Part I: Emotions. Clinical Aspects of Affect. Affect Tolerance. Genetic View of Affects. Adolescence and Affect Development. The Model Affect. The Hedonic Element in Affectivity. Activating Aspects of Emotions. Part II: Trauma. Reality. Trauma and Affect. Self-Representation and the Capacity for Self-Care. Trauma and the Stimulus Barrier. Part III: Alexitymia and Posttraumatic States. Integration and Self-Healing in Posttraumatic States. Alexithymia. Assessing Alexithymia. Therapeutic Considerations in Alexithymia.