Leaving Darkness Behind

Recovery from Childhood Sexual Abuse
Erscheinungsjahr 2021
ISBN: 978-1-4338-3393-9
Verlag: American Psychological Association (APA)

Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 143 mm x 218 mm, Gewicht: 331 g

This book provides a psychologically informed perspective on childhood sexual abuse. Its goal is to help you orient yourself toward recovery and learn healthy practices that will lead to thriving, not just surviving. Written by an author who is herself a survivor, this guide describes how complex trauma affects your overall health. On that knowledge foundation you are invited to build strengths in various areas of your life, such as meaning-making, connections with others, and hope.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Altmaier, Elizabeth M

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Kindesmissbrauch, Sexueller Missbrauch, Häusliche Gewalt
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologie: Sachbuch, Ratgeber
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Psychiatrie, Sozialpsychiatrie, Suchttherapie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Defining Recovery
- Chapter 1. Childhood Sexual Abuse: You are Not Alone
- Chapter 2. Understanding Complex Trauma
- Chapter 3. Recovery
- Chapter 4. Resilience
- Chapter 5. Grief
- Chapter 6. Meaning
- Chapter 7. Spirituality
- Chapter 8. Connection
- Chapter 9. Forgiveness
- Chapter 10. Hope
- Chapter 11. Thriving
- References
- About the Author

Über Autor(innen)

Elizabeth M. Altmaier, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of Counseling Psychology and Community and Behavioral Health at the University of Iowa. Her research focuses on issues of trauma in the experiences of interpersonal offenses, and in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer and chronic pain. Her studies also highlight positive processes, such as forgiveness, posttraumatic growth, and meaning-making. She has published on childhood sexual abuse within a faith context, and has authored academic books on meaning-making in trauma. Post-retirement, she is writing, volunteering, and advocating for mental and physical health needs for under-resourced persons. She lives in Iowa City.