Compassion Fatigue: Secondary Traumatic Stress Disorders In Those Who Treat The Traumatized (Series in Psychosocial Stress)
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Compassion Fatigue: Secondary Traumatic Stress Disorders In Those Who Treat The Traumatized (Series in Psychosocial Stress)
Figley
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5 out of 5 stars Essential reading for therapists.......2007-01-22

This is essential reading for therapists working with clients who have serious trauma in their lives. The book explains about "Secondary Traumatic Stress Disorder" which can depress and debilitate a therapist exposed to their client's trauma because of their own empathy and compassion. If you find yourself sobbing and depressed from the terrible things that your clients are going through, this book will be of invaluable help.

5 out of 5 stars Finally, Help for the Helper.......2003-01-23

Designed as help for the therapist, it is also appropriate, and may be as or more important, for helpers who happen to be mothers, spouses, children, or even friends who find themselves suffering from the personal after-effects of being around physical, mental, emotional or psychological trauma of others - acting as mediators, menders, negotiators, and/or reservoirs of the pain and troubles of others. They may also need to address their own baggage of current or distant pain caused by disruptive circumstances in their own past to complicate the difficulty of handling multiple sources of distress and stress. Seen frequently in domestic violence situations, or arising from elder or ailing parents, or in trying to accommodate severe illness in anyone close to them, long term stress becomes the distress of psychological trauma. It may or may not be recognized by others, at work, or by those who are in a position to give relief. It may or may not be a known fact within the family where caregivers rarely allow themselves to acknowledge being weak, or in needing services themselves. Left unattended, the helper may become the person needing help, often some time beyond the time that help is being given (in the form of an aftershock) which may or may not be seen as having come from overextending themselves in serving the needs of others. Rescuer's remorse, it might be called, to identify the time when caregiver's come to assess the harm done to themselves and the need for recovery. It usually follows burn out in time when adjustment and incentive may be lacking with the realization of being psychologically or emotionally spent as well as physically tired and fatigued. It also happens to children (when in orphan situations, or even in single parent families) where they have been a primary emotional carrier of siblings, or younger children, a source of support for siblings, or even parents, in daily or sporadic struggles of emotional trauma. Often, refusing to give in to the need they also require for care, support and affection, they develop an overdeveloped sense of the "atlas-syndrome" where they cannot allow themselves to give in, for recognizing their own weakness, realizing they may not have a resource to turn to in that event. In denial of their own weakness, they forge onward without acknowledging their need for affection and solace. While admirable, it is also self destructive, however necessary they feel it to be. Long term deprivation of their own needs can have difficult emotional, physical, emotional and educational ramifications in addition to social consequences inconsistent with their desires and their intention to attain their own extraordinarily high defensive standards. Failure of society to recognize this vulnerable class of persons usually means that they are misunderstood, devalued, and may be mis-classified as social misfits rather than the begrudging individuals they are who willingly adopt the problems of others, sometimes to their own detriment.

5 out of 5 stars overlooked area in counseling/human relations.......2002-09-16

This is a good introduction to "compassion fatique". For years we have known about burn out, but this is far more. The field is just now considering the possibility of secondary PTSD/O, but many of us, who have worked with trauma victims, have seen the signs of copassion fatique. As a supervisior, I have dealt with counselors and psychologists who work with trauma vitims who display copassion fatique. I recommend this book as start in the study of compassion fatique.

5 out of 5 stars Necessary in literature of compassion fatigue.......2002-04-22

Figley stands out as a pioneer in compassion fatigue studies. This book was essential to my literature review for my Master's research paper and the work I did in New York City as a Red Cross caseworker in response to 9/11.

