Lived Experiences of Resilience in Disaster: Riding the Waves of Survival and Making Meaning

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Theresia Citraningtyas (Krida Wacana Christian University, Indonesia)

Lived Experiences of Resilience in Disaster

Riding the Waves of Survival and Making Meaning

Theresia Citraningtyas (Krida Wacana Christian University, Indonesia)

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Routledge
11 September 2024

Counselling & advice services; Psychotherapy; Trauma & shock; Human geography; Natural disasters

Capturing new waves of thought on resilience and recovery, Citraningtyas explores how people survive and make meaning in disasters by bringing together survivor experiences from natural disaster events in two vastly different cultural contexts.

By presenting a holistic model of conceptualising people’s experiences of dealing with disastrous situations, this book transcends psychiatric approaches of trauma recovery. It includes analyses of harrowing and inspiring survivor narratives from the 2004 tsunami in Aceh and the 2003 Canberra bushfires, and elucidates both successful and not-so-successful ways in which survivors use metaphors to make sense of their experienced disasters, as well as their own lives, in order to cope. Through embodied metaphors to unravel different aspects of meaning-making following disasters, Citraningtyas provides insights into how culture can shape our experiences and responses to disaster, and brings forth deep commonalities in inherently human experiences.

This book will appeal to researchers interested in understanding trauma resilience and recovery as well as mental health practitioners and disaster survivors.

By: Theresia Citraningtyas (Krida Wacana Christian University Indonesia)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
ISBN: 9781032660820
ISBN 10: 1032660821
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 11 September 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Theresia Citraningtyas is a Psychiatrist, Personality and Human Relations educator and the Vice Rector for Student Affairs, Alumni Relations, Partnerships and Entrepreneurship at Krida Wacana Christian University, Indonesia. She has a Master of Women’s Health from University of Melbourne and a PhD from Australian National University.