Metaphors, Trauma and Symptoms

Download or read book Metaphors, Trauma and Symptoms written by Amy Qiu and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2024-07-22 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book investigates how victims of a large-scale traumatic event converge and diverge in metaphor use in describing their traumatic experiences. By combining qualitative and quantitative methods, the book identifies patterns that are shared by this group of trauma victims. By juxtaposing linguistic data with psychometric data, it also explores how metaphor use can vary with the speakers’ psychopathological symptoms. While metaphorical language has been a rare focus in clinical contexts, this book establishes metaphor use as a previously overlooked yet rewarding avenue for studying mental health communication.