Trauma, culture, and metaphor : pathways of transformation and integration / John P. Wilson and Jacob D. Lindy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilson, John P. (John Preston), author.

Contributor:

Lindy, Jacob D., 1937-

Series:

Routledge psychosocial stress series

Routledge psychosocial stress series ; 47

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychic trauma.

Psychiatry, Transcultural.

Psychotherapy--Social aspects.

Psychotherapy.

Globalization--Social aspects.

Globalization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<P>In <I>Trauma, Culture, and Metaphor</I>, John Wilson and Jacob Lindy explore the language of both individual and collective trauma in an era dominated by globalization and interconnectedness. Through lucid, careful discussion, this important book builds a bridge between the etymology of trauma-related terms commonly used in Western cultures and those of other cultures, such as the Burundi-Rwandan <I>ihahamuka</I>. It also provides the clinician with a framework for working with trauma survivors using a cross-cultural vocabulary-one often based in metaphor-to fully address the experienced tr

Contents:

Cover ; Trauma, Culture, and Metaphor; Title Page ; Copyright Page ; Table of Contents ; Series Editor's Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Understanding Psychic Trauma and Metaphors in an Era of World Globalization ; 2 The Language of Trauma in Metaphors; 3 Metaphor and Disturbed Internal Posttraumatic Psychic Structures; 4 Trauma Recovery: Perils in the Journey from the Abyss of Trauma to Self-Integration ; 5 The Nurturing Guide (NG); 6 Trauma-Specific Metaphors (TSM) and Mapping Clinical Pathways; 7 Transforming Metaphors and Metaphoric Transformations of Trauma

8 New Configurations: Trauma Metaphors and Cognitive Behavioral Therapies (CBT) 9 Traumatic Stress Disorder Pedagogy: Teaching the Complexity of Posttraumatic Intrapsychic Processes, Trauma Metaphors, and Adaptive Mechanisms in Psychotherapy ; 10 Future Implications: Metaphors of Trauma and Where Do We Go From Here? ; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed September 3, 2013).

ISBN:

0-415-95331-6

0-203-89357-3

1-135-92611-5

1-135-92612-3

9780203893579

OCLC:

855970223