrete ways to support that struggle in the midst of the gravest of adversities. Many of this book’s readers will find solace in its pages, and in its widening of ‘perspectives and potentialities’. World-renowned psychoanalyst Renos Papadopoulos has given a gift in this book, parallel to his unflagging work around the world. And it comes, we may all agree, at a time when too often, ‘adversity strikes’.This book redefines our thinking around not only mental health but also forced migration, brilliantly re-conceptualised as "involuntary dislocation". It turns our attention to the universal struggle to reconnect, renew, and seek enlightenment or radical transformation, and it offers concrete ways to support that struggle in the midst of the gravest of adversities." - Nadia Abu-Zahra, DPhil (Oxon), Associate Professor, Joint Chair in Women’s Studies, University of Ottawa, Canada"An impressive critical intellectual exploration of the experience of involuntary displacement and therapeutic responses to trauma. The book offers an innovative framework to comprehend the complexity of trauma and the importance of collaborative therapeutic strategies to help activate and actualise victims’ strengths and resilience." – Professor Emeritus Michael Humphrey, School of Social and Political Sciences, The University of Sydney. "This book provides us with a new and highly sensitive compass to navigate through the adversity odysseys of modern life. Papadopoulos’ concept of Adversity-Activated Development in practice transforms suffering into opportunities for self-realization. I warmly commend this book to everyone looking for a safe home in our times of turbulence." – Kazuyuki Hirao, MD PhD, Professor/Psychiatrist/Clinical Psychologist, Kyoto Bunkyo University."Migrants are usually approached either from cold and impersonal or from methodical and structured perspectives. This brilliant book challenges our epistemological positions with which we usually tend to look at the human phenomenon of migration; it is simply enlightening, giving us new positions, invite us to rethink our imperceptible biases. This book transcends the interventionist approach of the professional in psychology or related disciplines, inviting us to explore new vistas, including the involuntarily dislocated persons’ potentialities and their natural modes of resilience. It places on the reader's retina elements of greater clarity, e.g. how the social contexts that generate migration are incongruous with what is our most intimate reality of wellbeing – being at home!" – Julio Aragón Durán, Institutional Social Responsibility Liaison Officer, Migration Authority, Costa Rica.'A sensitive and innovative elaboration of the complex experiences of trauma and dislocation, showing faith in human dignity and resilience!' - Arvo Pärt'Climate change, global inequities, and continued political strife will force increasing numbers of people to flee their homes and struggle to rebuild their lives in new places. In this deeply insightful, critical and creative work, Renos Papadopoulos brings to bear his vast experience in working with refugees and others grappling with dislocation, migration and exile to illuminate their varied predicaments and paths to growth and well-being. In brilliant analyses, he lays bare the epistemological traps of current thinking about trauma and resilience and charts a radical new course. Rich with generative models and metaphors, the frameworks he develops offer powerful ways to understand and respond to the complexities of dislocation through a socially, culturally, and politically informed depth psychology that mobilizes our most human capacities for agency and poiesis.' – Laurence J. Kirmayer, M.D., FRCPC, FCAHS. FRSC, James McGill Professor and Director, Division of Social and Transcultural Psychiatry, McGill University'Renos K. Papadopoulos in his new book has written a brilliant analysis of the suffering and the healing associated with the violent loss of home. He offers us a new way of thinking on a much-neglected area in the fields of medicine, mental health and humanitarian aid. He is a master craftsman, building upon philosophy and science to create a new healing approach called "Synergic Therapeutic Complexity". His therapeutic model is based upon the lifetime experience of a gifted clinician. His book is praised for expanding the trauma story by deeply listening to the poetical "other voice" of human suffering and adversity. A most important contribution to a major topic!' - Richard F. Mollica, M.D. Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School; Director: Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma, USA'Papadopoulos unpacks the seductively simple terms of contemporary psychiatric discourse. He exposes the ethical and methodological problems of psychiatry’s pretense to expert knowledge, and unmasks the shallowness of procedures whose claim is to repair the damaged minds of patients. Based on a historically grounded understanding of human wellbeing and a synergic vision of therapy, he acknowledges those who suffer of adversity as partners in a joint endeavor. Thus, rather than sorting patients into fixed identities, his book provides a passionate and erudite plea for a therapeutic poetics that reveals the richness of possibilities inherent in all human experience, including involuntary dislocation.' - Professor José Brunner, Tel Aviv University, Israel'A splendid achievement of decades of theoretical and clinical work on migration and involuntary dislocation. Renos Papadopoulos carefully expands our lexicon on this current problem, and his integrative multi-level approach gives innovative guidance to all psychosocial experts in this field.' - Andreas Maercker, PhD, MD, Professor of Psychology and Chair, University of Zurich, Switzerland'Though the need to humanise the refugee protection discourse is increasingly understood, the rigid taxonomy that informs the design of refugee support services, in both the statutory and voluntary sectors, systematically fails to acknowledge the subjectivity of the refugee experience. In doing so, the need to personalise the help we offer is often overlooked and the quality of the protection we provide is diminished. In this welcome book, Professor Papadopoulos posits an approach that is rooted in the singularity of the enforced exile experience and questions the efficacy of our utilitarian, one-size-fits-all, asylum system.' - Maurice Wren, Chief Executive, Refugee Council, UK'This is an important book. With a rare combination of unflinching academic rigour and great empathy, Renos Papadopoulos challenges the reader, and indeed, anyone interested in involuntary migration and its sequelae, to stop and think again. This rethinking helps to move us beyond old but unhelpful binaries such as victim/rescuer, and knower/known, leading in turn not just to a radical rethinking of the epistemic justice issues which trouble much work on forced migration but also, crucially, to a new way of caring through shared humanity and vulnerability. I encourage readers (including myself) to open themselves to the radical, and exceptionally generative critique that this book offers us.' - Leslie Swartz, Distinguished Professor of Psychology, Stellenbosch University, South Africa'This is a truly remarkable and timely book. We are in the middle of a pandemic, forced migration fuelling violence across the globe, and the rising suicide rate among youth is an alarming indicator of societal distress. Renos doesn’t avoid the places in human life where we meet tragedy and profound human suffering; on the contrary, he takes us right into the midst of it, but without being overwhelmed by the misery. His approach, deeply rooted in decades of working with those at the fringes of society, serves as a template for a creative and proactive response to dealing with traumatic experiences. This is exactly what we need in the helping professions, i.e. realistic hope driven by an evidence-based approach that goes well beyond empiricism.' - Frank Röhricht, MD, FRCPsych, Consultant Psychiatrist and Medical Director, East London NHS Foundation Trust; Honorary Professor of Psychiatry, UK'In the plethora of ideas about these very important and topical subjects, this book provides an original, refreshing and welcome contribution! A scholarly and poetic work of immense applicable value.' - Professor Angela Abela PhD, Department of Family Studies, Faculty for Social Wellbeing, University of Malta, Malta"This book brings together threads of ancient philosophy together with the author's expertise in psychotherapeutic practice, challenging notions such as the trauma discourse, victimisation, the meaning of home and of well-being. A highly provocative and rewarding contribution." - Professor Renee Hirschon, St Peter’s College, University of Oxford, UK'This important volume is scholarly but accessible, situating "trauma" in cultural, historical, and social context. Most importantly the volume addresses "trauma" in a way highly focused on the therapeutic mission as a collaborative process, giving key insights to the nature of ‘being’ and its healing. It is a greatly enriching read, which is essential reading for those interested in these topics'E. Hinton, M.D., Ph.D. Professor of Psychiatry Harvard Medical School, USA'In Involuntary Dislocation, Renos Papadopoulos offers readers an innovative framework for conceptualizing exile and involuntary dislocation from homelands. With a broad perspective that takes us back to Homer and Aristotle and forward to therapeutic interactions, Papadopoulos reimagines therapeutic work with displaced persons that neither pathologizes nor victimizes, but rather explores collaboratively what it is to long for a lost home and dare to build a new one.' - Nancy Sherman, author, Afterwar and Stoic Wisdom: Ancient Lessons for Modern Resilience; Professor of Philosophy, Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA'This is a much-anticipated book that addresses the complexity of migration, refugees and exile from a wide perspective that encompasses both the traumatic aftermath of the process as well as the resilience and positive development. It will broaden the empathetic understanding and help all practitioners working with trauma survivors to step out of the clichés of victimization and engage with empowering and resilience building. The book will assist NGO’s and others working with individuals on the move to design psychosocial support interventions within a highly effective framework.' - Dr Shahla Eltayeb, associate professor of Mental Health, Director, Ahfad Trauma Center, Sudan'Finally, the book of a psychoanalyst that combines clinical work and systematic theoretical reflection with the commitment of a seasoned humanitarian worker. This is a well formulated rethinking of how to approach trauma. Connecting insights from psychoanalysis, philosophy and human sciences, the book explores the ability of affected individuals and groups to face suffering in order to reorient themselves and search for new meaning in a world frayed by political and psychic chaos, and where involuntary dislocation represents one of its most dramatic symptoms.' - Professor Romano Màdera, University of Milano Bicocca, Italy'This book explores masterly the depths of the essence of dislocation and trauma experiences. An indispensable aid for all working in this field.' - Dr Meri Avetisyan, Manager, Office for Migration and Integration, Freiburg'No one chooses to be a refugee. Professor Papadopoulos' book is a much-needed eye-opener on the involuntary condition of refugees and the spectrum of their adversity psychosocial responses. Understanding the different layers of their dislocation complexities is a must in a world that has largely dehumanized them.' - Dalal Mawad, award-winning Lebanese journalist and senior producer with the Associated Press'Renos Papadopoulos' book is a landmark legacy from a world's leading scholar and clinician, who has devoted his life to the theoretical understanding and practical intervention on the very challenging phenomena of human forced displacement. Its personal, scientific and applicable character provides an invaluable source for understanding the complexity involved in involuntary displacement. Based on an original and convincing epistemological framework and rooted in a deeply human perspective, this book must be read, pondered and studied.' - Professor Stefano Carta, University of Cagliari, Italy'I welcome this book that combines sound theorisation with high applicability!' - Rugiatu Turay. Former Deputy Minister of Social Welfare, Sierra Leone'Involuntary Dislocation describes a complex and pervasive condition that is, today, typically identified with refugee populations and collective trauma. Papadopoulos wants to untangle the condition’s experiential meanings and transformations, and to avoid the "epistemological traps" that often distort scholarly accounts. The most pernicious traps are ones embedded in the unexamined presuppositions of the researchers’ language. Papadopoulos’ solution is a language and perspective faithful to the "nostalgic disorientation" of involuntary dislocation.' - Allan Young, PhD, author, The Harmony of Illusions: Inventing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; Social Studies of Medicine, McGill University, Canada'This volume draws inspiration from the wisdom of ancient Greek philosophy and mythology, contemporary science and the author's rich clinical experience. In a thoughtful way, it paves new avenues towards better and more comprehensive understanding of complexity of "refugeehood", and of those being impacted by it. Highly innovative and very recommended.2' Boris Drožđek, MD, PhD, psychiatrist/psychotherapist, De Hemisfeer, Den Bosch, The Netherlands'Renos’s book provides a unique framework to grasp and deal with the phenomena of trauma, resilience and "involuntary dislocation". Its breadth and scope, the variety of themes explored, and his courageous theorisation fundamentally provokes both thought and emotion. Any person working with refugees and trauma will treasure this book, as it provides an inspiring alternative to the traditional approaches, helping mental health workers become reflective, observant and introspective.' - Ayten Zara, Assistant Professor, Bilgi University, Istanbul; Founding Director of World Human Relief'Drawing upon a wealth of experience, in the academy and the field, Renos Papadopoulos offers us an innovative and brilliant approach to trauma and involuntary dislocation. This book has the potential for transforming the field and the lives of an ever-increasing number of suffering human beings.' - John Behr, PhD; Regius Professor of Humanity, University of Aberdeen, UK'This seminal work should be required reading for everyone working with displaced persons and adversity survivors. It develops our sensitivity to disentangle the narratives that we construct and within which we are defined, leading us to re-evaluate our understanding of what constitutes therapeutic support.' - Assia Khashoggi, Psychotherapist and Counsellor, Co-founder of ACT Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia'The author proposes a fundamental shift in our understanding of involuntary dislocation: from the dominant approach of charitable and repairing help to victims, to relating with them through genuine empowering of their agency. This is congruent with spiritual perspectives that emphasise the healing of both the sufferers and those who help them.' - Dr Boris S. Bratus, Lomonosov Moscow State University; Dean, Psychology Department, Russian Orthodox University of John the Evangelist, Russia'In the age of migration and trauma, Renos Papadopoulos reminds us that we need original concepts and innovative practical tools for understanding the world and for healing the wounds of million people that leave their homes seeking refuge and a better life. His voice is full of authoritative knowledge and humanity, and this makes this unique book absolutely essential.' - Antonello d’Elia M.D., Psychiatrist, Family Therapist, President of Psichiatria Democratica, Italy'This book introduces a remarkable conceptual clarification of the key processes of involuntary dislocation and of suffering adversity that create new perspectives that can lead to formulating complex models of practical interventions not only for those who are displaced but also for all adversity survivors and with wider implications affecting our very understanding of what is psychotherapy.' - Professor Emeritus Dr Ivan Ivić, University of Belgrade, Serbia'Scientific revolutions are predicated on the formation of new paradigms. In this work Renos Papadopoulos takes us with him, as he constructs a fundamentally new way to understanding the human dimensions of forced migration. In developing an essentially "eudaimonic" epistemology, he provides a practical framework for mental health and humanitarian workers, academics, and researchers. The book will provide new opportunities for practitioners and researchers to adopt innovative approaches addressing the needs of people facing adversities from forced displacement.' - Robert Schweitzer, Professor of Psychology, Queensland University of Technology, Australia'This book explicates the very essence of psychotraumatology by providing bold and meaningful explorations, revisiting the ‘internal’ and ‘external’ manifestations of human experiences of adversity. It revises our mainstream concepts, reminding us of the archetypical trajectories of crucial phenomena such as those of trauma, home, victimisation and pathologization.' - Dr Nino Makhashvili, PhD, Associate Professor, Faculty of Business, Technology, and Education, Head of Mental Health Resource Center, Ilia State University Tbilisi, Georgia'The issue of involuntary dislocation is an extremely sensitive subject and it requires an extremely sensitive treatment, and this is what this book provides, most competently, in a scholarly and yet highly accessible manner.' - Khachatur Gasparyan, PhD, Chair, Medical Psychology Department, Yerevan State Medical University, Armenia'Among the many contributions that Renos Papadopoulos makes in this book is providing a unique framework for understanding refugee trauma. He offers an approach to recognizing the therapeutic potential to working with displaced individuals and their families that lies beyond professional clinical interventions and is located in the myriad of interactions in the refugee’s social ecology and which can be described as "being therapeutic".' - Jack Saul, PhD, Licensed Psychologist; Director, International Trauma Studies Program; author, Collective Trauma, Collective Healing'A book full of inspiration, wisdom and practical guidance! So many new concepts that capture the subtleties of phenomena, revealing previously unknown landscapes of these fields. What a eudaemonic reading!' - Nikos Gionakis, Psychologist, Director, Babel Day Centre for the Mental Health of Refugees and Migrants, Athens, Greece'There is a Latin saying that translates to nothing about us without us. Involuntary Dislocation takes this saying to heart. Celebrating how people in adversity "articulate their own experiences using their own subtle expressions", the book is a precious contribution for all those experiencing adversity. In the same vein as the classic Where There is No Doctor, this book speaks of how we can all engender and enjoy "therapeutic benefits" in our "interactions and activities". Filled with a toolbox worth of educational resources for mental health first aid, this is the book about and with people living through adversity. It teaches us how we all can appreciate the "public tragedy" we and/or others may experience, while at the same time finding ourselves and our healing through respectful appreciation of the positive responses to adversity. In the same way that Frantz Fanon redefined our entire way of thinking about adversity and our experience of it, this book redefines our thinking around not only mental health but also forced migration, brilliantly re-conceptualised as "involuntary dislocation". It turns our attention to the universal struggle to reconnect, renew, and seek enlightenment or radical transformation, and it offers concrete ways to support that struggle in the midst of the gravest of adversities. Many of this book’s readers will find solace in its pages, and in its widening of "perspectives and potentialities". World-renowned psychoanalyst Renos Papadopoulos has given a gift in this book, parallel to his unflagging work around the world. And it comes, we may all agree, at a time when too often, "adversity strikes".This book redefines our thinking around not only mental health but also forced migration, brilliantly re-conceptualised as "involuntary dislocation". It turns our attention to the universal struggle to reconnect, renew, and seek enlightenment or radical transformation, and it offers concrete ways to support that struggle in the midst of the gravest of adversities.' - Nadia Abu-Zahra, DPhil (Oxon), Associate Professor, Joint Chair in Women’s Studies, University of Ottawa, Canada'An impressive critical intellectual exploration of the experience of involuntary displacement and therapeutic responses to trauma. The book offers an innovative framework to comprehend the complexity of trauma and the importance of collaborative therapeutic strategies to help activate and actualise victims’ strengths and resilience.' – Professor Emeritus Michael Humphrey, School of Social and Political Sciences, The University of Sydney'This book provides us with a new and highly sensitive compass to navigate through the adversity odysseys of modern life. Papadopoulos’ concept of Adversity-Activated Development in practice transforms suffering into opportunities for self-realization. I warmly commend this book to everyone looking for a safe home in our times of turbulence.' – Kazuyuki Hirao, MD PhD, Professor/Psychiatrist/Clinical Psychologist, Kyoto Bunkyo University'Migrants are usually approached either from cold and impersonal or from methodical and structured perspectives. This brilliant book challenges our epistemological positions with which we usually tend to look at the human phenomenon of migration; it is simply enlightening, giving us new positions, invite us to rethink our imperceptible biases. This book transcends the interventionist approach of the professional in psychology or related disciplines, inviting us to explore new vistas, including the involuntarily dislocated persons’ potentialities and their natural modes of resilience. It places on the reader's retina elements of greater clarity, e.g. how the social contexts that generate migration are incongruous with what is our most intimate reality of wellbeing – being at home!' – Julio Aragón Durán, Institutional Social Responsibility Liaison Officer, Migration Authority, Costa RicaTable of ContentsIntroduction Part I. 1. Epistemological Cycle 2. Involuntary Dislocation 3. Historical and Language Reflections 4. Public Tragedies and Polymorphous Helplessness Part II. 5. Home 6. Identity 7. Nostalgic Disorientation 8. The Victim 9. Trauma Part III. 10. Involuntary Dislocation Adversities Epilogue. Synergic Therapeutic Complexity and Being Therapeutic

