Outsmarting the Riptide of Domestic Violence (eBook)

Pat Pernicano, PsyD, is a licensed psychologist, has been director of clinical services at Providence House for Children since 2007 as well as associate clinical faculty at Spalding University since 1996. Pernicano develops, implements, and supervises treatment interventions for trauma resolution in children, adults, and families. She is the author of Metaphorical Stories for Child Therapy: Of Magic and Miracles and Family Focused Trauma-Intervention: Using Metaphor and Play with Victims of Abuse and Neglect (both Jason Aronson, 2010).

Contents PrefaceAcknowledgments IntroductionPart I: Stories for Pre-ContemplationChapter 1: Investing in Others: RelationshipsChapter 2: Weighing the Risks and Benefits of ChangeChapter 3: Tuning In: Parent-Child InteractionChapter 4: Repeated Exposure to Domestic ViolenceChapter 5: Self-Destructive BehaviorChapter 6: Confronting Entitlement Part II: Stories for ContemplationChapter 7: Peeling away DefensesChapter 8: Safety for Self and OthersChapter 9: The Blame GameChapter 10: Self-ProtectionChapter 11: Thinking and Planning in RelationshipsChapter 12: Relationship RolesChapter 13: The Cycle of AbuseChapter 14: Beyond Sex to IntimacyPart III: Stories for PreparationChapter 15: The Powerful Pull of the PastChapter 16: Having the Right Tools: Survival SkillsChapter 17: Facing Your Own MonstersChapter 18: Identifying and Expressing FeelingsChapter 19: Change Takes TimeChapter 20: CodependencyChapter 21: What Comes Next? Planning AheadChapter 22: Recognizing DangerChapter 23: Opening Your HeartChapter 24: Expecting the Worst: Fight or FlightPart IV: Stories for ActionChapter 25: Understanding PTSDChapter 26: Telling Your Story: Trauma NarrativesChapter 27: Getting Past the ObstaclesChapter 28: The Whole Is Greater...: Becoming New and DifferentChapter 29: Mood ManagementChapter 30: Seeking Approval: Attachment DisruptionChapter 31: Cleaning up Addictive BehaviorsChapter 32: Trauma RemindersChapter 33: Regulating AffectChapter 34: Speaking the Same LanguageChapter 35: Avoiding Blind SpotsChapter 36: Giving Birth to Something Remarkable Chapter 37: Unconditional Positive Self-RegardPart V: Stories for MaintenanceChapter 38: Leaving the Past BehindChapter 39: Preventing RelapseChapter 40: Becoming WholeAppendix A: Mindfulness Overview and NarrativesAppendix B: Adult Attachment Questions ReferencesIndexAbout the Author