Dark Matters : Exploring the Realm of Psychic Devastation / Ira Brenner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brenner, Ira, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychic trauma.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London : Taylor and Francis, 2018.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"This book takes a deeper look into the darker side of the human condition by examining the psyches of those who have been victims or survivors of heinous acts perpetrated by others. From the "personal Holocaust" of sexual abuse in the family, to the genocidal persecution during "the" Holocaust, and from the shared national horror of September 11 to the Palestinian/Israeli situation, a special model of the traumatized mind is evolved to further our understanding of such "dark matters".The traditional models of the mind fall short when dealing with extraordinary people under ordinary conditions as well as with ordinary people under extraordinary conditions. This metapsychology is organized around the defensive operations of repression or splitting. In the model proposed here, defensive altered states of consciousness, or dissociation seems more helpful. A historical perspective is offered, from Freud and Breuer, with their Studies on Hysteria, to current thinking about dissociative disorders. A developmental line of dissociation is also explored. Extensive case material is presented to illustrate the theoretical as well as technical challenges of working with the lapses of memory, unbearable affects, and countertransference demands upon the clinician."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

part, I Prologue

chapter One Why dark matter? / Ira Brenner

part, II Conceptual Realm

chapter Two Splitting of the ego / Ira Brenner

chapter Three On dissociation / Ira Brenner

chapter Four Seeing and not seeing / Ira Brenner

part, III Societal Realm

chapter Five Intergenerational transmission / Ira Brenner

chapter Six Playing and survival / Ira Brenner

chapter Seven Geopolitical identity disorder / Ira Brenner

chapter Eight Post-9/11 world / Ira Brenner

part, IV Technical Realm

chapter Nine Interpretation or containment? / Ira Brenner

chapter Ten Handling the compulsion to repeat / Ira Brenner

chapter Eleven Psychoactive therapy / Ira Brenner

part, V Epilogue

chapter Twelve From Darkness to light / Ira Brenner.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 14, 2014).

ISBN:

0-429-89830-4

0-367-10172-6

0-429-47353-2

1-78241-135-6

9780429473531

OCLC:

885020570