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Shattered assumptions towards a new psychology of trauma janoff bulman ronnie on amazoncom free shipping on qualifying offers shattered assumptions towards a new psychology of trauma. The psychological disequilibrium that ensues from trauma janoff bulman argues stems from the shattering of our fundamental assumptions that the world is benevolent and meaningful and the self is worthy. The two greatest assumptions or basic beliefs assaulted by trauma are that the world is safe and that i am a valuable asset in it she speaks to victims and therapists alike in non clinical terms that are healing and educational therapists could easily recommend this book to persons surviving traumatic events. It shows how fundamental assumptions about the worlds meaningfulness and benevolence are shattered by traumatic events and how victims become subject to self blame in an attempt to accommodate brutality the book is aimed at all those who for personal or professional reasons seek to understand what psychological tra