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Book SynopsisThe book''s first three chapters-by Sheehan and Robertson; Wagstaff; Council, Kirsch, and Grant - conclude that three different factors turn imagination into hypnosis. The next three chapters-by Lynn, Neufeld, Green, Rhue, and Sandberg; Rader, Kunzendorf, and Carrabino; and Barrett-explore the hypnotic and the clinical significance of absorption in imagination. Three subsequent chapters-by Coe; Gwynn and Spanos; and Gorassini-examine the role of compliance and imagination in various hypnotic phenomena. Pursuing the possibility that some hypnotic hallucinations are experienced differently from normal images, the following two chapters-by Perlini, Spanos, and Jones; and Kunzendorf and Boisvert-focus on negative hallucinating, which reportedly blocks out perceptual reality. The remaining three chapters-by Wallace and Turosky; Crawford; and Persinger-pursue other physiological differences, and possible physiological connections, between hypnosis and imagination.Table of ContentsIn Memoriam to Nicholas P. Spanos Preface Robert G. Kunzendorf, Nicholas P. Spanos, and Benjamin Wallace Imagery and Hypnosis: Trends and Patternings in Effects Peter W. Sheehan and Rosemary Robertson Compliance and Imagination in Hypnosis Graham Wagstaff Imagination, Expectancy, and Hypnotic Responding James R. Council, Irving Kirsch, and Debora L. Grant Daydreaming, Fantasy, and Psychopathology Steven J. Lynn, Victor Neufeld, Joseph Green, Judith Rhue, and David Sandberg The Relation of Imagery Vividness, Absorption, Reality Boundaries and Synesthesia to Hypnotic Stress and Traits Charles Rader, Robert G. Kunzendorf, and Carlene Carrabino Fantasizers and Dissociaters: Two Types of High Hypnotizables, Two Different Imagery Styles Deirdre Barrett Breaching Posthypnotic Amnesia: A Review William Coe Hypnotic Responsiveness, Nonhypnotic Suggestibility, and Responsiveness to Social Influence Maxwell I. Gwynn and Nicholas Spanos Conviction Management: Lessons from Hypnosis Research about how Self-Images of Dubious Validity can be Willfully Sustained Donald R. Gorassini Hypnotic Negative Hallucinations: A Review of Subjective, Behavioral, and Physiological Methods Arthur H. Perlini, Nicholas P. Spanos, and Bill Jones Presence vs. Absence of a "Hidden Observer" during Total Deafness: The Hypnotic Illusion of Subconsciousness vs. the Imaginal Attenuation of Brainstem Evoked Potentials Robert G. Kunzendorf and Patricia Boisvert Hypnosis, Imagination, and Hemispheric Laterality: An Examination of Individual Differences Benjamin Wallace and Deanna D. Turosky Cerebral Brain Dynamics of Mental Imagery: Evidence and Issues for Hypnosis Helen J. Crawford Hypnosis and the Brain: The Relationship Between Subclinical Complex Partial Epileptic-like Symptoms, Imagination, Suggestibility, and Changes in Self-Identity Michael A. Persinger Index Contributors

