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This book is aimed at people who have experienced distressful and
traumatising experiences such as war, sexual abuse or rape, natural
and manmade disasters, car accidents, or the death of a loved one.
Most people have had such an experience, and evidence suggests
somewhere between 5-25% of people have significant problems as a
result; not necessarily full post-traumatic stress disorder, but
also anxiety and depression, or substance abuse. There is ample
evidence to show that people recover from traumatic or distressful
events by telling their story, by making sense of what happened.
The narrative techniques described in the book will help people
with that process of meaning making.
Traumatic events are common, and range from road traffic accidents,
through rape and sexual abuse, to disaster and war. While many
people deal effectively with these experiences, a minority have
severe problems, which are often manifested as post-traumatic
stress disorder (PTSD). The book is aimed at those with PTSD and
those who are caring for someone with the disorder. It includes a
strong focus on wounded military personnel. Topics include:
understanding the symptoms including memory problems, avoidance and
denial, emotional numbing, and hyperarousal, related disorders such
as depression and substance abuse; traumatic memories and the
underlying biology - how brain mechanisms are affected in the
response to traumatic events. Treatments such as cognitive
behavioural therapy and EMDR. Narrative approaches, whereby people
develop their own stories about their traumatic experiences to help
them put them into meaningful contexts; Drug techniques including
anxiolytics and antidepressants, and the problems of prescribing
drugs for such a complex disorder; Problems faced by carers;
Vicarious or secondary trauma; Growing through experience - trauma
from an alternative perspective, that of resilience and growth;
Professional help - your GP, clinical psychologists and
psychiatrists.
Integrating trauma studies with historical research and social
psychology, Landscapes of Trauma examines a range of battlefields
from across history, including Waterloo, the Battle of Sedan, the
Battle of the Ebro and the Battle of Normandy, to bring to light
what these battlefields say about our collective and individual
psyches. Hunt explores how war shapes the nature of trauma, not
only by its innate horror but also by the historical and societal
contexts it is fought in, from the cultural and social conventions
of the period to the topography of the settings. This book provides
a deep analysis of how war is experienced and remembered in
different eras and by different generations. Moving beyond the
clinical concept of post-traumatic stress disorder, Hunt discusses
how trauma can be understood socially and historically, as well as
through the lens of individual suffering. This book also
investigates the psychological foundations of memorialisation,
remembrance and commemoration that shape the legacy of the battles
discussed. Using interviews with veterans, their letters, journals
and diaries, as well as literary and historical sources, Hunt
locates the battlefield as a place where humans explore the
parameters of human behaviour, thought and emotion. This book is in
important resource for students and scholars interested in the
psychology of trauma and war, as well as military history.
Integrating trauma studies with historical research and social
psychology, Landscapes of Trauma examines a range of battlefields
from across history, including Waterloo, the Battle of Sedan, the
Battle of the Ebro and the Battle of Normandy, to bring to light
what these battlefields say about our collective and individual
psyches. Hunt explores how war shapes the nature of trauma, not
only by its innate horror but also by the historical and societal
contexts it is fought in, from the cultural and social conventions
of the period to the topography of the settings. This book provides
a deep analysis of how war is experienced and remembered in
different eras and by different generations. Moving beyond the
clinical concept of post-traumatic stress disorder, Hunt discusses
how trauma can be understood socially and historically, as well as
through the lens of individual suffering. This book also
investigates the psychological foundations of memorialisation,
remembrance and commemoration that shape the legacy of the battles
discussed. Using interviews with veterans, their letters, journals
and diaries, as well as literary and historical sources, Hunt
locates the battlefield as a place where humans explore the
parameters of human behaviour, thought and emotion. This book is in
important resource for students and scholars interested in the
psychology of trauma and war, as well as military history.
Narratives are grounded in everyday life, from our conversations to
films to books. We all create and tell stories, and we listen to
other people's stories. Using narrative approaches is both
meaningful to people and clinically effective. This book provides a
broad-ranging introduction to narrative psychology and applies
narrative to professional contexts to help people develop efficient
techniques to use in practical situations, including clinical and
occupational psychology. It offers a rationale for the use of
narrative approaches, translating core research into accessible
techniques, and illustrates these approaches with practical
examples across a range of areas. In turn, it details how
practitioners can help people change or develop their narratives to
enable them to live their lives more effectively.
Narratives are grounded in everyday life, from our conversations to
films to books. We all create and tell stories, and we listen to
other people's stories. Using narrative approaches is both
meaningful to people and clinically effective. This book provides a
broad-ranging introduction to narrative psychology and applies
narrative to professional contexts to help people develop efficient
techniques to use in practical situations, including clinical and
occupational psychology. It offers a rationale for the use of
narrative approaches, translating core research into accessible
techniques, and illustrates these approaches with practical
examples across a range of areas. In turn, it details how
practitioners can help people change or develop their narratives to
enable them to live their lives more effectively.
This latest edition is an expanded and up-to-date version of the
classic operative manual for surgical and orthodontic consultants,
trainees and theatre and ward staff. It includes the completely new
sections of 'Non-Surgical Facial Aesthetics' and the 'Application
of 3-Dimensional Scanning for Virtual Surgical Planning (VSP), more
commonly known as Computer-Aided Surgical Simulation (CASS)'.
Although CASS may supercede the multistage orthognathic planning
process this traditional means of record transfer has been retained
as an essential clinical skill.The principal deformity sections are
the 'Secondary Management of Clefts', the 'Role of Distraction
Osteogenesis', 'Temporomandibular Joint Ankylosis', 'Rhinoplasty',
and the 'Essential Support of Nutrition for the Maxillofacial
Surgery Patient'. The chapter on 'Therapeutics for Emergencies and
Complications' has also been updated. The important
'Psychopathological Aspects of Orthognathic Surgery' and the new
chapter on 'Non-Surgical Facial Aesthetics' enable the recognition
and management of unexpected problems by the clinician.
This latest edition is an expanded and up-to-date version of the
classic operative manual for surgical and orthodontic consultants,
trainees and theatre and ward staff. It includes the completely new
sections of 'Non-Surgical Facial Aesthetics' and the 'Application
of 3-Dimensional Scanning for Virtual Surgical Planning (VSP), more
commonly known as Computer-Aided Surgical Simulation (CASS)'.
Although CASS may supercede the multistage orthognathic planning
process this traditional means of record transfer has been retained
as an essential clinical skill.The principal deformity sections are
the 'Secondary Management of Clefts', the 'Role of Distraction
Osteogenesis', 'Temporomandibular Joint Ankylosis', 'Rhinoplasty',
and the 'Essential Support of Nutrition for the Maxillofacial
Surgery Patient'. The chapter on 'Therapeutics for Emergencies and
Complications' has also been updated. The important
'Psychopathological Aspects of Orthognathic Surgery' and the new
chapter on 'Non-Surgical Facial Aesthetics' enable the recognition
and management of unexpected problems by the clinician.
'Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down
of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them.' These words,
spoken at war memorials across the United Kingdom and around the
world on 11 November every year, encapsulate how we commemorate our
war dead. Lest We Forget looks at how we remember not only those
who died in battle, but also those whose memory is important to us
in other ways. This wide-ranging review considers such topics as
Holocaust Memorial Day, the Hillsborough Disaster, memories of the
Spanish Civil War, the genocide in Rwanda, Diana, Princess of Wales
and the role of the Cenotaph and the National Memorial Arboretum.
With an endorsement from The Royal British Legion, which celebrates
its 90th anniversary in 2011, this is a timely study, and is
relevant not only to people in the United Kingdom, but recognises
the universal need to remember.
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