The indescribable and the undiscussable : reconstructing human discourse after trauma /
By providing a unique way of looking at life experiences, embedded in a variety of social contexts, this book suggests a new psychosocial theoretical framework which can be used by both laymen and professionals when confronted by troublesome issues that require acknowledgement
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Budapest, Hungary : Ithaca, N.Y. :
Central European University Press ; Distributed in the United States by Cornell University Press,
c1999
Budapest, Hungary : Ithaca, N.Y. : ©1999 Budapest, Hungary : Ithaca, N.Y. : [1999] |
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| Summary: | By providing a unique way of looking at life experiences, embedded in a variety of social contexts, this book suggests a new psychosocial theoretical framework which can be used by both laymen and professionals when confronted by troublesome issues that require acknowledgement "Serious difficulties arise when people try to make sense of their feelings, behavior, and discourse in everyday life and, especially, after traumatic experiences. Two groups of impediments are identified: the "indescribable" is demonstrated by a group of pathfinders working through their different maps of mind and nature; by individuals trying to understand and integrate a first heart attack into their previous life experiences. The "undiscussable" is highlighted in the intergenerational transmission of traumatic experiences in the families of Holocaust survivors and Nazi perpetrators." "By providing a unique way of looking at life experiences, embedded in a variety of social contexts, this book suggests a new psychosocial theoretical framework which can be used by both laymen and professionals when confronted by troublesome issues that require acknowledgement."--BOOK JACKET |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 310 p. ; 23 cm xiii, 310 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-304) and index Includes bibliographical references (p.<297>-304) and index Includes bibliographical references (p.[297]-304) and index Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-304) and index Includes bibliographical references (pages [297]-304) and index |
| ISBN: | 9639116335 (pbk.) 9639116335 9639116343 9789639116337 (pbk.) 9789639116337 9789639116344 |