Moral Injury and the American Veteran - Finding Meaning in Trauma, Guilt, and Shame

This book explores how Moral Injury, the collective manifestation of shame and guilt resulting from betrayal and transgression, experienced by veterans returning from war deeply affects one's ability to recover from PTSD and find meaningfulness in the world.

List of contents

Introduction
Chapter 1: Relationality of Moral Injury in Research
Chapter 2: Identity and Society: The American Veteran
Chapter 3: Ontology of Moral Injury
Chapter 4: Shame and Guilt
Chapter 5: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Moral Injury
Chapter 6: Trauma and Moral Injury
Chapter 7: Intergenerational Effects of Moral Injury
Chapter 8: Moral Injury and Forgiveness
Bibliography
About the Author

About the author

Richard E. La Fleur is assistant professor of psychology at the University of West Georgia, and is director of a counseling program in Atlanta, Georgia.

Product details

• Authors: Richard E. La Fleur, Richard E. La La Fleur Fleur, Richard E. La Fleur, Richard E La Fleur
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2024
• EAN: 9781666901870
• ISBN: 978-1-66690-187-0
• No. of pages: 154
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; PSYCHOLOGY / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Counseling, PSYCHOLOGY / Neuropsychology, Trauma & shock, Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Psychotherapy: counselling, Physiological and neuro-psychology, biopsychology