Does Trauma Cause PTSD? -- Individual Differences in Response to Trauma -- Trauma in Historical and Social Perspective -- Risk, Resilience, and Trauma -- Childhood Trauma and PTSD -- Trauma and the Science of Memory -- PTSD, Complex PTSD, and Personality Disorders -- Treatment f…
"Trauma is a term that describes damage to the mind caused by a distressing life event. Traumatic events, in and of themselves, are most certainly not a myth. Some events, such as shootings or rapes, are particularly likely to provoke post-traumatic symptoms. We need not lose si…
"Trauma is a term that describes damage to the mind caused by a distressing life event. Traumatic events, in and of themselves, are most certainly not a myth. Some events, such as shootings or rapes, are particularly likely to provoke post-traumatic symptoms. We need not lose si…
"Trauma is a term that describes damage to the mind caused by a distressing life event. Traumatic events, in and of themselves, are most certainly not a myth. Some events, such as shootings or rapes, are particularly likely to provoke post-traumatic symptoms. We need not lose si…
This volume looks at positive psychology from a culturally-responsive, empirically-driven perspective to avoid a descent into pseudoscience. Through evidence-based, regionally relevant topics in the field of well-being, this volume shows how increasing levels of excellence in th…
"From a longtime disability rights activist comes this moving window into the lives of people with disabilities and the lessons they can teach us .... Told through one hundred short, funny, harrowing, and thought-provoking stories, the book distills ten key lessons that reveal p…
Responding to the growing number of psychologically informed services for people experiencing social exclusion and, in particular, homelessness, this book gives professionals the information and understanding they need to be fully informed in their practice with this client grou…
"In Everyday Suffering, sociologist Joseph E. Davis explores the motivations of the millions of Americans who take mood-altering drugs not for a serious mental illness, but to help deal with the problems and suffering of everyday life. Whereas in the past, a person going through…
"Adopted children who have suffered trauma and neglect have structural brain change, as well as specific developmental and emotional needs. They need particular care to build attachment and overcome trauma. This book provides professionals with the knowledge and advice they need…
"Vicarious Trauma and Disaster Mental Health focuses on the clinician and the impact of working with disaster survivors. Floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, mass shootings, terrorism and other large-scale catastrophic events have increased in the last decade and disaster resilience h…
"Vicarious Trauma and Disaster Mental Health focuses on the clinician and the impact of working with disaster survivors. Floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, mass shootings, terrorism and other large-scale catastrophic events have increased in the last decade and disaster resilience h…
The book examines the relationship between family resilience and recovery from substance use disorders. It presents information on etiology of substance use disorders within the family system as well as new research on resilience in addiction recovery. The book facilitates the d…
"How to be human at work. HBR's Emotional Intelligence Series features smart, essential reading on the human side of professional life from the pages of Harvard Business Review. Each book in the series offers proven research showing how our emotions impact our work lives, practi…
A practical framework to avoid burnout and keep great teachers teaching Onward tackles the problem of educator stress, and provides a practical framework for taking the burnout out of teaching. Stress is part of the job, but when 70 percent of teachers quit within their first fi…
These days it's hard to count on the world outside. So it's vital to grow strengths inside like grit, gratitude, and compassion-the key to resilience, and to lasting well-being in a changing world. True resilience is much more than enduring terrible conditions. We need resilienc…
After a traumatic experience, survivors often experience a cascade of physical, emotional, cognitive, behavioral, and spiritual responses that leave them feeling unbalanced and threatened. Building Resilience to Trauma explains these common responses from a biological perspectiv…