Psychoanalysis, COVID and Mass Trauma

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Psychoanalysis, COVID and Mass TraumaThe Trauma of Reality\nAuthor(s): Tihamr Bak, Richard Robinson, Katalin Zana\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032046440, 978-1032046440\nSynopsis\nIn this book, constructed as a psychoanalytic diary, the authors reflect on clinical observations from their work with patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, tracking these singular experiences to arrive at a broader understanding of the psychological characteristics of collective trauma.\n\nBased on the theoretical framework of their previous book, which focuses on the transgenerational, psychological effects of large-scale social-historical traumas and introduced new concepts such as the \""Transgenerational Atmosphere,\"" the authors here explore the trauma itself, especially those deep traumas which affect a large group of people or even the whole of humanity, including pandemics, natural disasters, terrorism, and war. In this vo.