Overview
Overwhelming life experiences, such as physical and sexual abuse during childhood, have the potential to obliterate internal representations of a loving God. In this book the author explores the inter-relationship between severity of childhood traumatization and mental representations of God through a comprehensive review of psychodynamic literature and quantitative research methodology. The research findings of a study with forty seven women demonstrate the complexity of this subject and illustrate how the empirical truth of quantitative findings may or may not resonate with the metaphorical truth of psychodynamic models of traumatization. The author discusses the significance of these findings for clinicians and faith communities.
Full Product Details
Author: Carrie Doehring
Publisher: University Press of America
Imprint: University Press of America
Dimensions:
Width: 14.90cm
, Height: 0.40cm
, Length: 22.80cm
Weight: 0.259kg
ISBN: 9780819191212
ISBN 10: 0819191213
Pages: 186
Publication Date: 11 August 1993
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
The study is an important addition to the growing literature on God concept and is in itself an excellent model for the kind of research rigor the topic demands. This interesting research has important implications for clinicians as well as pastors andfaith communities. Journal Of Psychology and Theology The study is an important addition to the growing literature on God concept and is in itself an excellent model for the kind of research rigor the topic demands. This interesting research has important implications for clinicians as well as pastors and faith communities. Journal Of Psychology and Theology
The study is an important addition to the growing literature on God concept and is in itself an excellent model for the kind of research rigor the topic demands. This interesting research has important implications for clinicians as well as pastors andfaith communities. * Journal Of Psychology and Theology * The study is an important addition to the growing literature on God concept and is in itself an excellent model for the kind of research rigor the topic demands. This interesting research has important implications for clinicians as well as pastors and faith communities. * Journal Of Psychology and Theology *
Author Information
Carrie Doehring is Assistant Professor of Pastoral Psychology at Boston University School of Theology.
