Essays about: "Coping with trauma"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 essays containing the words Coping with trauma.
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1. Polish Collective Memory, The Jedwabne Pogrom inPolish Newspapers 2016-2018
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetikAbstract : This study examines the Cultural Trauma associated with the Jedwabne pogrom, as portrayed in three Polish newspapers. The essay seeks to answer the following questions: How did the chosen three Polish newspapers with varying ideological and political views depict the discussion about the Jedwabne pogrom in their articles in the years 2016-2018? In what ways do these usages and representations reflect or challenge the dominant narratives of Polish national mythology? How has the discussion on Polish antisemitism in relation to the Jedwabne pogrom changed after the conservative Law and Justice party came to power in 2015? The source material used consists of 45 newspaper pieces from Gazeta Wyborcza, Tygodnik Powszechny, and Polonia Christianapublished between 2016-2018. READ MORE
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2. The Consequences of Trauma in Toni Morrison’s Beloved : A Psychoanalytic Reading of Sethe and Denver
University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humanioraAbstract : This essay’s main focus is on Sethe and her daughter Denver in Toni Morrison’s Beloved (1987) and how they try to survive the trauma that comes from slavery. By using psychoanalysis as a theoretical framework, the essay examines what psychological reactions Sethe and Denver have as two traumatised characters, and what happens to them psychologically when they are forced to face the repressed. READ MORE
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3. The Role of Art as a Strategy for Reconciliation and Peacebuilding in Bogotá, Colombia : A narrative investigation of Colombian artists and victims
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)Abstract : Due to processes of change, there has been an increase in reconciliation initiatives around Colombia directed at promoting spaces for human interaction and social reconstruction to be encourage. This repertoire of strategies nurture collective memory, individual trauma healing and communities’ transformation, and become a place for peacebuilding to take place. READ MORE
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4. Mental Health Support and its Cultural Understanding – A comparative study on the impacts of humanitarian aid in the context of IDP camps in Iraqi Kurdistan.
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och SamhällssäkerhetAbstract : Mental health issues are a serious matter with great consequences on livelihoods. Iraqi Kurdistan is situated in one of the most unstable regions and experienced an influx of IDPs over time who are in need of mental health support. However, mental health support is shaped and understood differently according to the culture. READ MORE
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5. WORKPLACE VICTIMIZATION, EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE, AND MENTAL HEALTH AMONG FACE-TO-FACE FUNDRAISERS
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kriminologi (KR)Abstract : Face-to-face (F2F) is a method of raising money where professional fundraisers approach and connect directly with people (members) to sign them up, usually for monthly donations. Although F2F fundraising is expanding worldwide, making a meaningful impact in emergencies, little is known about the job and the risks people might face while on duty, such as being an easy target of victimization. READ MORE
