Shattered Assumptions

by Ronnie Janoff-Bulman

Overview

This book investigates the psychology of victimization. It shows how fundamental assumptions about the world's meaningfulness and benevolence are shattered by traumatic events, and how victims become subject to self-blame in an attempt to accommodate brutality. The book is aimed at all those who for personal or professional reasons seek to understand what psychological trauma is and how to recover from it.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780743236256
Publisher:	Free Press
Publication date:	01/15/2002
Series:	Towards a New Psychology of Trauma
Edition description:	Completely Updated ed.
Pages:	272
Sales rank:	565,073
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Ronnie Janoff-Bulman, PhD, is a professor of psychology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, with current research focusing on morality, particularly the motivational bases of different moral perspectives.