5 out of 5 stars Wake up call for people working with the suffering!.......1999-09-12

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5 out of 5 stars clear, interesting casebook that reads like a novel.......1999-03-31

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                                    The papers were peer reviewed.Quantum communications, measurement and computing embodies the fledgling science of quantum information. It applies quantum physics to tackle the challenges of next generation information processing. The conference was the seventh in the series. These proceedings describe papers presented at the meeting and represent the forefront of current research. Topics include: quantum communication, measurement, quantum computation, entanglement, quantum cryptography, sources of quantum states, time, as well as dissipation and decoherence.
                                    Relativistic Quantum Measurement and Decoherence: Lectures of a Workshop Held at the Istituto Italiono per gli Studi Filosofici, Naples, April 9-10, 1999 (Lecture Notes in Physics)
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                                      Relativistic Quantum Measurement and Decoherence: Lectures of a Workshop Held at the Istituto Italiono per gli Studi Filosofici, Naples, April 9-10, 1999 (Lecture Notes in Physics)

                                      Manufacturer: Springer
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                                      Binding: Hardcover

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                                      Quantum TheoryQuantum Theory | Physics | Professional Science | Professional & Technical | Subjects | Books
                                      ASIN: 3540410619

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                                      The development of a consistent picture for the processes of decoherence and quantum measurement requires a treatment which is compatible with the theory of relativity. This volume reviews some of the approaches suggested to solve or circumvent the arising difficulties. Starting from an analysis of the level of compatibility of the measurement problem with the special theory of relativity, the role of non-locality and entanglement are discussed. The subject is also addressed from the point of view of quantum optics and quantum information theory, as well as on the basis of group theoretic and algebraic methods. The emergence of decoherence in quantum electrodynamics is discussed from an open systems perspective.
                                      The decoherence puzzle [An article from: Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics]
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                                        The decoherence puzzle [An article from: Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics]
                                        P.C.E. Stamp
                                        Manufacturer: Elsevier
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                                        Binding: Digital

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                                        ASIN: B000P6O5L4

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                                        This digital document is a journal article from Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, published by Elsevier in 2006. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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                                        The understanding of decoherence is critical to philosophical debates on several different topics, including measurements, the 'emergence' of classical mechanics from quantum mechanics, and the arrows of time. This paper first reviews the basic mechanisms of decoherence in Nature, stressing recent discoveries and the crucial importance of 'low-energy' physics. The way in which the interpretation of some recent experiments relates to the problem is also delineated. Finally, some of the more common questions posed by philosophers about decoherence are reformulated, and partial answers are given to these. Throughout the article, the incomplete nature of our understanding is stressed, and the way it depends on several different unresolved questions in both low- and high-energy physics.
                                        Measurement outcomes and probability in Everettian quantum mechanics [An article from: Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics]
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                                          Measurement outcomes and probability in Everettian quantum mechanics [An article from: Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics]
                                          D.J. Baker
                                          Manufacturer: Elsevier
                                          ProductGroup: Book
                                          Binding: Digital
                                          ASIN: B000PDTDSC

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                                          This digital document is a journal article from Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, published by Elsevier in 2007. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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                                          The decision-theoretic account of probability in the Everett or many-worlds interpretation, advanced by David Deutsch and David Wallace, is shown to be circular. Talk of probability in Everett presumes the existence of a preferred basis to identify measurement outcomes for the probabilities to range over. But the existence of a preferred basis can only be established by the process of decoherence, which is itself probabilistic.
                                          Quantum noise, bits and jumps: Uncertainties, decoherence, measurements and filtering (Progress in quantum electronics)
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                                            Quantum noise, bits and jumps: Uncertainties, decoherence, measurements and filtering (Progress in quantum electronics)
                                            V. P Belavkin
                                            Manufacturer: Elsevier Science
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                                            Binding: Unknown Binding

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                                            ASIN: B0006RM5ZU

