The body keeps the score : brain, mind, and body in the healing of trauma
by Van der Kolk, Bessel A., 1943-
| Print Book 2014 |
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Summary
A pioneering researcher and one of the world's foremost experts on traumatic stress offers a bold new paradigm for healing
Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat; one in five Americans has been molested; one in four grew up with alcoholics; one in three couples have engaged in physical violence. Such experiences inevitably leave traces on minds, emotions, and even on biology. Sadly, trauma sufferers frequently pass on their stress to their partners and children.
Renowned trauma expert Bessel van der Kolk has spent over three decades working with survivors. In The Body Keeps the Score , he transforms our understanding of traumatic stress, revealing how it literally rearranges the brain's wiring--specifically areas dedicated to pleasure, engagement, control, and trust. He shows how these areas can be reactivated through innovative treatments including neurofeedback, mindfulness techniques, play, yoga, and other therapies. Based on Dr. van der Kolk's own research and that of other leading specialists, The Body Keeps the Score offers proven alternatives to drugs and talk therapy--and a way to reclaim lives.
Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat; one in five Americans has been molested; one in four grew up with alcoholics; one in three couples have engaged in physical violence. Such experiences inevitably leave traces on minds, emotions, and even on biology. Sadly, trauma sufferers frequently pass on their stress to their partners and children.
Renowned trauma expert Bessel van der Kolk has spent over three decades working with survivors. In The Body Keeps the Score , he transforms our understanding of traumatic stress, revealing how it literally rearranges the brain's wiring--specifically areas dedicated to pleasure, engagement, control, and trust. He shows how these areas can be reactivated through innovative treatments including neurofeedback, mindfulness techniques, play, yoga, and other therapies. Based on Dr. van der Kolk's own research and that of other leading specialists, The Body Keeps the Score offers proven alternatives to drugs and talk therapy--and a way to reclaim lives.
Contents
Lessons from Vietnam veteransRevolutions in understanding mind and brain
Looking into the brain : the neuroscience revolution
Running for your life : the anatomy of survival
Body-brain connections
Losing your body, losing your self
Getting on the same wavelength : attachment and attunement
Trapped in relationships : the cost of abuse and neglect
What's love got to do with it?
Developmental trauma : the hidden epidemic
Uncovering secrets : the problem of traumatic memory
The unbearable heaviness of remembering
Healing from trauma : owning your self
Language : miracle and tyranny
Letting go of the past : EMDR
Learning to inhabit your body : yoga
Putting the pieces together : self-leadership
Filling in the holes : creating structures
Rewiring the brain : neurofeedback
Finding your voice : communal rhythms and theater
Epilogue: Choices to be made.
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| Subjects |
Post-traumatic stress disorder
-- Treatment.
Post-traumatic stress disorder. Psychic trauma. |
| Publisher | New York, New York :Viking,2014 |
| Language |
English |
| Description |
xvi, 443 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [363]-421) and index. |
| ISBN | 9780670785933 0670785938 |
| Other | Classic View |