Loss and Trauma

Loss and Trauma
Author: John Harvey
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 446
Release: 2021-12-16
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 131771122X

Given the relationship between trauma, loss, and interpersonal bonds, the editors have assembled a noteworthy list of contributions discussing trauma associated with close relationships (divorce, infertility, widowhood). Certainly, trauma is closely associated with loss. This edited volume offers the perspective of over twenty leading scholars in the study of trauma and loss. Each chapter offers extensive coverage of contemporary issues (terror management, rational suicide, spirituality, stigmatization). Relationship issues within these topics are also explored.

Loss, Trauma, and Resilience: Therapeutic Work With Ambiguous Loss

Loss, Trauma, and Resilience: Therapeutic Work With Ambiguous Loss
Author: Pauline Boss
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2018-08-28
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 0393713393

All losses are touched with ambiguity. Yet those who suffer losses without finality bear a particular burden. Pauline Boss, the principal theorist of the concept of ambiguous loss, guides clinicians in the task of building resilience in clients who face the trauma of loss without resolution. Boss describes a concrete therapeutic approach that is at once directive and open to the complex contexts in which people find meaning and discover hope in the face of ambiguous losses. In Part I readers are introduced to the concept of ambiguous loss and shown how such losses relate to concepts of the family, definitions of trauma, and capacities for resilience. In Part II Boss leads readers through the various aspects of and target points for working with those suffering ambiguous loss. From meaning to mastery, identity to ambivalence, attachment to hope–these chapters cover key states of mind for those undergoing ambiguous loss. The Epilogue addresses the therapist directly and his or her own ambiguous losses. Closing the circle of the therapeutic process, Boss shows therapists how fundamental their own experiences of loss are to their own clinical work. In Loss, Trauma, and Resilience, Boss provides the therapeutic insight and wisdom that aids mental health professionals in not "going for closure," but rather building strength and acceptance of ambiguity. What readers will find is a concrete therapeutic approach that is at once directive and open to the complex contexts in which people find meaning and discover hope in the face of ambiguous losses.

Early Intervention for Trauma and Traumatic Loss

Early Intervention for Trauma and Traumatic Loss
Author: Brett T. Litz
Publisher: Guilford Press
Total Pages: 360
Release: 2004-01-01
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9781572309531

This authoritative volume describes the state of the science of early intervention for trauma and traumatic loss across the lifespan and in a variety of contexts. While few would dispute the importance of helping people cope with severe life stressors, important questions remain about how to identify those at risk for chronic problems and which interventions actually facilitate recovery over time. Following a review of current knowledge on the predictors and course of acute stress disorder, PTSD, and traumatic grief, the volume presents a range of early intervention models designed for very young children, older children, and adults. Authors examine the empirical literature and recommend evidence-based clinical strategies whenever possible, while delineating an extensive agenda for future research. Also covered are the lessons learned from early intervention with specific populations: 9/11 survivors, combat veterans, emergency services personnel, survivors of sexual violence, and others.

Traumatic Grief

Traumatic Grief
Author: Selby Jacobs
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 133
Release: 2016-03-23
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1317714687

First published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Perspectives on Loss and Trauma

Perspectives on Loss and Trauma
Author: John H. Harvey
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 332
Release: 2002
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9780761921615

Written in consideration of cross-cultural, international perspectives on loss, Perspectives on Loss and Trauma discusses relevant therapy approaches and emphasizes a story-telling approach to coping with major loss. It concludes with chapters on therapy and personal adjustment to loss, providing immediate applicability to counselors, therapists, social workers, and other human service professionals.

Traumatology of Grieving

Traumatology of Grieving
Author: Charles R. Figley
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 256
Release: 1999
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9780876309735

First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Trauma, Ptsd, Grief & Loss

Trauma, Ptsd, Grief & Loss
Author: Mike Dubi
Publisher: PESI Publishing & Media
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017-02
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9781683730392

Trauma, PTSD, Grief & Loss provides a holistic and systemic path of understanding traumatic stress, and charts the most effective treatments, outlined in the 10 core trauma competencies. Trauma experts J. Eric Gentry and Mike Dubi bring 70+ years of clinical trauma experience, providing best-practice, evidence-based clinical interventions and techniques. Key approaches and interventions include: + Feedback Informed Therapy + Self-Regulation + EMDR + Tri-Phasic Model + Exposure Based Therapies + CBT + Narrative Exposure Therapy

Handbook of Traumatic Loss

Handbook of Traumatic Loss
Author: Neil Thompson
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 623
Release: 2017-01-06
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1317237536

The Handbook of Traumatic Loss adopts a broad, holistic approach that recognizes traumatic loss much more fully as a multidimensional human phenomenon, not simply a medical condition. Initial chapters build a foundation for understanding traumatic loss and explore the many ways we respond to trauma. Later chapters counterbalance the individualistic focus of dominant approaches to traumatic loss by highlighting a number of thought-provoking social dimensions of traumatic loss. Each chapter emphasizes different aspects of traumatic loss and argues for ways in which clinicians can help deal with its many and varied impacts.

Loss of the Assumptive World

Loss of the Assumptive World
Author: Jeffrey Kauffman
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2013-05-13
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1135451370

The assumptive world concept is a psychological principle of the conservation of human reality or "culture" - it is a lens for seeing the psychological disturbances that occur in times of change. In this collection, the authors examine the assumptive world from diverse theoretical perspectives, providing the reader with an array of different viewpoints illuminating the concept and its clinical usefulness.

Transforming Traumatic Grief

Transforming Traumatic Grief
Author: Courtney M. Armstrong Lpc
Publisher:
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2011-07-01
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 9780983499916

Although losing someone you love to a sudden or violent death is a shocking experience, there are steps you can take to heal. This book provides compassionate support and creative ways to soothe and transform your emotions with powerful, but simple strategies that: - Promote healing and calm feelings of anxiety, anger, or despair - Alleviate nightmares, intrusive images, and ruminating thoughts - Relieve guilt and regrets so you can open up to new experiences in your life - Help you get the kind of support you want from other people - Retain "the living story" of your loved one and sense them as a positive presence in your life Recent reviews: "Courtney Armstrong's Transforming Traumatic Grief provides practical tools to comfort grievers, promotes resilience and hope for those who have been devastated by tragedy and loss, and shows ways to create renewed meaning in life beyond grief and trauma." - Bill O'Hanlon, author of Thriving Through Crisis and Quick Steps to Resolving Trauma "Unlike other books detailing therapies that work at the cognitive level of the mind, "Transforming Traumatic Grief" is a how-to book of practical (and even more importantly) attainable activities and proven strategies for those dealing with grief and loss. As a therapist specializing in trauma counseling and her own personal experience with loss, Armstrong builds a strong case for why we need to speak to the emotional brain in a language it understands. Unless we do, she argues, the traumatized and grief-stricken simply can't experience a shift in how they're feeling. Written in a voice that emanates from a very personal place, Armstrong's book is both comforting and empowering. It's for anyone having difficulty moving through grief or growing from their traumatic experience. It's also for therapists who want to help their patients help themselves in between appointments or post-therapy." Nancy Gerhsman, www.artforyoursake.com "A must-read! An indispensable guide for transforming traumatic grief into healing reconnection." - Jon Connelly, Ph.D, LCSW, Founder, Institute for Rapid Resolution Therapy