A qualitative investigation into the application of Martin Buber's philosophical anthropology to the experience of trauma and its psychotherapeutic intervention

Malcolm, CharlesRess, Jonathan SheldonDept. of PsychologyFaculty of Community and Health Sciences2013-05-242026-06-102007/03/152007/03/152013-05-242026-06-102004https://hdl.handle.net/10566/24261Magister Psychologiae - MPsychThis study focused on trauma and seeked to demonstrate that the application of a Buberian understanding to the experience of trauma can help shed light on the impact of trauma on a sufferer's life. The aim of the study was to gain an understanding of the impact of trauma on interpersonal relationships as well as to determine components of psychotherapy found most helpful in the recovering process.enPost-traumatic stress disorderTreatmentSocial aspectsPsychotherapyIntersubjectivityA qualitative investigation into the application of Martin Buber's philosophical anthropology to the experience of trauma and its psychotherapeutic interventionThesisUniversity of the Western Cape