A bolt from the blue coping with disasters and acute traumas
'Saari's book discusses the impact of traumatic events and the key principles underlying acute crisis work. Case study examples are used to illustrate the main features of traumatic situations and ways of processing such experiences, as well as the practical implications for crisis support...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Philadelphia, PA :
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
c2005.
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| Edición: | 1st American pbk. ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798223306719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- COVER
- A Bolt from the Blue: Coping with Disasters and Acute Traumas
- Contents
- PREFACE
- 1. Background
- History of the concept of psychological trauma: return to Freud
- The origin and evolution of disaster psychology
- 2. Acute Traumatic Events and Situations
- Disasters, major accidents and exceptional societal situations
- Distinguishing features of a traumatic event
- Everyday traumatic events
- 3. Traumatic Events and Psychological Victims
- Considering the psychological aspect in defining victims
- Perspectives in defining victims of a traumatic event
- Direct and indirect victims
- 4. Processing a Traumatic Experience
- Psychological shock
- The reaction stage
- The working through and processing stage
- The reorientation stage
- Factors affecting working through a traumatic experience
- 5. Breakdowns in Processing Traumatic Experiences
- Fixation in the shock stage
- Fixation in the reaction stage, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Denial of the truth
- Fixation in grieving
- Criminal and antisocial behavior
- 6. Long-term Consequences of Traumatic Experiences
- 7. Measures to Prevent Traumatization
- Are preventive measures necessary?
- The foundations and principles of acute crisis work
- Supporting coping
- 8. Psycho-social Support and Services after Traumatic Events
- Crisis work is community work
- Acute crisis work in major disasters
- 9. The Media and Traumatic Events
- The role of the media as producers of traumatic experiences
- The role of the media in promoting psychological coping with a traumatic event
- Protecting victims from publicity10. Psycho-social Support During the Shock Stage Psychological first aid
- Psychological defusing
- 11. Coping with Psychological Reactions: Debriefing
- History of the psychological debriefing method and its applications
- Aims of psychological debriefing
- Applications of psychological debriefing
- Timing of psychological debriefing
- Session planning and organization
- Structure of debriefing groups
- Large debriefing groups
- Practical arrangements of a debriefing session
- Debriefing session leaders
- 12. The Debriefing Session
- The stages of psychological debriefing
- Role and duties of the leader in psychological debriefing
- The follow-up session
- 13. Children as Victims of Traumatic Events
- Children are underestimated
- Special features of children's traumatic experiences
- Children's ways of coping with traumatic experiences
- Children and psychological debriefing
- 14. When Work Traumatizes
- Traumatic experiences and stress
- Traumatic experiences at work
- Psycho-social support and services for professional helpers
- 15 Organizing Crisis Services in Acute Traumatic Situations.