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Book SynopsisInternational Responses to Traumatic Stress asks pertinent questions as the United Nations observes its 50th Anniversary. It focuses on the effects of traumatic stress which accompany personal and collective disasters. In an overcrowded world, recent catastrophes, natural as well as man-made, have left a wake of tormented people, ranging from political prisoners to humiliated UN peace-keepers.Table of ContentsFOREWORD by Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Secretary-General of the United Nations ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION Yael Danieli, Nigel S. Rodley, and Lars Weisaeth CHAPTER 1. CRIMINAL ACTIVITY Victims of Crime The Contribution of the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme Eduardo Vetere and Irene Melup CHAPTER 2. CRIMINAL ACTIVITY Victims of Crime: Justice, Support and Public Safety The Contribution of Non-Governmental Organizations Irvin Waller CHAPTER 3. VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS United Nations Action from the Victim's Perspective The Contribution of the United Nations Centre for Human Rights andthe High Commissioner for Human Rights Elsa Stamatopoulou CHAPTER 4. VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS Traumatic Stress and the Role of NGOs The Contribution of Non-Governmental Organizations James Welsh CHAPTER 5. FORCED DISPLACEMENT Refugee Trauma—Protection and Assistance The Contribution of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Mary Petevi CHAPTER 6. FORCED DISPLACEMENT Non-Governmental Efforts in the Psychological Care of Traumatized Peoples The Contribution of Non-Governmental Organizations Robert DeMartino and Ulrike von Buchwald CHAPTER 7. ARMED CONFLICTS AND ANALOGOUS DISTURBANCES How Visits by the ICRC Help Prisoners Cope with the Effects of Traumatic Stress The Contribution of the International Committee of the Red Cross Pascal Daudin and Hernán Reyes CHAPTER 8. ARMED CONFLICTS Soldiers for Peace: Ordeals and Stress The Contribution of the United Nations Peace-Keeping Forces Bjorn Egge, Mauritz S. Mortensen, and Lars Weisaeth CHAPTER 9. NATURAL DISASTERS AND COMPLEX EMERGENCIES Prompt International Response The Contribution of the United Nations Department of Humanitarian Affairs Phillippe L. Boullé CHAPTER 10. NATURAL DISASTERS AND OTHER ACCIDENTS Provisions of Psychological Support The Contribution of Non-Governmental Organizations Jean Pierre Revel CHAPTER 11. TRAUMATIZED CHILDREN Healing the Invisible Wounds of Children in War: A Rights Approach The Contribution of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Dita Reichenberg and Sara Friedman CHAPTER 12. TRAUMATIZED CHILDREN Helping Child Victims of Violence The Contribution of Non-Governmental Organizations Nancy Dubrow, Norberto I. Liwski, Carlos Palacios, and Meg Gardinier CHAPTER 13. TRAUMATIZED WOMEN Overcoming Victimization through Equality and Non-Discrimination The Contribution of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women Christine Ainetter Brautigam CHAPTER 14. TRAUMATIZED WOMEN Dealing with Violence against Women The Contribution of Non-Governmental Organizations Rosalind W. Harris CHAPTER 15. HEALTH ACTIVITIES ACROSS TRAUMATIZED POPULATIONS WHO's Roles Regarding Traumatic Stress The Contribution of the World Health Organization (WHO) John Orley CHAPTER 16. HEALTH ACTIVITIES ACROSS TRAUMATIZED POPULATIONS Emotional Responses of International Humanitarian Aid Workers The Contribution on Non-Governmental Organizations Barbara Smith, Inger Agger, Yael Danieli, and Lars Weisaeth CHAPTER 17. ISSUES OF IMPLEMENTATION AND COORDINATION Roger Clark and Daniel Nsereko CONCLUSIONYael Danieli and Lars Weisaeth CONTRIBUTORS INDEX

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Book SynopsisThe workplace is not immune to the problems, pressures, and challenges presented by experiences of loss and trauma and the grief reactions they produce. This clearly written, well-crafted book offers important insights and understanding to help us appreciate the difficulties involved and prepare ourselves for dealing with such demanding situations when they arise. People''s experiences of loss and trauma are, of course, not left at the factory gate or the office door. Nor are loss and traumatic events absent from the workplace itself. Loss, grief, and trauma are very much a part of life - and that includes working life. Executives, managers, human resource professionals, and employee assistance staff need to have at least a basic understanding of how loss, grief, and trauma affect people in the workplace. This book provides that foundation of understanding and offers guidance on how to find out more about these vitally important workplace issues.The text provides a valuable blend of thTable of ContentsForeword by Dr. Gerry R. Cox Preface AcknowledgementsIntroduction Chapter 1: Understanding Loss, Grief and Trauma An introduction to the key aspects of loss, grief and trauma. The chapter lays the foundations of understanding about these issues in general before focusing on how they relate specifically to the workplace. Chapter 2: Loss and Grief in the Workplace The first of two chapters that explore the significance of the issues discussed in Chapter 1. The focus is on loss and grief and how they can play a very significant role in the workplace. Chapter 3: Trauma in the Workplace Complements Chapter 2 by exploring the significance of trauma issues for the workplace. It includes discussion of situations relating to individuals and groups who are traumatized. Chapter 4: Law and Policy A discussion of the legal and policy issues relating to loss, grief and trauma. Chapter 5: Caring for the Caregivers Supporting people who are grieving or traumatized can be stressful work for managers and colleagues and can 'open up old wounds'. It is therefore important to consider the support needs of caregivers. Chapter 6: Helps and Hindrances This chapter focuses on practical steps that can help promote good practice and gives guidance on how to take such matters forward. It also identifies potential pitfalls that can prevent progress or even make matters worse. Chapter 7: Conclusion This chapter summarizes the key arguments and points presented in the book and provide food for thought in relation to taking the issues forward. Guide to Further Learning A substantive resource guide, encompassing an annotated recommended reading guide, information about training materials, details of relevant organizations and web resourcesIndex

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Book SynopsisSupports the idea of matching the system to the technical writer''s needs. This book contains numerous questions and answers.Table of ContentsIntroduction Robert Krull PART I: IMPLEMENTING WORD PROCESSING Writing with a Word Processor: Why and How to Get Started Tom Brownell Word Processing as an Investment in Quality Charles E. Beck and John A. Stibravy Word Processing for the Technical Writer: A Case Study Will Wheeler PART II: ORGANIZING TO WRITE Strategies for Word Processing in Technical Communication Charles R. Fenno Using Electronic Writing Aids as Editors Robert Krull Beyond Word Processing: Computers in the Composition Process Frederick M. O'Hara, Jr. PART III: GRAPHICS AND ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING Using a Word Processor for Page Design Patricia Caernarven-Smith Computer Graphics for the Technical Communicator William L. Benzon Text Preparation and Transmission for Word Processing David T. Orr Word Processing and Electronic Publishing Philip Rubens Epilogue Learning to Write with a Word Processor Annette Bradford Contributors

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Book SynopsisTreating the Trauma Survivor is a practical guide to assist mental health, health care, and social service providers in providing trauma-informed care. This resource provides essential information in order to understand the impacts of trauma by summarizing key literature in an easily accessible and user-friendly format. Providers will be able to identify common pitfalls and avoid re- traumatizing survivors during interactions. Based on the authorsâ extensive experience and interactions with trauma survivors, the book provides a trauma-informed framework and offers practical tools to enhance collaboration with survivors and promote a safer helping environment. Mental health providers in health care, community, and addictions settings as well as health care providers and community workers will find the framework and the practical suggestions in this book informative and useful. Trade Review"The authors have done a great deed to human service professionals by pulling together what we know so far about responding to traumatic events and presenting it in a clear, practical, and coherent format. This should be a basic text for undergraduate and graduate students as well as practitioners already out in the field." --Sandra L. Bloom, MD, Associate Professor, Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health, Drexel University"A detailed overview and comprehensive description of the principles of trauma-informed care. The theoretical framework, clinical suggestions, and concrete advice are spot-on, revealing the authors’ clinical acumen and their understanding of the underlying scientific literature. I strongly recommend this book to health and mental health providers." –John Briere, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology, University of Southern California; Director, USC Adolescent Trauma Training Center, National Child Traumatic Stress NetworkTable of ContentsIntroduction. 1. Understanding Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care: The Basics 2. Trauma and the DSM 3. Understanding the Complex Picture of Complex Trauma 4. Building an Empowering and Collaborative Relationship 5. Asking About and Responding to Disclosures of Trauma 6. Conducting a Trauma-Informed Assessment 7. Responding to Safety Concerns 8. Psychoeducation and Trauma-Informed Interventions 9. Dealing with Substance Use 10. A Trauma-Informed Approach to Medications 11. Transference and Countertransference 12. Understanding Vicarious Traumatization

