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Shattered assumptions : towards a new psychology of trauma / Ronnie Janoff-Bulman.

Janoff-Bulman, Ronnie.
1992
155.93 J34s 1992
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Title
Shattered assumptions : towards a new psychology of trauma / Ronnie Janoff-Bulman.
Author
Janoff-Bulman, Ronnie.
ISBN
0029160154
9780029160152
0743236254
9780743236256
Imprint
New York : Free Press ; Toronto : Maxwell Macmillan Canada ; New York : Maxwell Macmillan International, ©1992.
Language
English
Description
xii, 256 pages ; 25 cm
Call Number
155.93 J34s 1992
System Control No.
(OCoLC)24502579
(OCoLC)24502579
Summary
This is the first book to illuminate the general psychological processes underlying responses to all traumas - past work has focused only on a single type, such as bereavement or rape. With the larger theoretical framework provided here, we can solve the larger puzzle - understanding not only the impact of overwhelming life events, but also the numerous coping processes that occur in the aftermath of trauma.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-238) and indexes.
Formatted Contents Note
Our fundamental assumptions
Cognitive conservatism and resistance to change
Trauma and the terror of our own fragility
Disillusionment and change in the assumptive world
Processing the powerful new data
Rebuilding assumptions: interpreting the traumatic experience
The external world: the crucial role of other people
Recovery: some final thoughts.
Available in Other Form
Online version: Janoff-Bulman, Ronnie. Shattered assumptions. New York : Free Press ; Toronto : Maxwell Macmillan Canada ; New York : Maxwell Macmillan International, ©1992
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