Horrific Traumata: A Pastoral Response to the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

by Clements; William M

• ISBN13: 9781560242932
• ISBN10: 1560242930
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1993-03-16
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Horrific Traumata shares the stories of persons whose meaning, hope, and faith were ripped from them by others or traumatic events and who live with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Since the Vietnam War, therapists have come to understand victims of severe emotional trauma with new understanding and, with better ability, have come to learn how to heal the awful effects of their traumas. Now the ranks of traumatized Vietnam veterans are joined by others who have also experienced horrific traumata and need help to rebuild their lives from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)--victims and survivors of incest and rape, hostage situations, and other events outside the range of ordinary human suffering. Duncan Sinclair provides direct insight into the clinical and psychological aspects of PTSD. He presents a clear and workable understanding of the nature of PTSD which gives clergy and other involved persons direct insight into the causes of many behaviors. Horrific Traumata focuses on the church's readiness and obligation to incorporate traumatized victims into the center of grace and healing. Clergy of all specialities now have a means of seeing behind the masks of hurt and isolation to the long-standing and disabling trauma. Sinclair shows how to promote the healing process through a range of parish activities as well as in clinical settings. Guidelines for promoting healing include the key concepts of how to listen compassionately and how to create safe places in which victims may heal during the rebuilding of hope and faith. Scriptures used throughout develop a hopefulness that must be maintained for healing. Based on the quintessential understanding that current life stressors open past wounds in ways that leave them open, Sinclair guides professionals and clergy in treating the whole traumatized person. Clergy of all specialities, pastors, chaplains, pastoral counselors, seminary students, clinical pastoral educators, and students will find healing words for hurting people in this book. Clinical specialists in all disciplines who wish to view clients'lives from a clinical and faith position will find the stories and clinical suggestions in this book to be a modern goldmine.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
Introduction	p. 1
The Nature of Trauma	p. 7
The Story of Kate	p. 7
The Story of Tony	p. 8
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder	p. 10
The History of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder	p. 11
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Today	p. 13
Types of Traumata and Their Victims	p. 14
The Story of Ann	p. 16
Psychological Trauma and Historical Events	p. 17
The Story of Duncan	p. 20
The Results of Trauma	p. 25
The Story of Clyde	p. 25
The Story of Jane	p. 26
Duncan's Journey	p. 27
Clinical Diagnosis of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder	p. 35
The Story of Alice	p. 38
The Story of Lloyd	p. 40
The Story of Maria	p. 40
The Legacy of Trauma	p. 42
Losses and Separations	p. 43
Spiritual Effects	p. 45
Physical Effects	p. 47
Trauma Delayed	p. 49
Memory and the Now	p. 49
Timelessness and the Present Moment	p. 50
Past into Present - The Intrusion of Trauma	p. 52
The Story of Julia	p. 54
Reexperiencing	p. 55
Rolfing	p. 56
State-Dependent Learning	p. 57
Recreating the Moment	p. 58
Forgetting	p. 59
The Beginning of Healing	p. 61
The Story of Burt	p. 62
The Story of Peter	p. 62
The Ego and the I	p. 63
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - A Spiritual Diagnosis	p. 65
Spiritual Losses	p. 67
The Story of Bill	p. 72
The Story of James	p. 76
Multiple Personality Disorder	p. 79
The Story of Janet	p. 79
Multiple Personality Disorder	p. 82
Understanding and Grace: The Pastor and Multiple Personality Disorder	p. 82
Healing	p. 85
The Victim and the Family	p. 89
Mark's Dream	p. 90
Trauma and the Family	p. 93
What Is a Healthy Family?	p. 93
Pastoral Counseling and the Treatment Process	p. 99
The Family of Humankind	p. 99
God with Us	p. 101
Prayer	p. 103
Healing in the Gospels	p. 105
The Helper and Trauma Relationships	p. 107
Rules for Healing	p. 108
The Healing Process	p. 109
Pastoral Response - A View from Scripture	p. 113
Index	p. 117
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