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Book SynopsisCognitive Behavioral Therapy for Preventing Suicide Attempts is a practical, clinician-friendly, how-to guide that demonstrates how to effectively reduce the risk for suicide attempts in any setting. Trade Review"I learned a lot from reading this book. From emergency and inpatient settings to the military environment and beyond, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Preventing Suicide Attempts gets down to the nitty gritty of working with people at significant risk of suicide. Firmly based in research, yet clinically rich, this book is a veritable Swiss Army knife of suicide prevention manuals. Essential reading for all mental health clinicians, regardless of therapeutic orientation." Thomas E. Ellis, PsyD, ABPP, director of psychology at the Menninger Clinic and professor of psychiatry and behavioral science at the Baylor College of Medicine"This landmark text is a superb contribution to clinical suicidology. Expertly edited, it includes chapters from an all-star lineup of the field’s top authorities on CBT for suicide and deftly covers a range of views on cognitive-behavioral treatments for suicidal risk across a variety of clinical settings. It’s an indispensable book on a proven approach for effectively treating suicidal risk, and it will undoubtedly help save lives." David A. Jobes, PhD, ABPP, professor of psychology and associate director of clinical training at the Catholic University of America, Washington DC"There is an unfortunate shortage of evidence-based interventions and guidance for those working with patients at risk of suicide. This book is both practical and extremely helpful. Dr. Bryan and his colleagues are to be commended for meeting the needs of clinicians in multiple treatment settings." Timothy W. Lineberry, MD, former board chair of the American Association of Suicidology and former medical director of the Mayo Clinic Psychiatric HospitalTable of ContentsIntroduction Craig J. Bryan Section I: Understanding Suicide 1. The Problem of Suicide Michael D. Anestis and Lauren R. Khazem 2. The Language of Suicide Bridget B. Matarazzo, Beeta Y. Homaifar, Samantha A. Farro, and Lisa A. Brenner 3. What We Know and Don’t Know About Treating Suicide Risk Ann Marie Hernandez Section II: The Cognitive Behavioral Model of Suicide 4. A Cognitive Behavioral Model of Suicide Risk Tracy A. Clemans 5. Cognitive Therapy for Suicide Prevention: An Illustrative Case Example Kelly L. Green and Gregory K. Brown Section III: Suicide Prevention in Different Settings 6. Treating Risk for Self-Directed Violence in Inpatient Settings Marjan Ghahramanlou-Holloway, Laura L. Neely, and Jennifer Tucker 7. Preventing Suicide Attempts in Military Settings Craig J. Bryan and M. David Rudd 8. Treating Suicide Risk in Emergency Departments Emily Biggs, Cemile Ceren Sonmez, and Barbara Stanley 9. Treating Self-Directed Violence in Primary-Care Settings Craig J. Bryan and Peter C. Britton Section IV: Special Issues Special Issues with Treating Suicidal Patients Craig J. Bryan

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Book SynopsisEmpathy in the Treatment of Trauma and PTSD examines how professionals are psychologically impacted by their work with trauma clients. A national research study provides empirical evidence, documenting the struggle for professionals to maintain therapeutic equilibrium and empathic attunement with their trauma clients. Among the many important findings of this study, all participants reported being emotionally and psychologically affected by the work, often quite profoundly leading to changes in worldview, beliefs about the nature of humankind and the meaning of life.John P. Wilson and Rhiannon Thomas set out to understand how to heal those who experience empathic strain in the course of their professional specialization. The data included in the book allows for the development of conceptual dynamic models of effective management of empathic strain, which may cause vicarious traumatization, burnout and serious countertransference processes.Table of ContentsForeword. Acknowledgments. The Transmitting Unconscious of Traumatization. The Matrix of Empathy. Structure and Dynamics of Interpersonal Processes in Treatment of PTSD. A Model of Empathy in Trauma Work. The Balance Beam: Modes of Empathic Attunement and Empathic Strain in Post-Traumatic Therapy. Empathic Rupture and Affect Dysregulation: Countertransference in the Treatment of PTSD. Anxiety and Defensiveness in the Trauma Therapist. Empathy and Traumatoid States. Therapist Reactions in Post-Traumatic Therapy: A Study of Empathic Strain in Trauma Work. Understanding the Nature of Traumatoid States. The Positive Therapeutic Effects of Empathic Attunement and the Transformation of Trauma. Appendix. Clinicians Trauma Reaction Survey Questionnaire. Index.

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Book SynopsisIn this groundbreaking work, Mark Dworkin, an EMDR teacher, facilitator, and long-time practitioner, explores the subtle nuances of the therapeutic relationship and the vital role it plays in using Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) with traumatized clients. Showing how relational issues play a key role in each phase of EMDR treatment, the author provides tools for the therapist to more efficiently apply this method in the treatment of trauma victims and form a stronger and healthier relationship with the patient. A standard reference for all practitioners working to heal the wounds of trauma, this book will be an essential resource for the effective application of EMDR.Trade Review'This book provides a practical, clinically rich framework that will enhance the beginning and experienced clinician’s ability to utilize EMDR. A must-read for all EMDR clinician’s.' - Roger M. Solomon, Senior Faculty, EMDR Institute, USAIn the book, "EMDR AND THE RELATIONAL IMPERATIVE" Mark Dworkin teaches us valuable tools, such as the relational interweave, to manage these transferential blocks and self regulating skills for EMDR clinicians to use when countertransference is awakened.The author interweaves an excellent revision of EMDR methodology - phase by phase- with the relational issues which contribute to ascertain good results, and if unhindered, are responsible for many bad results.Many South American EMDR practitioners coming from psychoanalysis will find in this book familiar terms, being addressed though from an EMDR perspective, making it a must for those colleagues seeking to integrate different perspectives of the same phenomenon: the enormous value of the therapeutic relation.Mark Dworkin’s thorough knowledge, profoundly humane stance and acute clinical expertise are evident throughout this book. Book reviewed by Carina Mitrani PhD'This book provides a practical, clinically rich framework that will enhance the beginning and experienced clinician’s ability to utilize EMDR. A must-read for all EMDR clinician’s.' - Roger M. Solomon, Senior Faculty, EMDR InstituteTable of ContentsShapiro, Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgements. The Relational Imperative in EMDR. The Therapeutic Relationship and its Underlying Neurobiology. Using EMDR Relationally in Daily Clinical Practice. Phase One: Client History Taking and Treatment Planning (Trauma Case Conceptualization). Phase Two: Client Preparation (Testing Affect Tolerance and Body Awareness). Phase Three: Assessment (Trauma Activation Sequence). Phase Four: Desensitization (Active Trauma Processing). Counter-transference, Transference and the Intersubjective. The Relational Interweave and Other Active Therapeutic Strategies. Phase Five: Through Phase Eight: Installation (Linking to the Adaptive Perspective), the Body Scan (Intensive Body Awareness) Closure (Debriefing), and Re-evaluation. Appendix A: Trauma, PTSD, and Complex PTSD. Appendix B: The EMDR International Association and the Definition of EMDR. Appendix C: Myths and Realities about EMDR. Appendix D: EMDR Clinical Applications for Diverse Clinical Populations. Appendix E: Confusion Regarding Research on EMDR. Appendix F: Trauma Case Conceptualization Questionnaire. Appendix G: Clinician Self-awareness Questionniare. Appendix H: International Treatment Guidelines and EMDR Research. Appendix I: EMDR Clinician Resources: The Humanitarian Assistance Program. Glossary. References. Notes. Index.

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Book SynopsisA Marine's searing and intimate story—A passionate, fascinating, and deeply humane memoir of both war and of the hard work of citizenship and healing in war’s aftermath. A superb addition to our understanding of the Vietnam War, and of its lessons” (Phil Klay, author of Redeployment).John Musgrave had a small-town midwestern childhood that embodied the idealized postwar America. Service, patriotism, faith, and civic pride were the values that guided his family and community, and like nearly all the boys he knew, Musgrave grew up looking forward to the day when he could enlist to serve his country as his father had done. There was no question in Musgrave’s mind: He was going to join the legendary Marine Corps as soon as he was eligible. In February of 1966, at age seventeen, during his senior year in high school, and with the Vietnam War already raging, he walked down to the local recruiting station, signed up, and set off for three years th

