Betrayal Trauma: The Logic of Forgetting Childhood Abuse

Betrayal Trauma: The Logic of Forgetting Childhood Abuse
ISBN-10
0674068068
ISBN-13
9780674068063
Category
Abused children
Pages
232
Language
English
Published
1996
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Author
Jennifer J. Freyd

Description

Laying bare the logic of forgotten abuse, psychologist Jennifer Freyd shows how psychogenic amnesia not only happens but, if the abuse occurred at the hands of a parent or caregiver, is often necessary for survival. Freyd's book gives embattled professionals, beleaguered abuse survivors, and the confused public a new, clear understanding of the lifelong effects of child abuse. 18 line illustrations.

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