Victim victorious : from fire to phoenix / Marie-Claire Patron and Stephen S. Holden, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Patron, Marie-Claire, editor.

Holden, Stephen S., editor.

Series:

The World of Psychology: Therapeutic, Relational, Teaching (Series Editor - Ami Rokach, Dept. of Psy

The World of Psychology : Therapeutic, Relational, Teaching

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Victims of crimes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (181 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The world is peopled by victims; everyone has a story. However, victimhood is just the beginning of the story. This book is about the endings of at least some of those stories, the stories of victims who strive to overcome and even triumph in the end. This book is a collection of research perspectives and personal stories exploring the various pathways for overcoming victimhood. It is hoped that they might offer an inspiration for others and encourage others to stay on the path to find a positive ending. Victim Victorious is an examination of the ways in which victims come to rise above the ch

Contents:

VICTIM VICTORIOUS: FROM FIRE TO PHOENIX; VICTIM VICTORIOUS: FROM FIRE TO PHOENIX; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; THE PASSAGE OF TIME; JUSTICE WILL BE DONE; FLIGHT PATHS OF THE PHOENIX; PSYCHOLOGY; PHILOSOPHY; CLOSING WORDS; REFERENCES; Chapter 1: OVERCOMING VICTIMHOOD: STOICISM, ANTI-STOICISM AND LE FILS; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; LE FILS; DOING PHILOSOPHY THROUGH FILM; OLIVIER'S OVERCOMING OF VICTIMHOOD; STOICISM AND THE OVERCOMING OF VICTIMHOOD; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 2: STOPPING THE STALKER: VICTIM RESPONSES TO STALKING; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION

WHAT IS STALKING?THE PREVALENCE AND IMPACT OF STALKING; VICTIM RESPONSES TO STALKING; PSYCHIATRIST DOREEN ORION'S ACCOUNT OF STALKING AND OBSESSIVE LOVE; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 3: FINDING A HAPPIER ENDING: THE ROLE OF NARRATIVE IN POST TRAUMATIC MEANING-MAKING; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; MEANING AND MEANING-MAKING; NARRATIVE AND NARRATIVE IDENTITY; SOCIAL SHARING AND STORYTELLING; FINDING THAT HAPPIER ENDING; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 4: POST TRAUMATIC RELATIONSHIP SYNDROME -FROM TORMENT TO TRIUMPH; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; WHAT IS POST TRAUMATIC RELATIONSHIP SYNDROME?

TREATING POST TRAUMATIC RELATIONSHIP SYNDROMEA BRIEF CASE STUDY; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 5: THE RESILIENCE DOUGHNUT: COMBINING STRENGTHS TO SURVIVE; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; DEVELOPING RESILIENCE; A RESILIENT RESPONSE: RECOVERY, SUSTAINABILITY AND GROWTH; RESILIENCE IN ADULTS; RESILIENCE INTERVENTIONS; A FRAMEWORK FOR RESILIENCE: THE RESILIENCE DOUGHNUT; CASE STUDY 1: AN EXAMPLE OF SUSTAINING LIFE THROUGH ADVERSITY; CASE STUDY 2: AN EXAMPLE OF RECOVERY AFTER ADVERSITY; CASE STUDY 3: AN EXAMPLE OF PERSONAL GROWTH THROUGH ADVERSITY; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 6: BLESSING IN DISGUISE

ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION; INTO THE DARKNESS; THE JOURNEY HOME; CRADLED BY CONNECTION; BEYOND THE STUFF; LESSONS LEARNT; A GREAT DIVIDE; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 7: CONFESSIONS OF A PUTATIVE CHILD MOLESTER; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; UNEXPECTED VISITORS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 8: STICKS AND STONES: ONLY SKIN DEEP AFTER ALL!; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; HURLING WORDS; RECURRENCE AND REGRESSION; OBSESSING ABOUT SKIN COLOR; GLOBAL NOMAD; SOME SLOW PROGRESS; ONGOING PIQUE AT THE PERPETRATORS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES

Chapter 9: BUILD A BRIDGE AND GET OVER IT: ATTITUDES, PLATITUDES AND GRATITUDEABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; ABUSE AT HOME; RELATIONSHIPS AND MARRIAGES; AT LAST - TRIUMPH; ATTITUDE, GRATITUDE AND PLATITUDES; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; ABOUT THE EDITORS; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-63482-238-2