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Book SynopsisThis book examines the latest developments in theory and research in post--traumatic stress disorder. Drawing on the literature exploring personality and social psychology, it presents an integrative model of psychosocial factors affecting adjustment following traumatic stressors.Table of ContentsNormal and Abnormal Reactions to Trauma. Assessment and Measurement. Types of Trauma: From Natural Disaster to Political Violence. Theoretical Paradigms and Perspectives. Evidence for an Integrative Model of Adjustment. Intervention and Treatment. Conclusions. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book, by a clinician who is also a laboratory researcher, is the first comprehensive, balanced analysis of the clinical and scientific evidence bearing on memory and trauma—and the first to provide definitive answers to the urgent questions at the heart of the controversy.Trade ReviewHere we have the most comprehensive and sober treatment yet undertaken of this sensitive and provocative topic. From the clinic to the laboratory, from psychotherapy to cognitive science, McNally considers the broad and often discordant literature about how people remember and forget traumatic experiences. The result is a masterly review of the evidence that will be an essential resource for mental health professionals, social workers, lawyers, and scientists interested in the psychological effects of trauma. -- Larry R. Squire, University of California School of Medicine, San DiegoRichard McNally has given us an incisive, lucid and remarkably comprehensive review and analysis of the conditions that produce lasting memories of traumatic experiences. It is a benchmark book that should be read by anyone who is interested in the consequences of emotional trauma. -- James L. McGaugh, University of California, IrvineA stimulating, erudite, wry, dispassionate overview of an impassioned battleground. No better analysis exists. -- Donald F. Klein, Columbia UniversityWhat happens to the mind after severe trauma? Can memories of terrible experiences be repressed only to be recovered at a later date? Richard McNally draws on his encyclopedic knowledge of evidence from cognitive, behavioral, and neuroscience to answer these troubling questions, among the most difficult ever faced by psychologists, psychotherapists, and families. Anyone who wants to go behind the headlines and polemics about repressed memories will be enthralled by this book. -- David H. Barlow, Boston UniversityRichard McNally calls this theory of amnesia "psychiatric folklore." As a therapist and a professor of psychology at Harvard, he has spent years studying the effects of trauma on people's mental processes--including memory. He is on top of the research and has done some of it himself. The investigational literature is vast, and Remembering Trauma covers virtually all of it...Elegant and impassioned. [This book] makes a supposedly complex topic simple. Or at least simple enough to make readers wonder about the ready acceptance of a notion that goes against common sense and experience. -- Debbie Nathan * Washington Post *McNally...is both a clinician who studies anxiety disorders and one of the leading scientific investigators in the field of trauma and memory. Remembering Trauma is an exhaustive review of the scientific research and clinical evidence pertaining to trauma and memory, including what is known about dreams and nightmares, flashbacks, repression, dissociation, amnesia, and post-traumatic stress disorder. -- Carol Tavris * Times Literary Supplement *There are those occasional books that restore faith in reason, whose authors have the courage to take on the professional and scientific ideologies of the age. Remembering Trauma, by Richard McNally, is such a book...I recommend this book to all those working in the field of memory and trauma and to lay readers with an interest in the intriguing field of psychological amnesia. McNally has set a standard for application of experimental and observational data to notions and hypotheses about memory and trauma. The book informs the current public and professional debates, clarifies battling ideologies, and avoids the 'political correctness' that has been so damaging to scientific inquiry. The reader, whether lay or professional, will emerge more knowledgeable and more skeptical of many scientific and clinical assertions about memory and particularly amnesia. -- Glenn Craig Davis * Journal of the American Medical Association *[McNally] addresses all of the relevant data, including those studies heralded as definitive by proponents of repressed memory. Meticulously analyzing the morass of findings, he makes sense of the rampant contradictions...McNally's synthesis of research from clinical psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and developmental psychology provides the most comprehensive and even-handed work on this important topic. -- Stephen J. Ceci * Science *Every now and then a book appears that can be instantly recognized as essential for its field--a work that must become standard reading if that field is to be purged of needless confusion and fortified against future errors of the same general kind. Such a book is Remembering Trauma, by the Harvard psychology professor Richard J. McNally. -- Frederick Crews * New York Review of Books *'How victims remember trauma is the most divisive issue facing psychology today,' according to Richard J. McNally, professor of psychology at Harvard University, in his informative and engrossing new book Remembering Trauma...I highly recommend [this book] to anyone curious about human memory and its vicissitudes. -- Richard Restak * Washington Times *The mechanisms by which therapists, police interrogators and others can lead people to believe that they remember events that did not occur are carefully described by McNally...Anyone interested in understanding how trauma is remembered must read this book. And anyone who has been poisoned by 'recovered memories,' as victim or accused, will find it a powerful antidote. -- David Canter * New Scientist *Remembering Trauma is a powerful counterweight to a literature that has often ranged from sloppy to ill-informed to overwrought, and to a field that is too often susceptible to the promptings of politics and culture. McNally has produced a work of exemplary scholarship that should begin to free our conceptions of trauma from the grip of many contemporary illusions. If it accomplishes this, it will be a grand achievement far beyond its field. -- Sally Satel * New Republic *The importance of Richard J. McNally's new book Remembering Trauma lies not just in the superb and definitive survey McNally makes of the history of repressed memories, but also in what the book stands for: Remembering Trauma is the monument built to mark the end of the memory wars...[It] is more than the final nail in the coffin of the repressed-memory craze. It is the blueprint for how psychiatry can best progress in the years to come. -- Paul R. McHugh * Weekly Standard *McNally summarizes the science of trauma and memory and considers whether therapists can implant 'false memory.' McNally suggests that U.S. culture's position concerning all forms of abuse is characterized by hysteria, and he points out that data reveal that traumatic information is memorable and that most people remember it well. Though an individual may be unwilling to reveal a traumatic event, he argues, that should not be mistaken for repressed memory...Clinical psychologists should read McNally's book for its data summaries and discussions of applied problems, including forensics. This book is a must for therapists working with trauma victims, and it will be a valuable resource for therapists who wish to avoid unethically or naively 'implanting' false memory in their clients. -- S. K. Hall * Choice *We are fortunate that Richard McNally has produced a fine, thorough survey of what has been learned on this subject in recent years...Remembering Trauma is an indispensable work for anyone interested in Freudian theory, current therapeutic methods, and the recent history of psychology generally. It is also useful for those interested in the epistemology of memory (and its application to critical thinking), as well as issues in the philosophy of psychology. I have seldom read as clear an exposition of a complex scientific topic, all the more remarkable because it is written by a highly respected, active researcher in the field. McNally has done us all a great service. -- Gary Jason * Philosophia *In the remarkably dispassionate and thorough Remembering Trauma, Harvard scientist and clinical psychologist Richard J. McNally looks closely at the issue of traumatic memory--its history and its application in psychiatric explanations and therapy. The book systematically lays out all the claims about repressed memories and their role in mental disorders. And then McNally just as systematically demolishes every one of the claims...This book effectively ended a disgraceful therapeutic craze. -- Paul McHugh * Wall Street Journal *Table of Contents1. The Politics of Trauma 2. How We Remember 3. What Is Psychological Trauma? 4. Memory for Trauma 5. Mechanisms of Traumatic Memory 6. Theories of Repression and Dissociation 7. Traumatic Amnesia 8. False Memories of Trauma 9. A View from the Laboratory 10. Controversies on the Horizon Notes Works Cited Acknowledgments Index

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Book SynopsisIndispensable to all personnel working in trauma * Contains 70 easy-to-remember rules * Shows how patients can be handled and treated with confidence in the first hours of injury * includes the approach to the patient initial assessment and resuscitation, as well as the investigation and definitive care.Table of ContentsThe primary directives. 1 Anxiety provokes memory loss: so learn a system and stick to it. 2 All 4 one and one for all. 3 Civilian and military trauma care is different. Preparation. 4 Any time preparing is time well spent. 5 If in doubt, call the Trauma Team. 6 Save yourself before the casualty. 7 The Team Leader is always right. Approach to the patient. 8 Assume the worst and proceed accordingly. 9 Read the wreckage. 10 Do a frisk or take a risk. 11 Don’t let the obvious distract from the occult. 12 The Trauma Team can only look or listen, not both. Initial assessment and resuscitation. 13 Tourniquets save lives. 14 If the bleeding is dramatic, use a novel haemostatic. 15 If you decide to crack the chest, survival’s almost nil at best. 16 The airway is more important than the cervical spine. 17 When NEXUS guidelines clear the spine, the spinal board’s a waste of time. 18 All trauma patients are dying for oxygen. 19 It is not lack of intubation that kills, it is lack of oxygenation. 20 Do not delay with a burned airway. 21 Think of cricothyrotomy when all else fails. 22 Look at the neck TWELVE times in the primary survey. 23 A hard collar does not protect the cervical spine. 24 All Trauma surgeons Occasionally Miss Cervical Fractures. 25 When patients with facial injuries look up at heaven they will soon be there. 26 Blood on the floor is lost forever more. 27 Short and thick does the trick. 28 Hidden blood loss will CRAMP your resuscitation. 29 Surgery does not follow resuscitation, it is part of resuscitation. 30 The stabbed stay stabbed until they reach theatre. 31 O Negative is good, but you can have too much of a good thing. 32 An injury above and below the abdomen implies an injury in the abdomen. 33 A penetrating wound below the nipple involves the abdomen. 34 Examination of the abdomen is as reliable as flipping a coin. 35 Neurogenic shock is hypovolaemic shock until proved otherwise. 36 Think of the causes of PEA or your patient is for THE CHOP. 37 Respiratory rate is the most sensitive indicator of deterioration, but nurses record TP not TPR. 38 Head injury alone does not cause hypotension. 39 Resuscitate the mother and the baby will look after itself. 40 Children are not small adults. 41 Everyone is equal, but some are more equal than others. 42 Limb splintage is part of resuscitation. 43 The Glasgow Coma Scale does not measure prognosis. 44 A patient has a front, a back, two sides, a top and a bottom. 45 Put a finger in before putting a tube in. 46 The agitated patient will calm down while deteriorating. 47 You are not dead until you are death warmed up. 48 The golden rule is golden fluid in the golden hour. 49 It doesn’t hurt to give analgesia. Investigation and definitive care. 50 The golden hour belongs to the patient. 51 You can assess vision with the eyes closed. 52 You may read the newspaper, but you cannot read the DPL. 53 FAST procedure, quick decision. 54 A tension pneumothorax cannot be diagnosed on a chest X-ray. 55 A supine chest X-ray may be worse than no chest X-ray at all. 56 Investigation must never impede resuscitation. 57 Serial blood gases are the signposts on the road to resuscitation. 58 Patients are transferred, not their injuries or investigations. 59 Never believe a transferring hospital. 60 Better a negative laparotomy than a positive postmortem. 61 Go down the middle and be liberal. 62 Fix the pelvis to fix the bleeding. 63 Biology is the mother of all fixation. 64 The solution to pollution is dilution. 65 It doesn’t pay to be complacent about an elderly fracture of the rib. 66 A missed tertiary survey is a missed injury. 67 With multiple casualties do the most for the most. 68 Black is beautiful, and some things are never as black as they seem. 69 Predicting survival is hit and miss with ISS and TRISS. 70 Stop the clot before it stops the patient. The last rule Death is the only certainty in life. Reader’s rules

