Common Shock: Witnessing Violence Every Day: How We Are Harmed, How We Can Heal

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Chapter 1: The Thousand Natural Shocks ...
A groundbreaking work from a renowned trauma expert reveals a problem that profoundly affects everyone-and shows what can be done about it. Harvard Medical School psychologist Kaethe Weingarten has examined the biological and psychological effects

Chapter 1: The Thousand Natural Shocks ..., Part 2
Common shock is triggered by our being witness to an event or an interaction that we appraise as disturbing, whether we are aware of this appraisal process or not. Triggers for common shock are ubiquitous and range from the garden variety to the rare.

A groundbreaking work from a renowned trauma expert reveals a problem that profoundly affects everyone-and shows what can be done about it.

Harvard Medical School psychologist Kaethe Weingarten has examined the biological and psychological effects of being a witness to violence, revealing and defining an issue that until now had no name. Drawing on the latest scientific research and her years of clinical and community experience, Dr. Weingarten addresses the full range of violence everyone experiences, offering tools for proactively addressing common shock.

Kaethe Weingarten, Ph.D., an associate clinical professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, has been on the faculty since 1979. She founded and directs the Witnessing Project (www.witnessingproject.org). Dr. Weingarten also teaches at the Family Institute of Cambridge and has taught in Canada, Europe, Africa, Australia, and New Zealand.

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