Broken images, broken selves

Description:

A literary collection on dissociation, Broken Images, Broken Selves offers a unique approach to the understanding of the condition known as dissociative and of the rich and deeply meaningful narratives that emerge from it. This book is filled with personal accounts by individuals whose lives may be fragmented by this condition. These stories demonstrate how this phenomenon can be dysfunctional or functional, depending on the cultural setting. Exploring issues such as repressed memory, extraterrestrial abduction accounts, and near-death experience stories, this user-friendly book can be enjoyed by the clinician as well as the lay person. Practical and provocative, it serves as a guide for those who want a deeper look into the human psyche and a more encompassing vision of the less predictable aspects of the mind.

subjects: Dissociative disorders,  Cross-Cultural Comparison,  Psychology,  Fantasy,  Cross-cultural studies,  Case studies,  Parapsychology,  Troubles dissociatifs,  Études de cas,  Études transculturelles,  Fantasmes,  Parapsychologie,  Fantasies (literary works),  Fantasies (visual works),  Neuropsychology