The Posttraumatic Self: Restoring Meaning and Wholeness to Personality

by Wilson, John P.

• ISBN13: 9780203955932
• ISBN10: 0203955935
• Copyright: 2006-01-13
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Summary

Filling a gap that exists in most traumatology literature, The Posttraumatic Selfprovides an optimistic analysis of the aftermath of a traumatic event. This work appreciates the potentially positive effects of trauma and links those effects to the discovery of one's identity, character, and purpose. Wilson and his distinguished contributors explore the nature and dynamics of the posttraumatic self, emphasising human resilience and prompting continued optimal functioning. While taking into consideration pathological consquences such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the authors study the impacts a traumatic event can have on one's inner self, and they help the victims transform such an event into healthy self-transcendent lifecycles. The Posttraumatic Selfwill help victims and healers transform the way they deal with the complexities of trauma by making important connections that will allow for healing and growth.

Table of Contents

Series Editor's Foreword

Introduction and Overview: A Positive Psychology of Trauma and PTSD

The Posttraumatic Self

Trauma and the Epigenesis of Identity

Childhood Trauma: The Deeper Wound

Trauma Archetypes and Trauma Complexes

Trauma, Optimal Experiences and Integrative Psychological States

Trauma and Alterations in Normal Personality

Mutative Transference and the Restoration on the Posttraumatic Self

Posttraumatic Shame and Guilt: Culture and the Posttraumatic Self

The Resilient Trauma Survivor

Trauma and Transformation of the Self: Restoring Meaning and Wholeness to Personality

Transformational Principles: Healing and Recovery From Psychic Trauma

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