Memory, War and Trauma

Informationen zum Autor Nigel C. Hunt is an associate professor at the Institute of Work, Health and Organisations at the University of Nottingham. His main research area is traumatic stress, particularly but not solely in relation to war. Theoretically, he favours an interdisciplinary approach, and increasingly draws on narrative theory and method. Klappentext A compelling examination of how societal and cultural factors can influence psychological responses to war. Zusammenfassung The traumatic experiences of war affect vast numbers of people. Memory! War and Trauma is a compelling book which argues that! if we wish to understand the psychological response to war! we have to take into account the social and cultural factors that impact on this response. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Background and purpose; 2. Historical perspective; 3. Methods and ethics; 4. Current theory: post-traumatic stress disorder; 5. Approaches to understanding trauma; 6. Positive outcomes of traumatic experiences; 7. Memory and history; 8. Personal narrative and social discourse; 9. Illustrating narrative as a scientific technique: the role of social support; 10. Ageing, trauma and memory; 11. Literature and trauma; 12. Memorialisation and commemoration; 13. Battlefield tours; 14. Conclusions and future directions.

Product details

• Authors: Nigel C. Hunt, Nigel C. (Associate Professor Hunt
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.05.2010
• EAN: 9780521887847
• ISBN: 978-0-521-88784-7
• No. of pages: 246
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; Sociology, PSYCHOLOGY / Clinical Psychology, Psychology, Psychiatry, Health psychology, Social, group or collective psychology, Cognition and cognitive psychology