Abstract
| Lingua originale | English |
|---|---|
| Titolo della pubblicazione ospite | The Sociocultural Context of Psychosocial Interventions |
| Pagine | 9-18 |
| Numero di pagine | 10 |
| Stato di pubblicazione | Published - 2018 |
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Promoting Awareness About Psychological Consequences of Living in a Community Oppressed by the Mafia: A Group-Analytic Intervention. / Eiroa-Orosa, Fj; Lomas, T; Rowe, M.
The Sociocultural Context of Psychosocial Interventions. 2018. pag. 9-18.Risultato della ricerca: Chapter
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T1 - Promoting Awareness About Psychological Consequences of Living in a Community Oppressed by the Mafia: A Group-Analytic Intervention
AU - Eiroa-Orosa, Fj; Lomas, T; Rowe, M
AU - Di Blasi, Maria
AU - Giordano, Cecilia
AU - Pavia, Laura
AU - Cannizzaro, Giusy
AU - Tosto, Crispino
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - The effects of the Mafia have been extensively studied from sociological, economic, and historical points of view. However, little research has investigated the influence of the Mafia on individuals and communities in terms of its psychological and social impact. In order to contribute to the advancement of our understanding of the psychological effects of the Mafia on individuals and communities and to promote a participative process of social change, a group analytic intervention was conducted within a Community Based Participatory Research carried out in Corleone, a small Sicilian town with a historically recognized role in the evolution of the Mafia, as well as in the fight against its control. Qualitative findings from the group intervention revealed the development of an awareness process that allowed participants to become aware of their social unconscious anxieties and defenses and to recognize and manage the strong emotional impact related to the Mafia’s presence in their lives. Highlighting how psychological processes can have negative impacts on individual and collective capacity to pursuit transformation and resilience, this article provides important insight on how clinical psychology may operate in socio-cultural contexts to promote the reconstruction of the traumatic social dimensions in the community.
AB - The effects of the Mafia have been extensively studied from sociological, economic, and historical points of view. However, little research has investigated the influence of the Mafia on individuals and communities in terms of its psychological and social impact. In order to contribute to the advancement of our understanding of the psychological effects of the Mafia on individuals and communities and to promote a participative process of social change, a group analytic intervention was conducted within a Community Based Participatory Research carried out in Corleone, a small Sicilian town with a historically recognized role in the evolution of the Mafia, as well as in the fight against its control. Qualitative findings from the group intervention revealed the development of an awareness process that allowed participants to become aware of their social unconscious anxieties and defenses and to recognize and manage the strong emotional impact related to the Mafia’s presence in their lives. Highlighting how psychological processes can have negative impacts on individual and collective capacity to pursuit transformation and resilience, this article provides important insight on how clinical psychology may operate in socio-cultural contexts to promote the reconstruction of the traumatic social dimensions in the community.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10447/325862
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9782889456482
SP - 9
EP - 18
BT - The Sociocultural Context of Psychosocial Interventions
ER -