Loss of the Assumptive World (Series in Trauma and Loss)

ISBN 10: 1583913130 / ISBN 13: 9781583913130

Published by Routledge, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Loss of the Assumptive World (Series in Trauma and Loss)
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1583913130
• ISBN 13: 9781583913130
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dimensions: 1.98W x 15.84H x 23.46D centimeters 1.98 centimeters width by 15.84 centimeters height by 23.46 centimeters depth
• Weight: 544 grams

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Synopsis

The assumptive world concept is a psychological principle of the conservation of human reality or "culture" - it is a lens for seeing the psychological disturbances that occur in times of change. In this collection, the authors examine the assumptive world from diverse theoretical perspectives, providing the reader with an array of different viewpoints illuminating the concept and its clinical usefulness.

About the Author

Jeffrey Kauffman is a psychotherapist in private practice in Philadelphia and an instructor at the Bryn Mawr College Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research. He specializes in the treatment of grief and trauma.