From Pain to Violence
The Traumatic Roots of Destructiveness
2. Auflage April 2006
414 Seiten, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Violence is all around us; yet, despite its widespread prevalence,
we remain unclear about its causes. In this book Felicity de
Zulueta - begins by defining "violence" as distinct from
"aggression", and then attempts to trace its origins, highlighting
the polarization between those who believe mankind to be innately
violent and those who see violence as the outcome of man's life
experiences. As a result of her investigations, the author suggests
that the current high level of violence may well be linked to the
effects of childhood and adult trauma which appear to be far more
widespread than has hitherto been acknowledged. These findings are
relevant to understanding why "normal" people can become violent in
certain conditions.
This is a second edition and has been fully updated. A new
chapter on terrorism has been added.
Acknowledgements.
PART 1. ATTACHMENT GONE WRONG.
Chapter 1. A Case of Violence.
Chapter 2. The Myth of Original Sin and the Death Instinct.
Chapter 3. Aggression and Violence.
Chapter 4. From Attunement to Attachment and the Trauma of
Loss.
Chapter 5. The Psychobiological Roots of Violence.
Chapter 6. Secure and Insecure Attachment in the Formation of
the Self.
Chapter 7. Self and Other.
Chapter 8. In Defence of the Self.
PART II. THE PSYCHOBIOLOGY OF TRAUMA.
Chapter 9. The Unspeakable: Child Sexual Abuse.
Chapter 10. Psychological Trauma and Attachment.
Chapter 11. From Psychological Trauma to Violence and
Psychiatric Illness.
PART III. THE PREVALENCE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA.
Chapter 12. Cultures and Violence.
Chapter 13. The Dehumanisation of the ?Other?.
Chapter 14. The Traumatic Origins of Legitimate Violence.
Chapter 15. Love and Hate.
Epilogue. And What About Terrorism?.
References.
Index.