Enduring Trauma Through the Life Cycle

McGinley, Eileen

Introduction -- Childhood -- The emotional impact of abusive experiences in childhood, particularly sexual abuse -- “A soul in bondage”: the treatment of an abused latency-age boy -- Adolescence -- Nobody died! trauma in adolescence -- What's so traumatic about adolescence? -- Adulthood -- External danger and internal threat -- The Kraken awakens: the re-emergence of traumatic experiences when defences break down -- Older Age -- Trauma in old age: “passengers, next station is old age—are you ready?” -- Immortality versus mortality: why are the elderly different? -- Trauma and the Couple -- The hidden traumas of the young boarding school child as seen through the lens of adult couple therapy -- Trauma and Society -- A German trauma?: the experience of the Second World War in Germany -- Social trauma -- Trauma in culture and society