Counseling Victims of Violence: A Handbook for Helping Professionals
In: EBL-Schweitzer
Cover Image; Title Page; About the Author; Dedication; Copyright & Permissions; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; How to Use This Book; Thank You for Your Willingness; Part 1: Clinical Trauma Treatment Information; Chapter 1: A Victim's Story; Chapter 2: The Psychodynamics of Trauma; Trauma-Relevant Disorders; DEPRESSION/MOOD DISORDERS; ADDICTION/SUBSTANCE ABUSE; NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER (NPD); POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD); BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER (BPD); OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER (OCD); DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; ADDITIONAL DISORDERS. - Posttraumatic Stress DisorderDESCRIPTION OF PTSD; PTSD SYMPTOMS; ONSET, RISK FACTORS, AND PROCESSING RELATED TO PTSD; REACTIVATION AND EVENT TRIGGERS; The Psychobiology of Posttraumatic Stress; MECHANISMS FOR CONTROLLING PAIN; MEMORY ORGANIZATION, STORAGE, AND RETRIEVAL; THE EFFECTS OF PHYSIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY ON TRAUMATIC PROCESSING; Defensive Coping; Secondary Victimization Impact on Trauma; Posttraumatic Stress and the Grief Process; GRIEF REACTIONS; The Treatment of Trauma; THEORETICAL APPROACHES; COUNSELING SERVICES; Conclusion; RECOMMENDED READING; RESOURCES; Chapter 3: The Assessment. - Overview of the Functions of AssessmentTHE MISUSE AND ABUSE OF ASSESSMENT; TRAINING TO USE ASSESSMENT TOOLS; Selecting Assessment Tools; SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS AND OTHER OPTIONS; DISRUPTION SYMPTOMS; Cultural and Other Influences; Assessment Tools, Instruments, Inventories, and Scales; GENERAL ASSESSMENTS APPROPRIATE FOR TRAUMA; ASSESSMENTS SPECIFICALLY FOR TRAUMA; COUNSELING-RELATED ASSESSMENTS; OTHER ASSESSMENTS; Conclusion; RECOMMENDED READING; RESOURCES; Chapter 4: Stalking and Cyberstalking; Stalking; Victim's Story; BACKGROUND INFORMATION; WHAT TO DO WHEN FACED WITH EVENTUAL DANGER