                                            Love Song of J. Edgar Hoover (Kinky Friedman Novels)
                                            Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
                                            • Kinky, you're great!
                                            • Offbeat enough to just hit the spot!
                                            • One-Note 'Love Song'
                                            • Amusing, Offebeat, Politically Incorrect and Entertaining
                                            • ZZZZZZZZZ!
                                            Love Song of J. Edgar Hoover (Kinky Friedman Novels)
                                            Kinky Friedman
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                                            ASIN: 0345415094
                                            Release Date: 1997-08-26

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                                            Texas musician Friedman writes mysteries the way he sings -- lots of humming, head-scratching and general fooling around. There are always plenty of cigars and an inevitable cat. But his loyal fans lap up his books and will certainly welcome this newest addition. The Kinkster's boozy reporter (is there any another kind in mystery fiction?) friend McGovern is being plagued by FBI agents disguised as aliens, so Friedman sets off on a journey of discovery to Washington and Al Capone's old Chicago haunts.

                                            Book Description

                                            "DEAR KINKY: I HAVE NOW READ ALL YOUR BOOKS. MORE PLEASE. I REALLY NEED THE LAUGHS."
                                            --Bill Clinton

                                            A beautiful woman, a missing husband, and a private eye with eyes for his comely client. It's the classic hardboiled-mystery setup. But in the grip of Kinky Friedman, expect one of the wildest, wackiest, and weirdest rides of your life!

                                            "A novel to be read for the sheer joy of it."
                                            -- The Baltimore Sun

                                            Customer Reviews:

                                            5 out of 5 stars Kinky, you're great!.......2007-01-11

                                            I read everthing that Mr. Friedman puts out and am always very amused. This book is no exception.

                                            4 out of 5 stars Offbeat enough to just hit the spot!.......2005-12-13

                                            This is my first foray into Kinky Friedman's strange little world of cats, puppet heads, cigars and a host of strange characters. I found this book on tape to be an enjoyable bit of listening - full of odd turns of phrases and turns of events. A nice change of pace. A cleansing of the palate.

                                            I doubt if I'll seek out Mr. Friedman's work in the future, but I'll be sure to consider it if I happen across it on Amazon.com or at my local bookseller.

                                            3 out of 5 stars One-Note 'Love Song'.......2002-02-25

                                            You can tell that the title of Kinky Friedman's ninth novel, "The Love Song of J. Edgar Hoover," hints at an educated author who is also a humorist with a flair for the politically incorrect. The title is a take-off of T.S. Eliot's poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," and the story was written by the man who fronted a band called the Texas Jewboys and penned country songs like "Get Your Biscuits in the Oven and Your Buns in the Bed" and "They Ain't Making Jews Like Jesus Anymore" (which is not as offensive a song as you'd think.) Obviously, Kinky Friedman is a man who is not afraid to offend. You have been warned.

                                            Friedman's novels are the most unconventional in detective fiction. His hero is a carbon copy of himself who becomes an amateur detective after saving a woman's life during a robbery attempt at an ATM. He lives with his cat in a badly heated warehouse loft on 199B Vandam St., New York City, and surrounds himself with an unconventional set of friends like journalist Michael McGovern, who has both a drink and a chicken dish named for him, Ratso, who sometimes wears a coonskin cap complete with head and Rambam, a mercenary "wanted in states whose names begin with an I."

                                            They're an eccentric group of friends, so when McGovern says he's seeing little green men and receives threatening phone calls from an old friend named Leaning Jesus, it's understandable why Friedman wants to avoid him, especially since he has been hired by a beautiful woman to find her missing husband. The case becomes troublesome after Friedman is caught in a narcotics raid in D.C. and a flaming limo in Chicago. His sleuthing uncovers a clue that McGovern's troubles might be connected to the missing husband.

                                            This is not the best book in the series. Friedman seems to be going through the motions here. While first-time readers will be either enchanted or repelled by Friedman's stream-of-consciousness prose and wicked, frequently scatological wit, regular readers will sense a flagging of energy. Friedman's plots are usually simple frameworks on which he hangs his jokes, but here it becomes annoying that the story doesn't begin moving until halfway through the book. Too little is too much this time; this is one love song that strikes a sour note.

