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The impact of trauma on the psyche of the individual using the film Belleville Rendez‐vous as an illustrative vehicle
Author(s) -
Waldron Sharn
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of analytical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.285
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 1468-5922
pISSN - 0021-8774
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-5922.2008.00744.x
Subject(s) - psyche , dissociation (chemistry) , psychology , psychoanalysis , context (archaeology) , psychotherapist , chemistry , history , archaeology
: Using the film Belleville Rendez‐vous as a vehicle for discussion, this paper argues that whilst a traumatic complex may bring about dissociation of the psyche, this is not the only possibility, nor is dissociation necessarily to be seen solely as a difficulty to be overcome. If trauma is experienced within the context of support and validation, the experience of trauma may generate integration not only of the trauma but also of the growth potential that the trauma has previously inhibited.