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Book SynopsisDecipher the complex interplay of neurology, psychology, trauma, and memory!In the midst of the controversies over how repressed, false, and recovered memories should be interpreted, Trauma and Cognitive Science presents reliable original research instead of rhetoric. This landmark volume examines the way different traumas influence memory, information processing, and suggestibility. The research provides testable theories on why people forget some kinds of childhood abuse and other traumas. It bridges the cognitive science and clinical approaches to traumatic stress studies.Written by the foremost researchers in the field, including Bessel van der Kolk and Jennifer Freyd, these scientific evaluations of the way traumatic memories are processed offer powerful new perspectives on the interplay of biology and psychology. Trauma and Cognitive Science discusses a range of traumas, including combat, child abuse, and sexual assault across the lifespan. Fascinating perceptTable of ContentsContents About the Contributors Foreword: Entering the Secret Garden: The Interface of Cognitive Neuroscience and Trauma Research The Meeting of Trauma and Cognitive Science: Facing Challenges and Creating Opportunities at the Crossroads Exploring the Nature of Traumatic Memory: Combining Clinical Knowledge with Laboratory Methods Retrieving, Assessing, and Classifying Traumatic Memories: A Preliminary Report on Three Case Studies of a New Standardized Method A Cognitive Analysis of the Role of Suggestibility in Explaining Memories for Abuse The Role of the Self in False Memory Creation Discovering Memories of Abuse in the Light of Meta-Awareness Perspectives on Memory for Trauma and Cognitive Processes Associated with Dissociative Tendencies A Biological Model for Delayed Recall of Childhood Abuse Active Forgetting: Evidence for Functional Inhibition as a Source of Memory Failure Experiential Avoidance and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Cognitive Mediational Model of Rape Recovery Autobiographical Memory Disturbances in Childhood Abuse Survivors A Preliminary Report Comparing Trauma-Focused and Present-Focused Group Therapy Against a Wait-Listed Condition Among Childhood Sexual Abuse Survivors with PTSD Dialogue Between Speakers and Attendees at the 1998 Meeting on Trauma and Cognitive Science: Questions and Answers About Traumatic Memory Finding a Secret Garden in Trauma Research Index Reference Notes Included

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Book SynopsisWinner of the 2020 Monadnock Essay Collection Prize

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Book SynopsisFirst published in 1989. This rich and exciting book draws together a wide range of theoretical conceptualizations, current research, and clinical understanding to provides up-to-date and comprehensive account yet available of traumatic stress and its consequences. John Wilson integrates complex theoretical frameworks from Freud to Seligman, Horowitz to Selye, to paint a powerful explanatory picture of the interaction between trauma, person, and post-trauma environment.Table of ContentsPreface SECTION I: THEORY 1. A Person-Environment Approach to Traumatic Stress Reactions 2. The Psychobiology of Trauma 3. Culture and Trauma: The Sacred Pipe Revisited. SECTION II: EMPIRICAL SUPPORT 4. Stress Sensitivity and Psychopathology 5. Assessing the Construct of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder 6. The Day of Infamy: The Legacy of Pearl Harbor SECTION III: CLINICAL APPUCATIONS 1. Reconnecting: Stress Recovery in the Wilderness 8. Intervention and Principles of Treatment 9. In the Arms of Justice

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Book SynopsisNew edition of this effective toolbox for treating trauma survivors is even more comprehensiveTable of ContentsIntroduction to Trauma Practice: A Cognitive Behavioral Somatic Therapy The surprising act of arriving at 2023; Purpose of This Book; Self-of-the-Therapist; Core Objectives; Book Description Phase 0: Foundations of the Trauma Practice Model Preparation for the Therapist Exposure in a Relaxed State - Reciprocal Inhibition Meaningful Human Care and Connection The Evolution of PTSD Treatment and the "Active Ingredients" The Four Active Ingredients 1. Therapeutic Relationship and Positive Expectancy 2. Relaxation and Self-Regulation 3. Exposure/Narrative and Reciprocal Inhibition 4. Cognitive Restructuring and Psychoeducation The Main Therapeutic Approaches, Research, and Guidelines 1. Behavioral Therapy 2. Cognitive Therapy 3. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy 4. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Research 5. Psychophysiology of Trauma The Mind-Body Connection The Amygdala; The Hippocampus; The Sensory Thalamus; The Sympathetic Nervous System; Cortisol: The Stress Hormone Traumagenesis: The Creation of Trauma The Biology of Traumagenesis Symptoms of Traumagenesis: Where Do Problematic Behaviors Come From? Traumagenesis and Relationships Tri-Phasic Model Phase I: Safety and Stabilization Phase II: Working Through Trauma Phase III: Reconnection Necessary Ingredients: Treatment Codes (R, RE, CR) Somatic, Cognition, Behavior, and Emotion/Relation Posttrauma Response Treatment Resistance or Failure: Addressed with Integrative Approaches Phase I: Safety and Stabilization 1. What Is Safety? Minimum Criterion Required for Transition to Phase II Treatment 30-Day Video Stabilization Program for Adjunctive Online Trauma Therapy 2. Somatic Creating a Nonanxious Presence; Titration Part I: Trigger List Using Braking and Acceleration; Progressive Relaxation; Autogenics; Diaphragmatic Breathing; 3-6 Breathing; 5-4-3-2-1 Sensory Grounding and Containment; Postural Grounding; Anchoring Part I: Collapsing Anchors; Breathe 911; Body Scan 3. Cognition Anchoring Part II: Safety; Safe-Place Visualization; Positive Self-Talk and Thought Replacement/ Transformation; Flashback Journal Buddha's Trick 4. Behavior Rituals; Contract for Safety and Self-Care; Safety Net Plan 5. Emotion/Relation Transitional Objects; Support Systems; Drawing Icon and Envelope (Emotional Containment); Internal Vault (Emotional Containment); Positive Hope Box; Make Peace with Your Sleep; Relaxed Breathing Guided Meditation Phase II: Working Through Trauma 1. Somatic Titration Part II: Braking and Acceleration; Layering; Comfort in One Part; Timed Reflection; Timeline Approach; Biofeedback; Hands Over Heart Space; Paced Breathing 2. Cognition Downward Arrow Technique; Cognitive Continuum Calculating True Danger; Looped Tape Scripting; Cognitive Processing Therapy; Story-Book Approach; Written Narrative Approach; Corrective Messages from Old Storylines; Traumagram Exercise 3. Behavior Behavior Change Rehearsal Exercise; Skills Building Methods; Imaginal and In Vivo Exposure (RE); Stress Inoculation Training; Systematic Desensitization (RE); IATP Narrative Exposure Therapy; 4. Emotion/Relation Learning to Be Sad; Assertiveness Training; Thematic Map and Release; Grounding Lightstream Phase III: Reconnection 1. Somatic Centering; Tame and Decode Bad Dreams; Going Slow to Heal After Trauma; Shake to Release 2. Cognition Exploring Your Cognitive Map; Victim Mythology; Self-Compassion Reflection; Letter to Self; Wellness Mind Map; Your Heart's Desire 3. Behavior Self-Help and Self-Development; Picture Positive 4. Emotion/Relation Memorials; Connections with Others; Codependency Revolution Integrative and Clinician Self-Care Models Forward-Facing (R) Trauma Therapy Introduction Phase I: Education Phase II: Intentionality Phase III: Practice (Coaching and Desensitization) Conclusion

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Book SynopsisProvides evidence for the subjective presence and objective efficacy of the mental image.Table of ContentsPreface Part I: Theories of the Psychophysiological Relation: Dualistic and Materialistic Approaches Mind-Brain Identity Theory: A Materialistic Foundation for the Psychophysiology of Mental Imagery Robert G. Kunzendorf Psi Mediated Emergent Interactionism and the Nature of Consciousness Charles T. Tart Part II: Research into Psychophysiological Correlations: Images, Dreams, and Hallucinations Waking Images and Neural Activity Edoardo Bisiach and Anna Berti Creative Imagination and Neural Activity Colin Martindale Brain States of Visual Imagery and Dream Generation Dietrich Lehmann and Martha Koukkou Psychophysiology of Hypnotic Hallucinations David Spiegel and Arreed F. Barabasz Schizophrenic Hallucinations in the Context of Psychophysiological Studies of Schizophrenia Pierre Flor-Henry Part III: Applications of Psychophysiological Methods and Principles: Mental and Physical Health Neuropsychological Concepts of Mood, Imagery, and Performance Jennifer Langhinrichsen and Don M. Tucker Imaging, Image-Monitoring, and Health Robert G. Kunzendorf and Anees A. Sheikh Imagery, Psychoneuroimmunology, and the Psychology of Healing Howard Hall Index Contributors

