Can personal narratives heal trauma? A consideration of testimonies given at the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission
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| ID | 3613455 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Felicity Horne (University of South Africa, autor correspondente) |
| Ano | 2013 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Fascículo | 3 |
| Páginas | 443-456 |
| Data de publicação | 2013-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Não |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | Social Dynamics (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 0253-3952 • E-ISSN: 1940-7874 |
| Editora | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02533952.2013.842338 |
| OpenAlex | W2012743860 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citações recebidas | 3 |
| Referências citadas | 13 |
This study investigates the therapeutic effects of narratives and linguistic expression in people who have suffered trauma. The kind of trauma considered is that which took place as a result of politically related violence in the South African liberation struggle, and the narratives and language discussed are selected from testimonies given during the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). Certain linguistic criteria identified by Pennebaker as predictors of successful therapeutic outcomes in the narratives of individuals suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder are applied to excerpts from the TRC testimonies. Linguistic analysis validates Pennebaker’s findings to some extent, but the investigation concludes that while linguistic expression may demonstrate cognitive processing and facilitate coherence, it is not enough to enable healing. Many factors, not only articulation, interact to determine the extent to which individuals can be healed. Some trauma is so intense that it cannot be verbalised at all
Art · Commission · Literature · Narrative · Political science · Politics · Psychoanalysis · Sociology · History · Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Law · Mental Health via Writing · Psychology
| Obras citantes distintas | 3 |
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| Citações por ano | 0,33 |
| Intervalo de citações | 2017 - 2024 (8) |
| Velocidade de citação | recent |
| Altamente citado | Não |
| Tipos de citação | Neutras: 3 |