Trauma, Recovery, and Growth : Positive Psychological Perspectives on Posttraumatic Stress

by Editor: Stephen Joseph (University of Warwick, UK ); Editor: P. Alex Linley (University of Leicester, UK, Editors )

• ISBN13: 9780470187890
• ISBN10: 0470187891
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2008-03-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

The latest theory and research on understanding posttraumatic stressand its treatment, providing evidence-based clinical interventionsusing techniques drawn from positive psychology It is known that exposure to stressful and traumatic events can have severe and chronic psychological consequences. At the same time-mindful of the suffering often caused by trauma-there is also a growing body of evidence testifying to posttraumatic growth: the positive psychological changes that can result for survivors of trauma. Blending these two areas of research and exploring the relevance of positive psychology to trauma practice, Trauma, Recovery, and Growth: Positive Psychological Perspectives on Posttraumatic Stress provides clinicians with the resources they need to implement positive psychology interventions in their trauma treatment across a spectrum of?therapeutic perspectives, including cognitive-behavioral, psychodynamic, humanistic, existential, and group therapies. Featuring contributions by internationally renowned researchers and practitioners and edited by experts in the field of positive psychology who have worked with survivors of trauma in the facilitation of their resilience, recovery, and growth, this timely book is divided into four parts: Toward an Integrative Positive Psychology of Posttraumatic Experience Growth and Distress in Social, Community, and Interpersonal Contexts Clinical Approaches and Therapeutic Experiences of Managing Distress and Facilitating Growth Beyond the Stress-Growth Distinction: Issues at the Cutting Edge of Theory and Practice Trauma, Recovery, and Growth explores the role positive psychology can play in how clinical practitioners treat and work with survivors of stressful and traumatic events and offers an optimistic perspective in the treatment of those who suffer posttraumatic stress following devastating events such as terrorist attacks, childhood sexual abuse, cancer, and war.

Table of Contents

Preface

Contributors

Toward An Integrative Positive Psychology of Posttraumatic Experience

Positive Psychological Perspectives on Posttraumatic Stress: An Integrative Psychosocial Framework

Psychological Assessment of Growth Following Adversity: A Review

Growth and Distress in Social Community, and Interpersonal Contexts

Resilience and Thriving in a Time of Terrorism

Positive Effects of Terrorism and Posttraumatic Growth: An Individual and Community Perspective

Posttraumatic Growth and Immigration: theory, research and Practice Implications

Broken Vows: Divorce as a Spiritual Trauma and Its Implications for Growth and Decline

Growth Through Loss and Adversity in close Relationships

Beyond Survival: Growing out of Childhood Sexual Abuse

Posttraumatic Growth Following Sexual Assault

Clinical Approaches and Therapeutic Experiences of Managing Distress and Facilitating Growth

Facilitating Posttraumatic Growth Following Cancer

Group-Based Therapies for Benefit Finding in Cancer

Using a Life Span Model to Promote Recovery and Growth in Traumatized Veterans

Recovery from Brain Injury and Positive Rehabilitation Practice

Professional Quality of Life and Trauma Therapists

Beyond the Stress-Growth Distinction: Issues at the Cutting Edge of Theory and Practice

A Contrarian View of Growth Following Adversity

The Paradox of Struggling with Trauma: Guidelines for Practice and Directions for Research

Reflections on Theory and Practice in Trauma, Recovery, and Growth: A Paradigm Shift for the Field of Traumatic Stress

Author Index

Subject Index

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