Trauma and Forgiveness - Consequences and Communities

Informationen zum Autor C. Fred Alford is Professor of Government and Politics and Distinguished Scholar-Teacher at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is author of over fifteen books on moral psychology, including After the Holocaust (2009) and Psychology and the Natural Law of Reparation (2006). Klappentext Using case studies and theory, Alford argues that the traumatized are generally capable of representing their experience. Zusammenfassung C. Fred Alford argues that the traumatized are generally capable of representing their experience. Using evidence from the testimonies of Holocaust survivors! as well as the victims of 'ordinary' trauma! he shows that forgiveness is generally a way of avoiding the hurt and pain of coming to terms with trauma. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction: trauma and forgiveness; 2. Is the Holocaust traumatic?; 3. Winnicott and trauma; 4. Melanie Klein and forgiveness: theory; 5. Melanie Klein and forgiveness: practice; 6. Winnicott: forgiveness and transitional experience; 7. Jean Améry: resentment, loneliness, and aging; 8. Conclusion: trauma as knowledge.

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• Authors: C Fred Alford, C. Fred Alford, C. Fred (University of Maryland Alford, Alford C. Fred
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.11.2015
• EAN: 9781107626607
• ISBN: 978-1-107-62660-7
• No. of pages: 230
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Clinical Psychology, Psychology, Clinical psychology, Social, group or collective psychology