Shattered assumptions
Subtitle: towards a new psychology of trauma
By: Ronnie Janoff-Bulman.
Publisher: Free Press; Maxwell Macmillan Canada; Maxwell Macmillan International
Published: 1992
Place of publication: New York; Toronto; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
Subjects: Life change events -- Psychological aspects; Adaptability (Psychology); Psychic trauma; Victims -- Psychology
Description: This is the first book to illuminate the general psychological processes underlying responses to all traumas - past work has focused only on a single type, such as bereavement or rape. With the larger theoretical framework provided here, we can solve the larger puzzle - understanding not only the impact of overwhelming life events, but also the numerous coping processes that occur in the aftermath of trauma.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-238) and indexes.