From Pain to Violence: The Traumatic Roots of Destructiveness

Type

Book

Authors

Felicity de Zulueta

ISBN 10

0470019360

ISBN 13

9780470019368

Tags

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Psychotherapy, TA & NLP, Pathologies, Social Sciences, Psychopathology

Description

In this book, author Felicity de Zulueta asserts that violence is not innately part of human nature, as many believe, but rather arises as an effect of psychological trauma. De Zulueta supports her case with attachment theory, which stresses the importance of interpersonal relationships in human development, and holds that violence and trauma occur when those initial relationships fail us. The first section of the book describes various theoretical explanations of violence, and the second section explores the psychobiology of trauma and the connection between trauma and violence. The third section explains the role of culture, particularly Western culture, in legitimizing violence and promoting trauma.

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