From Survival to Fulfillment

Summary

ISBN: 0876309228

In this book, Dr. Valent organizes information from many fields of trauma and its concepts. The result is an unprecedented text on traumatology, as well as its opposite fulfillment. Dr. Valent achieves this by reviewing and defining stresses, traumas and illnesses, as well as pleasures, morality and meanings.

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PART 1: An Introduction to the Field of Traumatology

Chapter 1 - Introduction to the Magnitude and Complexity of the Field of Traumatology
Case 1: The Ash Wednesday Bush Fires
Case 2: A Case of Angina in the Emergency Department
Case 3: A Child Survivor of the Holocaust The Wholist Perspective to Help Orientate
and Understand Traumatic Stress Responses
Chapter 2 - Features of Stress and Trauma in Different Traumatic Situations
War
The Holocaust
Natural Disasters
Accidents
Physical Assault, Rape, and Torture
Sexual Assault of Children and Incest
Psychosomatic Medicine
Dying and Bereavement
Lessons from Across Different Traumatic Situations

PART 2: The Triaxial Framework: The Process, Parameters, and Depth Axes as Coordinates for Orientation of Concepts in Traumatic Stress and Fulfillment

Chapter 3 - Components of Axis 1, the Process Axis
Stressors
Appraisals
Stress
Stress Responses
Vulnerabilities
Strengths
Trauma
Defenses
Memories
Chapter 4 - Components of Axis 2, the Parameters Axis
Factors in Traumatic Situations
Phases of Traumatic Situations
Social System Levels
Developmental Phases
Chapter 5 - Components of Axis 3, the Depth Axis
A Hierarchy of Human Function Levels
Fulfillment and Traumatization at Different Function Levels
The Life-Trauma Dialectic: The Purpose of Life
Chapter 6 - Illnesses and the Triaxial Framework
Historical Background
Phenomenological Stream of Stress and Trauma Illness
Dynamic Stream
Phenomenological and Dynamic Streams in Children
Other Theories of Trauma Illnesses
The Triaxial Framework Applied to Views of Illnesses

PART 3: Survival Strategies: an Octave for the Symphony of Traumatic Stress and Fulfillment

Chapter 7 - Introduction to Survival Strategies
Evolution and Strategies of Survival
Precursors to Survival Strategies
Survival Strategies
The Eight Survival Strategies and Appraisals that Evoke Them
Chapter 8 - Rescue-Caretaking
Axis 1: The Process Axis
Axis 2: Parameters Axis
Axis 3: Fulfillment and Trauma Along the Depth Axis
Chapter 9 - Attachment
Axis 1: The Process Axis
Axis 2: Parameters Axis
Axis 3: Fulfillment and Trauma Along the Depth Axis
Chapter 10 - Assertiveness: Goal Achievement
Axis 1: The Process Axis
Axis 2: Parameters Axis
Axis 3: Fulfillment and Trauma Along the Depth Axis
Chapter 11 - Adaptation: Goal Surrender
Axis 1: The Process Axis
Axis 2: Parameters Axis
Axis 3: Fulfillment and Trauma Along the Depth Axis
Chapter 12 - Fight Defense
Axis 1: The Process Axis
Axis 2: Parameters Axis
Axis 3: Fulfillment and Trauma Along the Depth Axis
Chapter 13 - Flight: Escape
Axis 1: The Process Axis
Axis 2: Parameters Axis
Axis 3: Fulfillment and Trauma Along the Depth Axis
Chapter 14 - Competition: Struggle
Axis 1: The Process Axis
Axis 2: Parameters Axis
Axis 3: Fulfillment and Trauma Along the Depth Axis
Chapter 15 - Cooperation: Love
Axis 1: The Process Axis
Axis 2: Parameters Axis
Axis 3: Fulfillment and Trauma Along the Depth Axis

PART 4: The Wholist Perspective: an Integrated Framework of Traumatic Stress and Fulfillment

Chapter 16 - The Wholist View of Traumatic Stress - Making sense Within the Life - Trauma Dialectic
An Elegant Model for the Life-Trauma Dialectic
Applications of the Wholist Perspective
Chapter 17 - Conclusion: From Survival to Fulfillment

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