1st Edition
The Routledge International Handbook of Posttraumatic Growth
The Routledge International Handbook of Posttraumatic Growth offers a rich covering of approaches to different traumatic and stressful experiences in relation to posttraumatic growth (PTG).
This handbook explores the benefits that individuals, couples, families, organizations, and communities can experience following the struggle with highly stressful and potentially traumatic events. Split into seven parts and written by a diverse international team of multidisciplinary contributors who provide a comprehensive overview of PTG, topics include religious and spiritual aspects of PTG, gender in PTG, PTG in LGBTQ+, perinatal bereavement, and more.
The Routledge International Handbook of Posttraumatic Growth represents an essential resource for students, researchers, and professionals, including social workers, psychologists, nurses, mental health counselors, and psychiatrists.
Chapter 1 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons [Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND)] 4.0 license
Part 1: PTG: The Concept, Its Evolving, Components, and Relevant Dimensions of the PTG model
1. The Goal, Rationale, and Organization of the Book
Roni Berger
2. Epigenetic Markers of Posttraumatic Growth
Kenzie Rubens, Jane Shakespeare-Finch, Divya Mehta, and Dagmar Bruenig
3. Illusory versus Constructive Posttraumatic Growth in Cancer
Samuel M.Y. Ho and Chih-Tao Cheng
4. Application of a Theoretical Model of Posttraumatic Growth to Distinguish between Posttraumatic Growth and Illusory Growth
Whitney Dominick and Kanako Taku
5. Sex, Gender, and Their Role in Posttraumatic Growth
Liat Helpman
6. PTG Journey with Heidegger's "Authentic" Self and Yunus Emre's "Miskin" (Fulfilled/Grounded) Self
Pinar Dursun and Pinar Alyagut
7. Posttraumatic Growth and Resilience
Taylor Elam, Colin O'Brien, and Kanako Taku
8. An Agenda for the Next Generation of Posttraumatic Growth Research
Rowan Kemmerly, Howard Tennen, and Eranda Jayawickreme
Part 2: Cultural Contexts of PTG: How the Environment Shapes the Phenomenon
9. The Role of Culture in PTG: How Socio-Political Context Shapes the Process, Dynamics, and Outcomes
Roni Berger and Eyal Klonover
10. Culture, Trauma, and PTG: Insights from Tibetan Refugees
Hussain Dilwar
11. Posttraumatic Growth among Filipina/x/o Americans
Kari Tabag
12. Posttraumatic Growth in LGBTQ+ Populations
Claudia Zavala
Part 3: Developmental Aspects of PTG
13. Posttraumatic Growth in Children and Youth
Ryan P. Kilmer, Laura Marie Armstrong, and Janelle T. Billingsley
14. Posttraumatic Growth in Grown Orphaned Child Survivors of Genocide in Guatemala
Shirley A. Heying and David C. Witherington
15. PTG in Emerging Adults
Steven D. Schmidt
16. Post-Traumatic Growth among Older Adults
Emre Senol-Durak and Mithat Durak
Part 4: PTG in Relational Systems
Part 4A: PTG in Couples
17. PTG in Couples Struggling with Infertility
Marilyn S. Paul
Part 4B: PTG in Families
18. PTG in Parents of Young Adults Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Victoria Grinman
19. Posttraumatic Growth in Adulthood Following Child, Early, and Forced Marriages
Ayten Zara and Zeynep Akbudak
20. Posttraumatic Growth in Survivors of Domestic Abuse in Scotland
Julien le Jeune d'Allegeershecque, Breda Cullen, and Clare McFeely
21. Perinatal Bereavement and Posttraumatic Growth: Research Findings and Clinical Implications
Olga O. Thomadaki
22. Parenting and Growth in the Context of Pediatric Palliative Care
Susan Cadell and Jessica Furtado
23. Walking Through Different Worlds: The Experience of Posttraumatic Growth in Childhood Cancer Survivors and Their Families
Marta Tremolada and Sabrina Bonichini
Part 4C: PTG in Communities
24. Posttraumatic Growth during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Dana Rose Garfin, Ana Laura Estevez, and Michelle Veronica Zernick
25. Posttraumatic Growth and Psychosocial Adjustment of Syrian Refugees in Turkey
