What Doesn't Kill Us: The New Psychology of Posttraumatic Growth

by Stephen Joseph

Book Overview

For the past twenty years, pioneering psychologist Stephen Joseph has worked with survivors of trauma. His studies have yielded a startling discovery: that a wide range of traumatic events-from illness, divorce, separation, assault, and bereavement to accidents, natural disasters, and terrorism-can act as catalysts for positive change. Boldly challenging the conventional wisdom about trauma and its aftermath, Joseph demonstrates that rather than ruining...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0465032338
• ISBN13: 9780465032334
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher