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| Genre/Form: | Popular Works Popular works |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Mary Beth Williams; Soili Poijula |
| ISBN: | 1572242825 9781572242821 |
| OCLC Number: | 51039725 |
| Description: | viii, 237 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Contents: | Ch. 1. A look at trauma: simple and complex -- Ch. 2. Before doing the work: safety, security, and intention -- Ch. 3. Identifying and writing about what has happened to you -- Ch. 4. Helping yourself when you reexperience a trauma -- Ch. 5. Coping with trauma with less avoidance and denial -- Ch. 6. The physical side of PTSD -- Ch. 7. Dealing with associated symptoms of PTSD: Guilt, survivor guilt, shame, and loss -- Ch. 8. Difficulty regulating emotion (complex PTSD, category 1) -- Ch. 9. Alterations in attention or consciousness: dealing with dissociation and traumatic amnesia (complex PTSD, category 2) -- Ch. 10. Somatization: how trauma impacts your body (complex PTSD, category 3) -- Ch. 11. How trauma impacts the way you view yourself (complex PTSD, category 4) -- Ch. 12. Dealing with your perpetrators (complex PTSD, category 5) -- Ch. 13. Alterations in your relationships with others (complex PTSD, category 6) -- Ch. 14. Finding meaning (complex PTSD, category 7) -- Ch. 15. Final thoughts and exercises. |
| Responsibility: | Mary Beth Williams, Soili Poijula. |
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For those who believe that they will never feel normal after a traumatic event, this workbook provides many techniques that survivors can use to jump start their recovery an extremely important tool for growth and strength. James D. Baxendale, Ph.D., CTS" This excellent workbook, based on a rich body of research, will be helpful to anyone who has experienced a sudden, incomprehensible event or suffered lifelong abuse. The authors have provided readers with a clear, comprehensive explanation of trauma, accompanied by practical yet creative exercises to help them manage their trauma symptoms. It s also a valuable resource for clinicians as well as members of the general public striving to understand trauma and return to everyday functioning. Betty Stevens-Guille, Ph.D., C.Psych., Trauma Specialist, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada" "This excellent workbook, based on a rich body of research, will be helpful to anyone who has experienced a sudden, incomprehensible event or suffered lifelong abuse. The authors have provided readers with a clear, comprehensive explanation of trauma, accompanied by practical yet creative exercises to help them manage their trauma symptoms. It's also a valuable resource for clinicians as well as members of the general public striving to understand trauma and return to everyday functioning." --Betty Stevens-Guille, Ph.D., C.Psych., Trauma Specialist, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada "For those who believe that they will never feel 'normal' after a traumatic event, this workbook provides many techniques that survivors can use to jump start their recovery...an extremely important tool for growth and strength." --James D. Baxendale, Ph.D., CTS Read more...
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