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Book SynopsisApproaches to Psychic Trauma: Theory and Practice covers the many developments in the relatively new field of trauma therapy. It examines the nature of the wide variety of treatments available for traumatized people, describing elements they have in common and those that are specific to each treatment. Originating with the editor's clinical experience working with patients from the former German Democratic Republic, contributors then discuss alternative therapies including ego psychology, self psychology, object-relations theory, attachment theory, psychoanalysis, and art therapies. Case studies further illustrate the application and practice.Approaches to Psychic Trauma presents a diversity of theories and tools centering on trauma and history, and through the microcosm of individual personalities one may have a close-up view of how historical events, as well as personal narratives and reactions to them, consciously and unconsciously affect the individual.
Trade ReviewBernd Huppertz’s new compendium on trauma is breathtaking. An all-star group of contributors brings a breadth and depth of understanding that will inform all therapists who strive to help those who suffer in an increasingly traumatizing world. -- David Scharff, MD, International Psychotherapy Institute, and chair, International Psychoanalytic Association Committee on Couple and Family Psychoanalysis
This monumental book is a tribute to Huppertz’s unstinting dedication to comprehensively examine the nature of different kinds of trauma. Illustrated with a diversity of theories and techniques for understanding how history and personalities affect the individual, it is ideal for practitioners of all levels. -- Frances Thomson-Salo, associate professor, University of Melbourne, Australia
Table of ContentsPart I: A General Introduction to the Nature of Trauma 1. On the Development of the Concept of Trauma: Definition, Elements and Relevant Terms Bernd Huppertz 2. The Psychiatric Approach, the Subgroups of Posttraumatic Syndromes and the Neurobiology of Stress and Trauma Bernd Huppertz Part II: Dimensions of Trauma 3. Development and Trauma: Recapitulation of Traumatic Themes in Early Interaction Louise Newman 4. Historical and Intergenerational Trauma: Radioactive Transmission of the Burdens of History - Destructive versus Creative Transmission Yolanda Gampel 5. The Reality of Horror: Psychic Survival in the Face of Massive Trauma Louise Newman 6. The Role of Cumulative Micro-trauma in Psychic Life: An Abridged Description of Injurious Relational Functioning Margaret Crastnopol 7. Building Resilience: The Example of Ambiguous Loss Pauline Boss Part III: Social Psychological Aspects of the Totalitarian Communist System. 8. Political Psychology, Effects of Historical Processes and Cultural Trauma Bernd Huppertz 9. Socio-Historical Overview of Germany: the Development of the Federal Republic of Germany (GFR) and the German Democratic Republic (GDR) Bernd Huppertz 10. The False Self Adrian Sutton 11. Totalitarian and Post-Totalitarian Matrices: Reflective Citizens Facing Social-Psychic Retreats Marina Mojovic 12. A Post-Totalitarian Group: A Collective False Self or Post-Traumatic Growth? Helena Klimova Part IV: Clinical Material Bernd Huppertz 13. Case History Summaries 14. Mr. Q 15. Mrs. U 16. Mr. R 17. Mrs. O 18. Mrs. P 19. Mrs. M 20. Mrs. N 21. Mrs. B Part V: Trauma Treatment Grounded in Psychodynamic-Psychoanalytic Approaches 22. Challenges of Treatment with Traumatized Individuals from a Modern Freudian Perspective Anna Balas 23. Trauma and Inner Reality: a Kleinian and Post-Kleinian Perspective Mariângela Mendes de Almeida 24. Trauma Treatment from the Winnicottian Perspective Adrian Sutton 25. Theoretical and Clinical Implications of the Concept of the Zero Process: An Ego-Psychology Perspective Joseph Fernando 26. Extreme Traumatization: Conceptualization and Treatment from the Perspective of Object-Relations and Modern Research Sverre Varvin 27. Contemporary Self Psychology and Its Treatment of Traumatized Patients Koichi Togashi and Amanda Kottler 28. Relational Psychoanalysis and Trauma: The Significance of Witnessing and Containing Adrienne Harris 29. Trauma Work via the Lens of Attachment Theory - “Gas Light”: Reality Distortion by Familiar Attachment Figures Orit Badouk Epstein Part VI: Arts Therapies 30. Mentalizing or “Meaning-Making” in Music Therapy with Traumatised Children Jacqueline Robarts 31. Trauma Work in Play and Drama Therapy: The Importance of the Theatre of Resilience Sue Jennings Part VII: Other Trauma Treatment Approaches 32. Mentalization and Its Role in Processing Trauma Nicolas Lorenzini, Chloe Campbell and Peter Fonagy 33. The Treatment of Trauma: The Neurosequential Model and “Take Two” Annette Jackson, Margarita Frederico, Allison Cox and Carly Black Part VIII: Summary and Outlook Chapter 34: Conclusions Bernd Huppertz
