Understanding the Aggressive Personalities
Aggressive personalities are fundamentally at war with anything that stands in the way of their unrestrained pursuit of their desires.
‘Abuse and Trauma’ at Psychology, Philosophy and Real Life, Page 3
The following articles are related to ‘Abuse and Trauma’ at Psychology, Philosophy and Real Life.
Character Disturbance: Too Much Anxiety, or Too Little?
Anxiety plays a central role in what we have commonly called neurosis. Anxiety plays a minimal role, however, in the problems of the disordered character.
Neurosis vs. Character Disorder: The Role of Feelings
One of the ways that folks become embroiled in abusive or exploitive relationships is by falling prey to concerns about the way their character-disordered partner is feeling. They almost never consider that the brandishing of anger might be a tactic that character-disturbed individuals use to manipulate and control others, as opposed to a genuine feeling.
Abuse and Silence: Male, Female, and Family Perspectives
Men can also be victims of sexual abuse and rape. Maybe they silence themselves and their experiences even more. What can be done with the trauma and shame which so many people carry around in secret?
The Aftermath of Rape: Secrecy and Support
A new initiative in the UK involves women who have been raped supporting others recovering from the same experiences of violation, anger, grief, shame and being effectively shut up by society as a whole. Why do these relationships work so well, and what can therapists learn from them?
