This nonfiction book delves into the science of trauma, explaining how it reshapes the brain and body while compromising emotional capacities.
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This nonfiction book delves into the science of trauma, explaining how it reshapes the brain and body while compromising emotional capacities.
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Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat; one in five Americans has been molested; one in four grew up with alcoholics; one in three couples have engaged in physical violence. Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, one of the world’s foremost experts on trauma, has spent over three decades working with survivors. In The Body Keeps the Score, he uses recent scientific advances to show how trauma literally reshapes both body and brain, compromising suffer...
What's Inside
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Sexual content
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No sexual scenes depicted. Detailed accounts of sexual assault, molestation, and abuse; central to trauma discussions with explicit examples.
Violence & gore
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Descriptions of combat violence, physical assaults, and traumatic injuries; recurring but clinical in tone
Profanity
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No profanity present
Substance use
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Mentions alcoholism in families and medication side effects like overdoses; portrayed cautionarily
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQIA+ representation
Religious content
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No religious themes present
Magic & witchcraft
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No witchcraft or occult elements
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources.
Political content
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Discusses societal impacts of trauma, need for systemic changes to prevent and heal it; integrated into analysis
Self-harm / suicide
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Brief mentions of suicidal ideation and self-harm in trauma contexts
Abuse & suffering
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Extensive coverage of child abuse, domestic violence, neglect, and war-related suffering; graphic and pervasive in case studies. Detailed accounts of sexual assault, molestation, and abuse; central to trauma discussions with explicit examples.
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