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Book SynopsisThis book is designed to address the randomness of the literature on software documentation. As anyone interested in software documentation is aware, the field is highly synthetic; information about software documentation may be found in engineering, computer science training, technical communication, management, education and so on. Perspectives on Software Documentation contains a variety of perspectives, all tied together by the shared need to make software products more usable.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Research Sources in Software Documentation Thomas T. BarkerPART 1: INQUIRIESEducation and Research Prologue for Teaching Software Documentation Henrietta Nickels Shirk Style and Software Documentation: A Central Concern Cynthia L. SelfeThe Influence of Cognitive Science A Schematic Approach to User Knowledge and Software Documentation Production Jay Lieberman Cognitive Writing: A New Approach to Organizing Technical Material Paula BellIssues of Design Software Documentation and Human-Factors Design Joe Chew The Hidden Effects of Computer Engineering on User Documentation Andrew Oram Problems of Form in Software Documentation Nancy E. CohenPART 2: INNOVATIONS Managing Software Documentation Building and Managing a Documentation Project Team D. Michael Willoughby Side-by-Side: A Model for Simultaneous Documentation and System Development Doann Houghton-Alico Automated Documentation: A Complete Cycle Helen D. KleinImproving the Quality of Software Documentation Process Implementation—The Key to Quality Documentation Scott E. Hubbard Information Product Testing: An Integral Part of Information Development Roger A. Grice and Lenore S. RidgwaySoftware Documentation of the Future—Online Writing and Editing Online Information Marlene C. Semple Online Reference System Design and Development Bruno Petrauskas Index Contributors

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Book SynopsisInternational Responses to Traumatic Stress asks pertinent questions as the United Nations observes its 50th Anniversary. It focuses on the effects of traumatic stress which accompany personal and collective disasters. In an overcrowded world, recent catastrophes, natural as well as man-made, have left a wake of tormented people, ranging from political prisoners to humiliated UN peace-keepers.Table of ContentsFOREWORD by Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Secretary-General of the United Nations ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION Yael Danieli, Nigel S. Rodley, and Lars Weisaeth CHAPTER 1. CRIMINAL ACTIVITY Victims of Crime The Contribution of the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme Eduardo Vetere and Irene Melup CHAPTER 2. CRIMINAL ACTIVITY Victims of Crime: Justice, Support and Public Safety The Contribution of Non-Governmental Organizations Irvin Waller CHAPTER 3. VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS United Nations Action from the Victim's Perspective The Contribution of the United Nations Centre for Human Rights andthe High Commissioner for Human Rights Elsa Stamatopoulou CHAPTER 4. VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS Traumatic Stress and the Role of NGOs The Contribution of Non-Governmental Organizations James Welsh CHAPTER 5. FORCED DISPLACEMENT Refugee Trauma—Protection and Assistance The Contribution of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Mary Petevi CHAPTER 6. FORCED DISPLACEMENT Non-Governmental Efforts in the Psychological Care of Traumatized Peoples The Contribution of Non-Governmental Organizations Robert DeMartino and Ulrike von Buchwald CHAPTER 7. ARMED CONFLICTS AND ANALOGOUS DISTURBANCES How Visits by the ICRC Help Prisoners Cope with the Effects of Traumatic Stress The Contribution of the International Committee of the Red Cross Pascal Daudin and Hernán Reyes CHAPTER 8. ARMED CONFLICTS Soldiers for Peace: Ordeals and Stress The Contribution of the United Nations Peace-Keeping Forces Bjorn Egge, Mauritz S. Mortensen, and Lars Weisaeth CHAPTER 9. NATURAL DISASTERS AND COMPLEX EMERGENCIES Prompt International Response The Contribution of the United Nations Department of Humanitarian Affairs Phillippe L. Boullé CHAPTER 10. NATURAL DISASTERS AND OTHER ACCIDENTS Provisions of Psychological Support The Contribution of Non-Governmental Organizations Jean Pierre Revel CHAPTER 11. TRAUMATIZED CHILDREN Healing the Invisible Wounds of Children in War: A Rights Approach The Contribution of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Dita Reichenberg and Sara Friedman CHAPTER 12. TRAUMATIZED CHILDREN Helping Child Victims of Violence The Contribution of Non-Governmental Organizations Nancy Dubrow, Norberto I. Liwski, Carlos Palacios, and Meg Gardinier CHAPTER 13. TRAUMATIZED WOMEN Overcoming Victimization through Equality and Non-Discrimination The Contribution of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women Christine Ainetter Brautigam CHAPTER 14. TRAUMATIZED WOMEN Dealing with Violence against Women The Contribution of Non-Governmental Organizations Rosalind W. Harris CHAPTER 15. HEALTH ACTIVITIES ACROSS TRAUMATIZED POPULATIONS WHO's Roles Regarding Traumatic Stress The Contribution of the World Health Organization (WHO) John Orley CHAPTER 16. HEALTH ACTIVITIES ACROSS TRAUMATIZED POPULATIONS Emotional Responses of International Humanitarian Aid Workers The Contribution on Non-Governmental Organizations Barbara Smith, Inger Agger, Yael Danieli, and Lars Weisaeth CHAPTER 17. ISSUES OF IMPLEMENTATION AND COORDINATION Roger Clark and Daniel Nsereko CONCLUSIONYael Danieli and Lars Weisaeth CONTRIBUTORS INDEX

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Book SynopsisIntended to psychologists, clergy, and therapists and school guidance counselors specializing in treating dysfunctional families, grief counseling for the family, unresolved grief issues, etc. This book is also especially appropriate for students of psychology and death and bereavement courses.Table of ContentsPrefaceFamily Background-Parents Meet The Steiner family escape from Russia in 1922; in order to survive the family must separate. After five long years they are reunited in Montreal where the Roth family is settled. It is here that Anne Steiner and Jack Roth meet and marry in 1939. Our Early Years Anne Roth is shattered when it is confirmed her brother was killed during the war—so devastated by this news, Anne's own mother dies within a few months. The result of these tragedies lay bear the foundation for the familial dysfunction ahead. The Death Shortly after his Barmitzvah, my brother Mathew dies accidentally. My parents, overwhelmed by their own indescribable agony and despair are incapable of dealing with their remaining children's trauma. The family falls into a silent state of grief. The Aftermath Lost in their silence, the children withdraw from their parents as well as one another. Until Five Years Later I marry to escape from the family, thus marking the beginning of my pattern of running away. Will Marriage proves to be a nightmare, and I return home. Andrew The first person to help with my trauma over the loss of my brother enters my life, conversely relations with my family worsen. Europe It is here that peace and compassion is found— among strangers. Rift Caused by my Absence I am isolated from all family members after almost five years of running. Rainer Enlightened by my relationship with Rainer, I realize that it is time to stop running. Home to Stay I return to Montreal, happy to be free of any ties and when least expected, I meet my second husband. Edward I am seduced by this settled person who brings a child into my life from a previous marriage. I find identity and reason in my newfound family. Miscarriage I lose my child and find myself back in the darkness that I was in when I lost my brother. Road to Healing This chapter marks a time of clear awareness of my need for help regarding loss, I finally turn to therapy. Center for Sibling Loss I discover the importance of sharing grief rather than trying to work it out alone. Transition Me and my siblings briefly set aside our differences to celebrate our parent's 50th wedding anniversary. Families and Siblings I come to understand that if siblings, families, couples, etc. don't work at maintaining their relationships on an ongoing basis, people will eventually grow apart from each other. ConclusionEpilogueClosing PoemPostscript

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Book SynopsisThe grief reaction is often similar for many diverse circumstances and situations. This book focuses heavily on caring for children with disabilities, chronic or terminal illness, dealing with the loss, and the recovery process.Table of ContentsChapter 1: The Challenges of Our Numerous Losses Loss of Parents/Suicide, Miscarriage/Stillborn and Infant Loss, Changing Jobs, Infertility and Adoption, Loss of Relationships/Divorce, Moving, Chronic/Terminal Illness, Loss of Child, Kinds of Loss, Loss Scale Chapter 2: Our Struggle With the Diagnosis The Unknown Diagnosis, Delayed Diagnosis, Testing, Professionals, Facing the Facts, Anticipatory Grief, Denial, Social Withdrawal, Relationship Changes, Services, When Do We Tell The Child, Accepting the Diagnosis Chapter 3: Caring for our Child at Home Social Needs, Outside Help, Respite or Foster Care, Hospitalization, Medical Costs, Doctors, Infant Programs, Equipment, Toys, Vision, Hearing and Speech, Home Therapy, Bathing and Dressing, Education, Mainstreaming/Inclusion, Discipline, Recreation, How Much Should the Child be Told? Should we Have Other Children?, Suggestions for Friends and Relatives, Other’s Fears, Friends For Your Child, Accepting Your New Life, An Attitude of Gratitude, The Loss Chapter 4: Building Self-Esteem and Self-Worth Self-Worth versus Self-Esteem, Unconditional Love and Acceptance, Identity, Negative Labels, Life Review, The Teen Years, View of Self, Gone to Soon Chapter 5: Recognizing and Managing our Grief Intellectually/Mentally, Spirituality, Physically and Emotionally, Shock/Numbness/ Disbelief and Denial, Hurt/Confusion and Anger, Depression and Hopelessness, Anxiety/Stress and Control, Longing/Yearning/Probing/Pinning and Searching, Bargaining/Wishes and Overactivity, Loss of Self/Disorientation/Disorganization, Withdrawal, Help With The Funeral, Grief Outline, Dimensions, Cycle of Anger and Guilt. Chapter 6: Reconciliation of Our Loss: Adjusting, Acceptance, and Healing Holidays and Special Occasions, Support Groups, How to Help Others Who are Grieving, Professional Marriage Counseling, Graphs Showing the Intensity of the Characteristics of Mourning Chapter 7: Our Relationships/Other’s Reactions to our Loss Communication, Touch, Men and Women are Different: Incongruent Grief, Surviving Siblings, How Do We Know if a Sibling Needs More Help? Humor/Equilibrium, Friends, Finding Meaning/Positive Attitude Chapter 8: The Role of Spiritual Healing Life’s Irony, Faith and Spiritual Injury, Differences in Faith and Grief, Differences in Spirituality and Religion, The Near Death Experience: (love/joy/knowledge, noise/tunnel/out of body, nonverbal communication/light and life review, dead relatives appear, brightness/beauty versus dull/gray, they must return, a time to die, choice or fate?) Children and Near Death Experience, Death Preparations, Making the Most Now, Before Death Dreams, Visions, Visitations, Impressions, My Own Impressions, After Death Dreams, Our Own Near Death Experience, Mind/Body/Soul, Psychology and Spirituality, The Final Power Chapter 9: Other Considerations Placement, Dealing With Seizures, Surviving Murder and Suicide Appendices: Resources and Organizations References