Zeynep Şimşir Gökalp and H. İrem Özteke Kozan
26. Growing through Adversity: The Case of Survivors of The Gukurahundi Genocide in Mathebeleland, Zimbabwe
Dumisani Maqeda Ngwenya
Part 4D: PTG in Organizations
27. Organizational Posttraumatic Growth: Beyond Crisis Management and Resilience
Benjamin N. B. Alexander, Bruce Greenbaum, and Abraham B. (Rami) Shani
Part 5: PTG in the Context of Diverse Stressors
28. Posttraumatic Growth in the Context of Illness
Allison Marziliano, Anne Moyer, and Malwina Tuman
29. Posttraumatic Growth and Cardiovascular Diseases
Amy Ai and Beren Crim Sabuncu
30. Social Perspective toward the Posttraumatic Growth of Potentially COVID-19-Infected Individuals: Perceived Stigma and Social Identity
Wenjie Duan, Ye Tao, and Along He
31. Posttraumatic Growth Experiences among People Living with HIV
India Amos
32. Posttraumatic Growth in Acquired Brain Injury: A Narrative Review
Lowri Wilkie, Pamela Arroyo, Andrew Kemp, and Zoe Fisher
33. Adversarial Growth in Persons with Vision Impairment
Bozena Maria Sztonyk
34. The Pains and Gains of Imprisonment: Posttraumatic Growth among Incarcerated Individuals
Esther F.J.C van Ginneken
35. Posttraumatic Growth Among Military Veterans
Michael A. LaRocca
36. Posttraumatic Growth in the Context of Traumatic Loss
Leia Y. Saltzman, Sophie Brickman, and Michal Toporek
37. Blooming in Unlikely Places: Posttraumatic Growth in Survivors of Sex Trafficking
Heather Evans
Part 6: Vicarious PTG: Growth of "Others" by Affiliation
38. Vicarious Posttraumatic Growth: The Benefits of Indirect Exposure to Trauma
Nina Ogińska-Bulik and Zygfryd Juczyński
39. Secondary Posttraumatic Growth and Resilience in Shared Traumatic Situations
Orit Nuttman-Schwartz
40. Vicarious Resilience in Clinical Supervision: Finding Hummingbirds’ Nectar
Pilar Hernández-Wolfe, Victoria Acevedo, and Lauren D’Agostino
41. Vicarious Posttraumatic Growth in Social Workers: The Israeli Case
Anat Ben-Porat
42. Vicarious Posttraumatic Growth (VPTG) in Trauma Researchers
Roni Berger
Part 7: Interventions for Facilitating PTG
43. PhotoVoice as a Vehicle for Promoting Posttraumatic Growth
Elizabeth Counselman-Carpenter
44. Enhancing PTG in a Couple’s PTSD Intervention: Clients’ and Therapists’ Successes and Challenges
Rachel Dekel and Yael Shoval
45. Interventions for Enhancing Posttraumatic Growth Following a Physical Disease
Catarina Ramos, Romina Nunes, and Margarida Almeida
46. A Community-based Intervention to Enhance Posttraumatic Growth among Refugees in Receiving Societies
Virginia Paloma, Sara M. Martínez-Damia, Irene de la Morena, Clara López-Torres, and Isabel Berbel
Biography
Roni Berger, PhD, LCSW, is a professor of social work at Adelphi University in New York, USA. She was born and raised in Israel, and holds a BSW, MSW, and PhD from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a Diploma in Psychotherapy from the Tel Aviv University Medical School. Dr. Berger has received several awards and grants and is a recipient of Fulbright Senior Specialist awards.
"Dr Roni Berger has assembled a large group of authors from around the world to provide an international perspective on posttraumatic growth that demonstrates the universality of this phenomenon. The massive volume will be an invaluable addition to libraries where researchers and students are developing research projects, theses and dissertations. They will relish finding these reviews of virtually any topic of interest in the world of posttraumatic growth."
Richard G. Tedeschi, PhD, Executive Director, Boulder Crest Institute for Posttraumatic Growth
"The Routledge International Handbook of Posttraumatic Growth is the single most comprehensive volume on posttraumatic growth to date. With contributions from scholars all over the world, it is a unique resource on an important topic. It is indispensable."
Lawrence G. Calhoun, Professor Emeritus of Psychological Science at UNC Charlotte.