1st Edition

The Perversion of Loss Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Trauma

By Susan Levy, Alessandra Lemma Copyright 2004

    Alessandra Lemma - Winner of the Levy-Goldfarb Award for Child Psychoanalysis!

    The Perversion of Loss is an edited collection of psychoanalytic papers written by clinicians in the field of trauma. The text offers a psychoanalytic perspective on trauma and its effects on psychic functioning. In particular, it draws on attachment theory to explain how trauma undermines psychic resilience both within individuals and also within broader communities and societies. This collection contextualizes external traumatic events and addresses both individual, internal responses as well as the impact of trauma on broader social relations.

    The Psychic Impact of Trauma on Attachment Relationships
    The Breakdown of Symbolic Functioning in Response to Major Trauma
    The Impact of Trauma on Benign Memory
    The Breakdown of Narrative Functioning as a Traumatic Response
    The Law of the Talion: Revenge and Forgiveness in Response to Trauma
    Rape as a Symbolic Attack on the Mother's Body:
    Themes on Sexual Violence in South Africa
    Trauma on the World Stage: Reflections on Conflict in Palestine and Israel
    Trauma: A Perversion of Loss
    Nowhere to Run To: The Impact of Trauma on Countertransference Responses
    Survival: The Place of Psychotherapy in our Responses to Trauma

    Biography

    Susan Levy, Alessandra Lemma