A Diagnostic of Resistance and Liberation
Author | : Marissa Petersen-Coleman (N.) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 172 |
Release | : 2010 |
ISBN-10 | : OCLC:793779101 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (01 Downloads) |
Download or read book A Diagnostic of Resistance and Liberation written by Marissa Petersen-Coleman (N.) and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "We need a psychology that breaks our hearts, because only that kind of psychology could awaken us to our entanglements in strategies of dissociation, to the despairs of trauma, to grief from mourning, and to potential joy in restoration and healing" (Watkins & Shulman, 2008, p.31). Past research has focused on biomedical models for trauma interventions. The research focusing on indigenous modes of healing for trauma interventions is limited despite the large amounts of focus on trauma within the field of psychology. This investication seeks to highlight the phenomenology of Candomble as a mode of healing from complex trauma responses in Afro-Brasilians. Participants were recruited in Bahia, Brazil with the help of a Portuguese cultural and language interpreter to participate in semi-structured, personal interviews. This investigation proposes that, liberation psychological approaches to trauma interventions support the use of traditional modes of healing as an appropriate and effective intervention for complex trauma.