Encyclopedia of Trauma: An Interdisciplinary Guide
- ISBN-10
- 1506319807
- ISBN-13
- 9781506319803
- Category
- Psychology
- Pages
- 904
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-06-19
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Author
- Charles R. Figley
Description
Trauma is defined as a sudden, potentially deadly experience, often leaving lasting, troubling memories. Traumatology (the study of trauma, its effects, and methods to modify effects) is exploding in terms of published works and expanding in terms of scope. Originally a narrow specialty within emergency medicine, the field now extends to trauma psychology, military psychiatry and behavioral health, post-traumatic stress and stress disorders, trauma social work, disaster mental health, and, most recently, the subfield of history and trauma, with sociohistorical examination of long-term effects and meanings of major traumas experienced by whole communities and nations, both natural (Pompeii, Hurricane Katrina) and man-made (the Holocaust, 9/11). One reason for this expansion involves important scientific breakthroughs in detecting the neurobiology of trauma that is connecting biology with human behavior, which in turn, is applicable to all fields involving human thought and response, including but not limited to psychiatry, medicine and the health sciences, the social and behavioral sciences, the humanities, and law. Researchers within these fields and more can contribute to a universal understanding of immediate and long-term consequences–both good and bad–of trauma, both for individuals and for broader communities and institutions. Trauma encyclopedias published to date all center around psychological trauma and its emotional effects on the individual as a disabling or mental disorder requiring mental health services. This element is vital and has benefited from scientific and professional breakthroughs in theory, research, and applications. Our encyclopedia certainly will cover this central element, but our expanded conceptualization will include the other disciplines and will move beyond the individual.
Get the book
Other editions
Similar books
-
The Encyclopedia of Trauma and Traumatic Stress Disorders
By Ronald Manual Doctor, Frank N. ShiromotoPresents numerous entries covering all aspects of trauma, traumatic stress disorders and related topics.
-
Encyclopedia of Trauma Care
By Peter Papadakos, Mark GestringIts encyclopedic format will allow the reader to rapidly find up-to-date information on a specific topic of interest. The book is organized in an organ-based manner for ease of use when a practitioner is confronted with a particular injury.
-
The Encyclopedia of Psychological Trauma
By Gilbert Reyes, Jon D. Elhai, Julian D. FordFrom depictions of inhuman evil forces in early allegorical paintings of demons and devils, to the real blood and gore of the battlefield, artists and photographers have recorded what is most feared and most vicious.
-
The Encyclopedia of Trauma and Traumatic Stress Disorders
By Frank N. Shiromoto, Ronald M. DoctorPresents numerous entries covering all aspects of trauma, traumatic stress disorders and related topics.
-
Psychological Trauma
By Bessel A. Van Der KolkPsychological Trauma provides a basis for understanding human response to trauma. The consequences of specific traumas have usually been described as separate entities. This is the first book to examine human response to trauma as a whole.
-
Interdisciplinary Handbook of Trauma and Culture
By Yuval Neria, Yochai Ataria, David GurevitzKilling the killer: rampage and gun rights as a syndrome. This volume appeals to multiple readerships including researchers and clinicians, sociologists, anthropologists, historians, and media researchers.
-
Encyclopedia of Interpersonal Violence
By Claire M. Renzetti, Jeffrey L. EdlesonThis Encyclopedia is the definitive resource for students, researchers and practioners needing further informationon various aspects of interpersonal violence, including different forms of interpersonal violence, incidence and prevalence, ...
-
Understanding Trauma: Integrating Biological, Clinical, and Cultural Perspectives
By Laurence J. Kirmayer, Robert Lemelson, Mark BaradIn E. A. Mayer & C. B. Saper (Eds.), Progress in brain research: Vol. 122. The biological basis for mind body interactions (pp. 351–367). Amsterdam: Elsevier Science. Kalin, N. H. (1993). The neurobiology of fear.
-
The Encyclopedia of Child Abuse
By Judith Freeman Clark, Christine A. Adamec, Robin E. ClarkKendall-Tackett, K. A., L. Williams, and D. Finkelhor. “The impact of sexual abuse on children: A review and ... Newberger, E., R. Reed, J. H. Daniel, J. Hyde, and M. Ko- telchuck. “Pediatric social illness: Toward an etiologic ...
-
Trauma, Recovery, and Growth: Positive Psychological Perspectives on Posttraumatic Stress
By Stephen Joseph, P. Alex LinleyFeaturing contributions by internationally renowned researchers and practitioners and edited by experts in the field of positive psychology who have worked with survivors of trauma in the facilitation of their resilience, recovery, and ...