                                            If you're still interesting in sampling Kinky's work, I would suggest his Hank Williams Jr. tribute "A Case of Lone Star," or his more recent "Roadkill," featuring Willie Nelson.

                                            4 out of 5 stars Amusing, Offebeat, Politically Incorrect and Entertaining.......2000-09-28

                                            ...I stumbled across this book on a bargain rack, and it was also my first experience reading the "Kinkster". However, I must confess that I found this novel to be well worth the couple of bucks I paid for it, and well worth my time in reading it (although it surely won't take very long, Friedman's books are a very quick and painless read).

                                            Friedman's writing style is infectious- you either like it right from the start, or it's not for you. Virtually every page has a wisecrack and witty retort, and the author throws in references to such diverse characters as Charles Dickens, Tom Bodet (of Motel 6 fame), Martin Luther King, J. Edgar Hoover and mass murderer John Wayne Gacy. No topic is off-limits. The narrator lives in a 4th floor apartment in NYC, and a lesbian dance instructor lives over him. He mentions, as he goes through the papers of a missing man, that one check stood out "like a Jew with an antfarm." Friedman pokes fun of everyone, but in a playful and witty manner that I really enjoyed.

                                            The novel's main storyline revolved around a missing person, the husband of Kinky's client, as well as a secondary theme involving suspicious characters that seem to be following Kinky's Irish journalist friend McGovern. I am unfamiliar with the author's prior works, but I understand that many of his usual cast of characters are here, as well as the habits and style that have made his loyal fans look forward to Friedman's annual novel.

                                            I should add a word or two about the rating, since I gave the book 4 stars yet I certainly don't think Friedman is a better novelist than say John Irving or Howard Norman, whose books I have given 3 stars. I think you have to judge a book like this in the context of his genre, and for those looking for a witty mystery novel with an occasional unexpected plot twist, interspersed with humor and biting sarcasm, I think this book ranks up there with similar novels by Carl Hiassen.

                                            1 out of 5 stars ZZZZZZZZZ!.......1998-06-19

                                            Admitedly this is my first Friedman book and I bought it because it was in the bargain bin for $1.96 and I've heard of him. Maybe his books are an acquired taste, but I think I got about $1.93 of my money's worth. Yes, the author can ramble and rant and turn a phrase with the best writers, but the whole "mystery" turns into a red herring and leaving me with a big "huh?" on my face. A lot of comments on everything around the wry detective with what little plot there was used as an excuse to pontificate some more. Sorry, fans. I can read Dennis Miller's comedy rants in book form or, better yet, watch him on HBO. No need for "the Kinkster" in my life but at least I gave it a shot. Perhaps his other books are better.
                                            Love Song of J Edgar Hoover 1ST Edition Inscribe
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                                              Kinky Friedman
                                              Manufacturer: SIMON & SCHUSTER
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                                              Binding: Hardcover
                                              ASIN: B000TXJPB8
                                              The Love Song of J. Edgar Hoover
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                                                The Love Song of J. Edgar Hoover
                                                Kinky Friedman
                                                Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster
                                                ProductGroup: Book
                                                Binding: Hardcover
                                                ASIN: B000NXXS58
                                                Love Song of J. Edgar Hoover
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                                                  Love Song of J. Edgar Hoover
                                                  Kinky Friedman
                                                  Manufacturer: SIMON & SCHUSTER
                                                  ProductGroup: Book
                                                  Binding: Hardcover
                                                  ASIN: B000OK7S88
                                                  Love Song of J. Edgar Hoover
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                                                    Love Song of J. Edgar Hoover
                                                    Kinky Friedman
                                                    Manufacturer: Ballantine
                                                    ProductGroup: Book
                                                    Binding: Paperback
                                                    ASIN: B000NZUSF4

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