Constructivist self development theory -- Trauma and victimization : review of the literature -- The disruption of psychological needs and related cognitive schemas -- An overview of therapeutic strategies -- Assessing personal history, traumatic events, the social and cultural context, and social support -- Assessing and strengthening ego resources and self capacities -- Assessing disrupted psychological needs and related schemas -- Assessing disrupted psychological needs and related schemas -- Resolving disturbed schemas -- Resolving traumatic memories -- Understanding and resolving transference reactions and resistances -- Applying the theory to special clinical issues -- Applying the theory to special populations -- Integrating the theory in four case studies
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-348) and indexes