| Description |
xvii, 301 pages ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Monster in the closet : trauma in the body -- Things that go bump in the night : the biology of stress and trauma -- Scared sick : how experience becomes biology -- Little traumas : prenatal and perinatal -- Little traumas : infancy and toddlerhood -- Nowhere to run : when parents are the source of trauma -- No place to hide : the role of genetics and epigenetics -- Security blanket : the biology of secure attachment -- Rock a bye : therapy and beyond -- It's a small world after all -- Appendix A. Preventing trauma to young children during divorce -- Appendix B. Maltreatment in childhood (correlations) -- Appendix C. Recognizing trauma : early signs of distress in preschoolers -- Appendix D. Working with traumatized children -- Appendix E. Effective programs and policies |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-288) and index |
| Subject |
Psychic trauma.
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| Author |
Wiley, Meredith S.
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| LC no. |
2011029405 |
| ISBN |
9780465013548 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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