The Indescribable and the Undiscussable: Reconstructing Human Discourse After Trauma
- ISBN-10
- 9639116335
- ISBN-13
- 9789639116337
- Category
- Psychology
- Pages
- 310
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999-01-01
- Publisher
- Central European University Press
- Author
- Dan Bar-On
Description
Serious difficulties arise when people try to make sense of their feelings, behavior, and discourse in everyday life and, especially, after traumatic experiences. Two groups of impediments are identified: the "indescribable" is demonstrated by a group of pathfinders working through their different maps of mind and nature; by individuals trying to understand and integrate a first heart attack into their previous life experiences. The "undiscussable" is highlighted in the intergenerational transmission of traumatic experiences in the families of Holocaust survivors and Nazi perpetrators. By providing a unique way of looking at life experiences, embedded in a variety of social contexts, this book suggests a new psychosocial theoretical framework which can be used by both laymen and professionals when confronted by troublesome issues that require acknowledgement.
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