The Psychological Effects of Immigrating : A Depth Psychology Perspective on Relocating to a New Place

Exploring immigration from psychological, historical, clinical, and mythical perspectives, this book considers the varied and complex answers to questions of why people immigrate to entirely new places and leave behind their familiar surroundings and culture. Using research reviews, extensive case material, and literary examples (such as Virgil’s The Aeneid), Robert Tyminski’s work will deepen readers’ understanding of what is both unique and universal about migratory experiences. He addresses the negative consequences of xenophobia, the acculturation experiences of children compared to adults, the trauma and psychological issues that arise when seeking refuge or relocating to a new country, and the more recent implications of COVID-19 upon border crossings. Tyminski also re-evaluates the term __identity__ as a psychological shorthand, suggesting that it can flatten our understanding of human complexity and erase migrant and refugee life stories and differences. As one of few books to investigate immigration from a Jungian-oriented perspective, Robert Tyminski’s work offers a new and broad perspective on the mental health issues related to immigration. This book will prove essential for clinicians working with refugees and migrants, when in training and in practice, as well as students and practitioners of psychoanalysis seeking to deepen their understanding of migratory experiences. Cover Endorsements Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Contents Foreword Note Acknowledgments Note Credits List Chapter 1: Where Do I Belong? Exclusion and stigmatization US immigration Xenophobia Psychological factors for immigrants: Their mental health and trauma Theory Overview Hans and perimeters Notes Chapter 2: "Just Black Sometimes" Analysis out there Context for meeting Becoming a refugee A workshop on adolescence and trauma Initiation The effects of trauma Dissociation Vicarious trauma Feedback Discussion Communicating about the unfamiliar Notes Chapter 3: Long Wandering The story Historical note Perspectives on The Aeneid Archetypal elements of The Aeneid for migration experiences Notes Chapter 4: Careful about the Forest Breaking the fast A family's division Cultural differences The hero's journey The long reach of father Father as carrier of a spiritual impulse Interventions, coping, and resilience Notes Chapter 5: Ad Astra Case example—not knowing Children and differences Case example—colonized When differences are punished Transference and countertransference Sic itur ad astra Notes Chapter 6: Is Identity a Fiction? Example of how perimeters obstruct Personal example of crossing a cultural perimeter Example of turbulence at many perimeters Example of cruelty at the perimeter Identity as fiction Further considerations Notes Chapter 7: Pandemic Effects on immigration Social and psychological implications The Plague Xenophobia Notes Chapter 8: Finding Safe Harbor Mental health and refugees Case example—Unsettled Discussion Case example—In the middle of the night Discussion Fertummelt O wretched we Notes Chapter 9: Images of Immigrant Experiences Questionnaire Sample Images Acculturative impressions and challenges Discussion Closing notes Appendix: Immigration study questionnaire Notes Chapter 10: Two Roads Case example—On top of the mountain Discussion Case example—Looking for the light at the end of the tunnel Discussion Leaving from America Concluding thoughts Notes Chapter 11: Relocation Mysteries Forward, Not Smoothly Upward Omissions, lies, and mysteries Perimeters of culture and group functioning Uncanny Lost and found The Dirae called Ad astra Notes Index "Exploring immigration from psychological, historical, clinical, and mythical perspectives, this book considers the varied and complex answers to questions of why people immigrate to entirely new places and leave behind their familiar surroundings and culture. Using research reviews, extensive case material, and literary examples (such as Virgil's The Aeneid), Robert Tyminski's work will deepen readers' understanding of what is both unique and universal about migratory experiences. He addresses the negative consequences of xenophobia, the acculturation experiences of children compared to adults, the trauma and psychological issues that arise when seeking refuge or relocating to a new country, and the more recent implications of COVID-19 upon border crossings. Tyminski also re-evaluates the term identity as a psychological shorthand, suggesting that it can flatten our understanding of human complexity and erase migrant and refugee life stories and differences. As one of few books to investigate immigration from a Jungian-oriented perspective, Robert Tyminski's work offers a new and broad perspective on the mental health issues related to immigration. This book will prove essential for clinicians working with refugees and migrants, when in training and in practice, as well as students and practitioners of psychoanalysis seeking to deepen their understanding of migratory experiences"-- Provided by publisher