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Book SynopsisPublications Management: Essays for Professional Communicators is a collection of essays designed for use in academic programs in technical and professional communication and for communication professionals in the workplace. The contributors include publications managers in the workplace and academics who teach in technical and professional communication programs. Their multiple perspectives offer a broad introduction to some of the important issues publications.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction O. Jane Allen and Lynn H. DemingPART I. COMMUNICATION AND THE MANAGER Managing Technical Publications: A Growing and Changing Responsibility James W. Souther Designing Noise Audits to Improve Managerial-Employee Communication Renee B. Horowitz and Robert V. Peltier Technical Communication Models That Ensure Productive Meetings Marian G. BarchilonPART II. MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISION Comprehending and Aligning Professionals and Publications Organizations Daniel L. Plung Culture and Anarchy: What Publications Managers Should Know about Us and Them John G. Bryan Hiring and Managing Editorial Freelancers David L. Armbruster Managing Internships Jody H. HeikenPART III. PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND THE INFORMATION DEVELOPMENT CYCLE The Role of the Technical Communicator Within Organizational Information Development Cycles Christopher J. Forbes Project Management: The Art of Managing Deadlines Barbara Weber The Project Worksheet for Efficient Writing Management John S. Harris Document Standardization: Maintaining Project Harmony Lynn H. Deming Estimating Costs for Documentation Projects David L. SmithRobert M. BrownPART IV. LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES Managing Publications According to Legal and Ethical Standards Carolyn D. Rude Rhetoric, Ethical Codes, and the Revival of Ethos in Publications Management Stuart C. BrownPART V. PEDAGOGY Can We Be Partners? Industry/Corporate Advisory Boards for Academic Technical Communication Programs Carole Yee Teaching Technical Communication Majors about Organizational Management Paul V. Anderson A Design for a Graduate Seminar in Publications Management O. Jane Allen Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisAll of us who work in the field of death and dying are, beyond our projects and our practices, working on our awareness of our own mortality. This richly stimulating collection of original articles challenges the reader to develop a disciplined and focused awareness of his/her own mortality, and to grapple with the implications. Awareness of Mortality contributes to the basic and passionate intellectual quest for meaning in thanatology. It provokes the reader with a wide range of ideas and thinking styles to deepen the questioning process within his/her own self. Awareness of Mortality explores issues in philosophy, ethics, developmental psychology, psychoanalytic psychology, idealistic humanism, sociology, spiritual traditions, and other humanities that thanatology overlaps. Awareness of Mortality is an introduction to a broad-based philosophical thanatology.Table of ContentsIntroduction PART I: POSING QUESTIONSWhat Should We Expect From Philosophy? Jeanne Quint Benoliel Dying and Death Late in the Twentieth Century David J. Roy PART II: PERSPECTIVES IN PHILOSOPHICAL THANATOLOGYImmortality John D. Morgan The Idea of "The Glorious Dead": The Conversion of a Uniquely Personal Experience Bill Warren Suffering and Death: External Questions in a New Context Kjell Kallenberg Meaning and the Awareness of Death Galen K. Pletcher Blinkings: A Thanatocentric Theory of Consciousness Jeffrey Kauffman Personal Identity and Death Concern—Philosophical and Developmental Perspectives Adrian Tomer PART III: HUMANISTIC REFLECTIONS ON MORTALITY AWARENESSThe Awareness of Mortality in Midlife: Implications for Later Life Kenneth J. Doka Intimations of Mortality from Recollections of Early Childhood: Death Awareness, Knowledge, and the Unconscious Victor L. Schermer Children, Death, and Fairy Tales Elizabeth P. Lamers Saying Good-Bye to Tomorrow Inge Corless Horrendous Death: Linking Thanatology and Public Health Dan Leviton Death and Beyond: A Hindu's Perspective Aruna Mathur Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisFeatures a collection of seven research-based articles on AIDS. This work seeks to cut through popular misunderstanding and conventional ideas about the spread and impact of AIDS by employing a political economic perspective in the analysis of the epidemic in diverse settings.Table of ContentsPrefaceSection I: Understanding Epidemics in Political Economic Context Chapter 1 The Political Economy of AIDS: An Introduction Merrill Singer Chapter 2 Images of Catastrophe: The Making of an Epidemic Shirley LindenbaumSection II: Gender, Ethnicity and Class in AIDS Risk in the Inner-City Chapter 3 Articulating Personal Experience and Political Economy in the AIDS Epidemic: The Case of Carlos Torres Merrill Singer Chapter 4 Love, Jealousy, and Unsafe Sex among Inner-City Women: Social and Psychocultural Mediators of Political Economy's Impact on AIDS Risk Perception E. J. Sobo Chapter 5 Multiple Racial/Ethnic Subordination and HIV among Drug Users Samuel R. Friedman, Benny Jose, Bruce Stepherson, Alan Neaigus, Marjorie Goldstein, Pat Mota, Richard Curtis,and Gilbert IldefonsoSection III: The Struggle for Care Among People with HIV/AIDS Chapter 6 Medical Access for Injecting Drug Users Russell Rockwell, Samuel R. Friedman, Jo L. Sotheran, and Don Des Jarlais Chapter 7 The Political Economy of Caregiving for People with AIDS Anthony J. Lemelle and Charlene HarringtonSection IV: AIDS In The Third World Chapter 8 The Political Ecology of AIDS in Africa Meredith Turshen Chapter 9 More than Money for Your Labor. Migration and the Political Economy of AIDS in Lesotho Nancy Romero-Daza and David Himmelgreen Chapter 10 Political Economy and Cultural Logics of HIV/AIDS among the Hmong in Northern Thailand Patricia V. Symonds Conclusion About the Contributors Name Index Topic Index

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Book SynopsisFor nearly three decades, Sandra Bertman has been exploring the power of the arts and belief--symbols, metaphors, stories--to alleviate psychological and spiritual pain not only of patients, grieving family members, and affected communities but also of the nurses, clergy and physicians who minister to them. Her training sessions and clinical interventions are based on the premise that bringing out the creative potential inherent in each of us is just as relevant-- perhaps more so--as psychiatric theory and treatment models since grief and loss are an integral part of life. Thus, this work was compiled to illuminate the many facets that link grief, counseling, and creativity. The multiple strategies suggested in these essays will help practitioners enlarge their repertoire of hands-on skills and foster introspection and empathy in readers.Table of ContentsIntroduction The Arts, Personal Griefs, Professional Roles •On the Psychology of Loss William M. Lamers, Jr. •What the Nurse Likes Cortney Davis •Preventing Harm in the Name of Help: Ensuring Ethical Care Through the Concept of "Preserving Own Integrity" Lynn Cummings •Becoming the Patient Cortney Davis •Music—A Companion for the Journey from Mourning to Morning Sally S. Bailey •Night Nurse Cortney Davis •Comfort Care L. J. Schneiderman •To Know of Suffering and the Teaching of Empathy Sandra Bertman and Melvin J. Krant •The Body Flute Cortney Davis •Reflections on Suffering Aaron Lazare •Hope and Millie David Hatem •The Faces of AIDS: An AIDS Quilt Wilma Bulkin Siegel •Seeing Fred On a Respirator Carol PicardSome Ways Caregivers Use the Arts for Themselves and Those They Companion •Using Art Therapy with Pediatric Oncology Patients Linda G. Nicholas and Suzanne Lister •Art Techniques with Children with Cancer Barbara M. Sourkes •Puppets: Bridging the Communication Gap Between Caregivers and Children about Death and Dying Brenda Eng •Transformations: Visual Arts and Hospice Care C. Regina Kelley •Sound and Silence: Music Therapy in Palliative Care Kevin Kirkland •Songlines Carol Picard •Movies as Movement: Films as Catharsis in Grief Therapy Lynne Martins •A Wake for Dying: Forum Theatre Kate Wilkinson and Judith McDowell •Crisis in the Cafeteria Maria Trozzi •The Life and Death of Yusuf Hawkins Christina Schlesinger •Gravestone Rubbing—Epitaph for Yusuf Hawkins Roberta Halporn •Remembrance Photographs: A Caregiver's Gift for Families of Infants Who Die Mindy L. K. GoughLessons from Cultures Old and New •Culture, Creativity and Death J. Havelka •Visible Words: Ritual in the Pastoral Care of the Sick and Dying Kurt Stasiak •The Role of the Visual Image in Psychodynamics of Grief Resolution (Viewed Through Jewish Law and Tradition) Hannah Sherebrin •Pathological Grief—A Problem in Search of a Definition: The Tragedy of Hamlet as a Model Roberta Halporn •Keeping Emotional Time: Music and the Grief Process Lesleigh Forsythe •A Study in Grief: The Life and Art of Kaethe Kollwitz Louis A. Gamino •Death and Grief Made Visible: The Life and Work of Edvard Munch Judith M. Stillion •Against Daily Insignificance: Writing Through Grief Martha K. Davis •Sculpting Through Grief Nancy Fried •AIDS Time: A Passage Through Cawthra Park James Miller •Social Support "Internetworks," Caskets for Sale, and More: Thanatology and the Information Superhighway Carla J. Sofka •Healing and the Internet Thomas R. GoldenBasic Needs of Grieving People •Therapeutic Touch: For Those Who Accompany the Dying Mary J. Simpson •The Nurse and the Art Are One Carol Picard meditation on the Vietnam Women's Memorial, 1994 •Hello, David Anonymous •My Mother's Hands Elaine Freed Lindenblatt •The Sourdough Father Lesleigh Forsyth •The M(ortality) Word and the L(ove) Word… Elsa Dorfman •Dear Edith Jessie Kesson • Silent Conversations Leigh Westerfield

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