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What Happens In The Trauma's Aftermath? How Do Its Effects Manifest Differently On The Individual, Family, And Community-wide Levels? Stress, Trauma, And Posttraumatic Growth: Social Context, Environment, And Identities Explores The Way Traumatic Events Are Defined, Classified, And Understood Throughout The Life Cycle, Placing Special Emphasis On The Complex Intersections Of Diverse Affiliations And Characteristics Such As Age, Class, Culture, Disability, Race And Ethnicity, Gender Identity And Expression, Immigration Status, Political Ideology, Religion, Sex, And Sexual Orientation. The Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I Mapping The Arena: Concepts, Definitions, Classifications, And Theories; 1 Concepts And Definitions; Individual Aspects; Group Aspects; Protective Aspects; 2 Classifications Of Stressful Events; Internal Or External?; Human-made Or Natural?; Developmental Or Circumstantial?; Normative Or Stigmatizing?; When, How Much, How Close, And How Fast?; Direct Or Secondary?; Controllable Or Not?; 3 Leading Theories; Individual Theories; Family Theories Part Ii Pathogenic And Salutogenic Outcomes Of Exposure To Stress In Individuals, Families, And Communities4 Effects Of Stress On Individuals; Negative Effects; Positive Effects; The Relationship Between Negative And Positive Outcomes Of Exposure To Stress; 5 Effects Of Stress On Couples And Families; Negative Effects; Positive Effects; 6 Effects Of Stress On Communities; Negative Effects; Positive Outcomes; Correlates Of Community Outcomes; Part Iii Understanding Stress And Trauma From Developmental And Cultural Perspectives 7 Developmental Perspectives: Stress, Trauma, And Ptg Across The Life Cycletrauma In Children; Trauma In Adolescents; Trauma In Older Adults; 8 Cultural Aspects; Cultural Aspects Of Nature, Etiology, Manifestations, And Negative Outcomes; Cultural Aspects Of Resilience And Ptg; Cultural Aspects Of Help-seeking Behavior And Service Utilization; Part Iv Addressing The Outcomes Of Stress And Traumatic Exposure; 9 Helping Individuals Affected By Highly Stressful Events; Crisis Intervention; Trauma Treatment; Interventions To Alleviate Pain And Prevent Negative Effects Intervention For Fostering Resilience And Ptgtreating Children; Treating Adolescents; Self-care For Providers; 10 Interventions With Couples And Families; Working With Couples Affected By Trauma; Working With Traumatized Families; 11 Community Interventions; Goals Of Community Interventions; Strategies Of Intervention With Traumatized Communities; Sample Programs For Interventions In Traumatized Communities; References; Index Roni Berger. Description Based Upon Print Version Of Record. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. English