Childhood trauma, attachment types, family scenarios. How to work through them to live happily

Childhood seems to be the brightest and most carefree period in life. But, unfortunately, this is not always the case. Close surroundings, negative events, and parenting mistakes can traumatize the fragile psyche of a child, and these traumas will manifest throughout the life of an adult. What to do if a child is traumatized? What to do if you are an adult and feel the negative influence of your childhood experiences on your entire life? How can a psychologist and teacher communicate with a traumatized child? This book is your assistant in diagnosing and treating childhood trauma. Gennady Vladimirovich Starshenbaum discusses their sources and causes, analyzes the relationships between parents and children, relying on real cases from his psychotherapeutic practice. The text is equipped with useful tools—tests, exercises, and training—that will help diagnose childhood trauma and work through it. In the new book by G. V. Starshenbaum, you will learn how the child psyche works and what to do if you or your loved ones encounter traumatic situations. With the help of this book, you will: · understand what events and people influenced you in childhood; · be able to diagnose childhood trauma in yourself or loved ones; · work through childhood traumas if present; · find out what needs to be done to prevent childhood traumas; · improve your relationship with your inner child and the surrounding world. The book is indispensable for psychotherapists and psychiatrists, educators and psychologists, as well as for parents and adults who want to understand the causes of their problems. It is not a textbook on medicine.