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The primal wound : understanding the adopted child / Nancy Newton Verrier.

Summary:

The Primal Wound is a book which will revolutionize the way we think about adoption. In its application of information about pre- and perinatal psychology, attachment, bonding, and loss, it clarifies the effects of separation from the birthmother on adopted children. In addition, it gives those children, whose pain has long been unacknowledged or misunderstood, validation for their feelings, as well as explanations for their behavior. The insight which Ms. Verrier brings to the experiences of abandonment and loss will contribute not only to the healing of adoptees, their adoptive families, and birthmothers, but will bring understanding and encouragement to anyone who has ever felt abandoned.

Record details

ISBN: 0963648004
ISBN: 9780963648006
Physical Description: xvii, 231 pages ; 23 cm
Publisher: Baltimore : Gateway Press, [1993]
Copyright: ©1993

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-230).

Formatted Contents Note:

Chapter titles only): pt. 1. The wound (Adoption as an experience; The connection with the birthmother; Loss of the mother and the sense of self) -- pt. 2. The manifestations (Love, trust, and the adoptive mother; The core issues : abandonment and loss; Issues of rejection, trust, intimacy, and loyalty; Issues of guilt and shame, power and control, identity) -- pt. 3. The healing (In the best interest of the child; The new family; Adopting older children; Reunions as a means of healing the adoption triad; The reunion process; Empowering ourselves) -- pt. 4. Conclusions.