Bob Wright

Understanding post-traumatic stress: Joseph John Wiley & Sons 1997 ISBN 0 4719 68013 £15.99

Stress Is Normal People, places, and things are likely to remind us of what happened on our campus, and stress will increase as a result. This is normal. Some of you may be back to yourself since being away for the summer, and you’ll be fine when you return. You may be able to be there for those who are still struggling. Others may have experienced intense stress in June and through the summer, but you began to function better as the summer progressed. Now you are finding that some of the stress is returning now that you’re back. With support and healthy coping responses, your system will once again settle and you will return to full stability.

Responding to autonomy and disempowerment at the time of a sudden death

This paper examines the difficulty of giving people choices and recognising their autonomy at the time of a sudden death. It discusses how they achieve this whilst disempowered and frightened.