Traumatic Stress and Long-Term Recovery: Coping with Disasters and Other Negative Life Events

Book Overview

Introduction.- Traumatic Stress in Overview: Definition, Context Scope, Long-Term Outcomes.- Natural Disasters: On Wildfires and Long-term Recovery of Community-Residing Adults.- On Tornadoes: Storm Exposure, Coping Styles and Resilience.- When Multiple Disasters Strike: Louisiana Fishers in the Aftermath of Hurricanes and the British Petroleum Deep water Horizon Oil Spill.- The Great East Japan Earthquake: Tsunami and Nuclear.- Posttraumatic Stress in the Aftermath of Mass Shootings.- When Man Harms Man: The Interpersonal Ramifications of War Captivity.- Does Extreme Trauma Transfer? The Case of Three Generations of the Holocaust.- Physiological Consequences: Early Hardship and Health Across the Lifespan.- Severe Stress and Anxiety Disorders in Adolescence: The Long-Term Effects of Disasters.- Psychosocial Consequences: Appraisal, Adaptation and Bereavement after Trauma.- When Neighborhoods are Destroyed by Disaster: Relocate or Return and Rebuild.- Loss, Chaos, Survival and Despair: The Storm after the Storms.- Families and Faith-Based Communities after a Disaster: Successes and Failures in the Wakes of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.- Trauma and Ambiguous Loss: The Lingering Presence of the Physically Absent.- Aging with Trauma across the Lifetime and Experiencing Trauma in Old Age: Vulnerability and Resilience Intertwined.- Lost Possible Selves and Personality Development.- Younger and Older Coastal Fishers: Losses and Resilience after Hurricane Katrina.- Trauma, Religion and Spirituality: Pathways to Healing.- Faith and Coping: Spiritual Beliefs and Religious Practices After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.- On Seeing Silver Linings After Catastrophic Loss: Personal Growth, Positive Adaption, and Relationships that Matter.- On Bereavement and Grief: A Therapeutic Approach to Healing.- Triumph Over Tragedy: The Healing Power of Forgiveness.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319350196
• ISBN13: 9783319350196
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 443 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"