Trauma, culture, and metaphor: pathways of transformation and integration

Abstract

1. Understanding Psychic Trauma and Metaphor in an Era of World Globalization 2. The Language of Trauma in Metaphors 3. Metaphor and Disturbed Internal Posttraumatic Psychic Structures 4. Trauma Recovery: Perils in the Journey from the Abyss of Trauma to Self-Integration 5. The Nurturing Guide 6. Trauma Specific Metaphors (TSM) and Mapping Clinical Pathways 7. Transforming Metaphors and Metaphoric Transformations of Trauma 8. New Configurations: Trauma Metaphors and Cognitive Behavioral Therapies (CBT) 9. Traumatic Stress Disorder Pedagogy: Teaching the Complexity of Posttraumatic Intrapsychic Processes, Trauma Metaphors, and Adaptive Mechanisms in Psychotherapy 10. Future Implications: Metaphors of Trauma and Where Do We Go From Here? References