Trauma and Transformation: Growing in the Aftermath of Suffering

by Richard G. Tedeschi and Lawrence G. Calhoun

Book Overview

That personal growth often occurs in people who have experienced traumatic events is an acknowledged but under-researched phenomenon. This book fills the gap: the authors use a cognitive framework to explore this finding, focusing upon changes in belief systems reported by trauma survivors.

Tedeschi and Calhoun weave together literature from fields as diverse as philosophy, religion and psychology, and incorporate major research findings...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803952570
• ISBN13: 9780803952577
• Release Date: June 1995
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 175 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"