A Woman's Recovery from the Trauma of War: Twelve Responses from Feminist Therapists and ActivistsEsther D. Rothblum, Ellen Cole Psychology Press, 1986 - 124 páginas Now available in for textbook adoption consideration--Invaluable as a supplementary text in courses on counseling, psychopathology, and psychology of women The saga of one woman's heroic recovery from the trauma of VietnamIn this book (winner of the Distinguished Publication Award from the Association for Women in Psychology), twelve feminist therapists and activists respond compassionately to the experience of one woman and her recovery from her years as a Navy nurse in Vietnam. In fascinating detail, this remarkable book explores diverse theoretical perspectives on a single case study, providing views from a Jungian therapist, a family therapist, a behavioral therapist, a pastoral counselor, a psychodynamically oriented theraapist, and an expert on DSM-III, among others. The contributors all share a commitment to feminism and societal change, and their expert responses to the case of "Ruth," a recovering alcoholic and Vietnam veteran, make for stimulating reading. |
Contenido
Women Therapy | 1 |
A Case Description | 7 |
Feminist Therapy | 13 |
Reflections of an Experiential Feminist Therapist | 27 |
Some Thoughts About Ruth | 33 |
A SelfHelp Model | 41 |
Términos y frases comunes
abuse Adrienne Rich adult alcohol anger anxiety approach behavior client clinical clinicians co-counseling cognitive Counselor criteria culture currently Da Nang deal dependent depression diagnostic discuss distress dream DSM-III emotional discharge ence experienced family therapy fear reactions feelings female feminism feminist therapy flashbacks focus functioning goals Goddard College guilt Haworth Press healing individual isolation issues Jackins Joanna meaning ment Michelle Clark military nurse norms pain Pastoral Counseling Pastoral Counselor patients person perspective Post-Traumatic Stress Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder private practice problems psychiatrist psychodynamic Psychology psychotherapy PTSD Re-Evaluation Counseling reality relationships relaxation riences rights reserved role Ruth Ruth's self-mutilation sense sexual situation sobriety social soldiers Stress Disorder symptoms teach theory therapeutic therapist tion tive trauma treatment understanding University victims Viet Nam experience Viet Nam veterans Viet Nam War violence woman Women & Therapy York