The indescribable and the undiscussable : reconstructing human discourse after trauma /
"Serious difficulties arise when people try to make sense of their feelings, behavior, and discourse in everyday life and, especially, after traumatic experiences. Two groups of impediments are identified: the "indescribable" is demonstrated by a group of pathfinders working through t...
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| Format: | eBook Electronic |
| Language: | English |
| Imprint: | Budapest, Hungary : Central European University Press ; Ithaca, N.Y. : Distributed in the United States by Cornell University Press, ©1999. |
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| Online Access: | Click here for full text at JSTOR |
| Summary: | "Serious difficulties arise when people try to make sense of their feelings, behavior, and discourse in everyday life and, especially, after traumatic experiences. Two groups of impediments are identified: the "indescribable" is demonstrated by a group of pathfinders working through their different maps of mind and nature; by individuals trying to understand and integrate a first heart attack into their previous life experiences. The "undiscussable" is highlighted in the intergenerational transmission of traumatic experiences in the families of Holocaust survivors and Nazi perpetrators."--BOOK JACKET. "By providing a unique way of looking at life experiences, embedded in a variety of social contexts, this book suggests a new psychosocial theoretical framework which can be used by both laymen and professionals when confronted by troublesome issues that require acknowledgement."--Jacket By providing a unique way of looking at life experiences, embedded in a variety of social contexts, this book suggests a new psychosocial theoretical framework which can be used by both laymen and professionals when confronted by troublesome issues that require acknowledgement. |
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| Item Description: | Print version record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 310 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-304) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0585058490 9780585058498 |