The End of Trauma: How the New Science of Resilience Is Changing How We Think About PTSD
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- Author：George A. Bonanno
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Summary
A top expert on human trauma argues that we vastly overestimate how common PTSD is and fail to recognize how resilient people really are
After 9/11， mental health professionals flocked to New York to handle what everyone assumed would be a flood of trauma cases。 Oddly， the flood never came。
In The End of Trauma， pioneering psychologist George A。 Bonanno argues that we failed to predict the psychological response to 9/11 because most of what we understand about trauma is wrong。 For starters， it’s not nearly as common as we think。 In fact， people are overwhelmingly resilient to adversity。 What we often interpret as PTSD are signs of a natural process of learning how to deal with a specific situation。 We can cope far more effectively if we understand how this process works。 Drawing on four decades of research， Bonanno explains what makes us resilient， why we sometimes aren’t， and how we can better handle traumatic stress。
Hopeful and humane， The End of Trauma overturns everything we thought we knew about how people respond to hardship。
After 9/11， mental health professionals flocked to New York to handle what everyone assumed would be a flood of trauma cases。 Oddly， the flood never came。
In The End of Trauma， pioneering psychologist George A。 Bonanno argues that we failed to predict the psychological response to 9/11 because most of what we understand about trauma is wrong。 For starters， it’s not nearly as common as we think。 In fact， people are overwhelmingly resilient to adversity。 What we often interpret as PTSD are signs of a natural process of learning how to deal with a specific situation。 We can cope far more effectively if we understand how this process works。 Drawing on four decades of research， Bonanno explains what makes us resilient， why we sometimes aren’t， and how we can better handle traumatic stress。
Hopeful and humane， The End of Trauma overturns everything we thought we knew about how people respond to hardship。
Reviews
Corrie
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If you are interested in taking a deeper dive into trauma， this book will help you with that。 Bonanno shares personal experiences with 9/11 in New York combined with scientific studies to discuss trauma in great detail。 If you have enjoyed other trauma books， such as "the body keeps the score" and want to read and understand more， this is a good book to continue that work。 *Thank you to the author， publisher， and NetGalley for providing me with an advance copy of the book。 If you are interested in taking a deeper dive into trauma， this book will help you with that。 Bonanno shares personal experiences with 9/11 in New York combined with scientific studies to discuss trauma in great detail。 If you have enjoyed other trauma books， such as "the body keeps the score" and want to read and understand more， this is a good book to continue that work。 *Thank you to the author， publisher， and NetGalley for providing me with an advance copy of the book。 。。。more
Bernie Gourley
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The central idea of this book is that not everyone who’s exposed to traumatic events has long-term mental health effects。 On average， two-thirds of those who suffer traumas show resilience。 Bonanno’s experience working in the mental healthcare sector in New York City in the aftermath 9/11 impressed this truth upon him。 The anticipated mental health tsunami never came; most people recovered and moved on with their lives。 tIt is hard to predict who that one-third is who will suffer long-term menta The central idea of this book is that not everyone who’s exposed to traumatic events has long-term mental health effects。 On average， two-thirds of those who suffer traumas show resilience。 Bonanno’s experience working in the mental healthcare sector in New York City in the aftermath 9/11 impressed this truth upon him。 The anticipated mental health tsunami never came; most people recovered and moved on with their lives。 tIt is hard to predict who that one-third is who will suffer long-term mental trauma。 While there are some traits that correlate more to resilience and others to a proclivity to be traumatized， the fact that humans are complex and there are many confounding variables makes it immensely difficult to anticipate the impact of a trauma。 Given this difficulty， it’s beneficial to figure out how one can increase any victim’s resilience， and that’s the task the book engages。 Bonanno discusses an optimal mindset for resilience that he calls the “flexibility mindset，” and he details a corresponding sequence （i。e。 the “flexibility sequence”） that he suggests is the best known approach to reducing the adverse effects of trauma。 As the key word， “flexible，” suggests， this approach requires adaptability。 It’s not a one-size fits all approach， but rather hinges upon determining what coping strategies a person has access to， and then evaluating the degree to which they are working。 If found this book to be full of food-for-thought。 I thought there could have been more elaboration of the dangers and limitations of distraction as a coping mechanism。 To be fair， there is a discussion of this as he presents another therapist’s experience with， and thoughts upon， the “flexibility” approach， but that’s a bit late in the book。 That said， I learned a great deal in reading this book， and thought it offered some excellent insights。 。。。more
Jeff
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Remarkable Examination of Trauma And Its Permanence。 This is a truly eye opening book about the remarkable resilience of many， perhaps most， people - and how the science of trauma often gets the permanence of trauma wrong。 Bonanno has spent his career researching these topics， and this is a solid look at his best findings to date。 Told using some long-term case studies as a bit of a narrative structure （and certainly a recurrent theme）， this book does a great job of showing how intensely persona Remarkable Examination of Trauma And Its Permanence。 This is a truly eye opening book about the remarkable resilience of many， perhaps most， people - and how the science of trauma often gets the permanence of trauma wrong。 Bonanno has spent his career researching these topics， and this is a solid look at his best findings to date。 Told using some long-term case studies as a bit of a narrative structure （and certainly a recurrent theme）， this book does a great job of showing how intensely personal trauma and resilience are， yet also using facts and studies to back up the case studies and show larger findings and trends。 The bibliography here comes in at about 23% of the total text， which is within normal range - and would likely have been a bit more， without the focus on the case studies。 Of note， the case studies are from an accidental spine injury - from a traffic accident - and from survivors of the 9/11 attacks， which helps to show the wide range of trauma。 Though also of note， sexual traumas are not examined directly。 While Bonanno makes the case for general applicability to all traumas for his findings of resilience and the factors that lead to it， one wonders whether more directly studying various types of traumas using Bonanno's framework would truly show true general applicability？ Still， that question would be an intriguing premise for a follow up book - but this book itself does in fact make a strong case for its premise and adds quite a bit to the overall discussion of trauma， PTSD， and resilience。 Very much recommended。 。。。more
Trish Ryan
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I am SUCH a fan of this book！ It is a much needed antidote to the current cultural moment， in which we are often encouraged to believe that the difficult things that happen to us have to harm or traumatize us for life。 THE END OF TRAUMA provides specific and research-backed arguments that we are far more resilient that this grim outlook suggests， and that although we don’t entirely understand why or how some people are more resilient than others， the amount of “bouncing back” we see across the s I am SUCH a fan of this book！ It is a much needed antidote to the current cultural moment， in which we are often encouraged to believe that the difficult things that happen to us have to harm or traumatize us for life。 THE END OF TRAUMA provides specific and research-backed arguments that we are far more resilient that this grim outlook suggests， and that although we don’t entirely understand why or how some people are more resilient than others， the amount of “bouncing back” we see across the scope of human history should give us hope and encourage us to study this more。 This is a super encouraging book for anyone who has experienced significant challenges but does not want to be defined by them。I received a copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Anna
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