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Reconstructing Meaning After Trauma
Theory, Research, and Practice
1st Edition - December 25, 2016
Editor: Elizabeth M. Altmaier
Language: English
Paperback ISBN:9780128030158
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eBook ISBN:9780128030363
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Reconstructing Meaning After Trauma: Theory, Research, and Practice informs actual therapeutic work with clients who present with traumas or other life disruptions by providing…Read more
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Reconstructing Meaning After Trauma: Theory, Research, and Practice informs actual therapeutic work with clients who present with traumas or other life disruptions by providing clinicians with information on the construction of meaning. It includes material on diverse mechanisms of clinical change and positive-promoting processes.
The book covers identifiable treatments and specific lines of research in assisting clients in developing new meaning, such as posttraumatic growth (after sexual assault, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer, destructive natural phenomena, such as hurricanes, and refugee experiences), and finding benefit (in the context of loss—loss of health, or loss of a loved one).
Addresses a specific treatment or line of research
Includes extended case vignettes at the beginning of each chapter
Describes the associated theoretical background for each method
Summarizes the research supporting each mechanism
Concludes with a discussion of future directions for treatment, research, and theory
Clinical psychologists who specialize in positive psychology, trauma, and spirituality
List of Contributors
Introduction
Part 1. Foundations of Meaning and Trauma
Chapter 1. Making Meaning in the Wake of Trauma: Resilience and Redemption
When New Stories Are Not Needed: The (Surprisingly Common) Case of Resilience
But Many People Still Need to Make Meaning: The Problem of Sense Making
When Bad Things Result in Good Things: Benefit Finding in the Wake of Trauma
Community and Culture: Meaning Making Is Always Social and Local
Chapter 2. Meaning Violation and Restoration Following Trauma: Conceptual Overview and Clinical Implications
Janet
The Meaning Making Model
Clinical Implications
Summary
Chapter 3. With the Fierce and Loving Embrace of Another Soul: Finding Connection and Meaning After the Profound Disconnection of Betrayal Trauma
Introduction
Part I: Trauma as Betrayal and Disconnection
Part II: Institutional Betrayal
Part III: Meaning, Authenticity, and Connection
Part 2. Mechanisms of Meaning Loss and Restoration
Chapter 4. Gender and Meaning Making: The Experiences of Individuals With Cancer
Gender and Meaning Making: The Experiences of Individuals With Cancer
Cancer as a Traumatic Experience
Gender Differences in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Posttraumatic Growth
Gender Differences: Reactions to Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
Relational-Cultural Therapy and Existential Therapy for Treating Individuals With Cancer
Case Applications
Conclusion
Chapter 5. Forgiveness Therapy in the Reconstruction of Meaning Following Interpersonal Trauma
Forgiveness
Meaning Making
Forgiveness and Meaning Making
Forgiveness and Posttraumatic Growth
Interventions to Promote Forgiveness
Implications for Research and Practice
Conclusion
Chapter 6. Spiritually Oriented Psychotherapy for Trauma and Meaning Making Among Ethnically Diverse Individuals in the United States
Empirical Connections Between Trauma and Spirituality
Empirical Findings About Spiritually Oriented Psychotherapies
General Process Guidelines for Using Spiritually Oriented Psychotherapy
Spiritually Oriented Approaches for Trauma with Religious Ethnic Minorities in the United States
Clinical Recommendations for Trauma and Meaning Making for Religious Ethnic Minorities in the United States
Conclusions
Part 3. Population Specific Applications
Chapter 7. Reconstructing Meaning After Sexual Assault
Case Vignette
Chapter Overview
Event Appraisal and Meaning Making
Violations of Global Meaning
Posttraumatic Growth: Positive Meaning Made
Interventions Addressing Meaning Making
Conclusions and Clinical Implications
Chapter 8. Growth and Meaning From Negotiating the Complex Journey of Being an Emergency Medical Dispatcher
Julia
The Work Role
Traumatic Reactions
Organizational Context
Sense of Coherence
Posttraumatic Growth
Organizational Support
Additional Coping Strategies
Some of Julia’s Growth
Summary
Chapter 9. Meaning Making Concerning Acquired Disability
Growth Models in Acquired Disability
Acquired Disability and Growth
Interventions to Facilitate Growth and Recommendations for Clinicians
Conclusions and Future Implications
Chapter 10. Expressive Arts: A Group Intervention for Unaccompanied Minor Asylum Seekers and Young Adults
Expressive Arts
EXA Groups and Reconstructing Meaning After Trauma
Stuck to the Memory of One Image
65Million Refugees
The Therapeutic Factors of EXA Groups Working With Trauma Survivors Living in Exile
The Role of the Therapist
Chapter 11. Making Meaning After Combat Trauma and Moral Injury
Case Vignette Introductions
Overview
Meaning
Meaning Lost
Maladaptive and Adaptive Meaning
Factors Affecting Meaning Making and Loss
Clinical Implications
Concluding Remarks
Authors’ Note
Disclaimer
Part 4. Conclusion
Chapter 12. Meaning Making and Trauma Recovery
Recovery and Restoration
Index
No. of pages: 214
Language: English
Edition: 1
Published: December 25, 2016
Imprint: Academic Press
Paperback ISBN: 9780128030158
eBook ISBN: 9780128030363
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Elizabeth M. Altmaier
Elizabeth Altmaier, PhD, is Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychological and Quantitative Foundations, College of Education, University of Iowa. Professor Altmaier’s research interests concern adjustment to and coping with challenging events and circumstances; her publications focus on cancer and its treatment, interpersonal offenses, and chronic illnesses. She is the author of the forthcoming book, Push back the dark: Companioning adults sexually abused as children (Wipf and Stock). Professor Altmaier is Fellow of the American Psychological Association. She is an active community volunteer, including serving as the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Leaders, Believers and Achievers organization for at risk youth in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Affiliations and expertise
Counseling Psychology Program, University of Iowa, USA
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