Trauma presentation
Transcript: Trauma and the Body: A presentation by Colin Reid in completing of Psy 801 Mentor: Deborah Hickey, Ph.D., LMFT, RPT-S Event React Resolve Dysregulation of nervous system Harmful effects of long term exposure to stress hormones Physiological changes such as reduction in the volume of the hippocampus and activation of amygdala, causing distortion of time and intrusive memories "Trauma is in the nervous system, not in the event. It lies in the instinctual fear response that becomes stuck in our brain and nervous system." -Peter Levine Withdrawal Fearfulness Irritability Excessive shyness Clinging Emotional Outbursts Aggression toward others Acting out Nightmares Bed wetting Thrashing in bed/difficulty sleeping Easily startled Regressive behaviors Tummy/headaches Nausea Dread Somatic Experiencing is a form of therapy aimed at relieving and resolving the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental and physical trauma-related health problems by focusing on the client’s perceived body sensations (or somatic experiences). Introduced by Dr. Peter Levine in 1997 through his book "Waking the Tiger", inspired in part by his observations of animals in the wild, and how they deal with and recover from life-threatening situations. Non-exclusive and can be incorporated into different modalities and theoretical orientations, bodywork practices and psychotherapy Learn to contain sensations and feelings, restore a sense of center, and begin to restore body boundaries. You will begin to feel less betrayed and more supported by your body. Types of Exercise: Meditation, Tapping, Shower “ A Felt Sense is not mental experience but physical one, a bodily awareness of a situation or person or event. An internal aura that encompasses everything you feel and know about given subject as a given time.” (Levine, 2010) Paralysis The nine steps of Somatic Experiencing Trauma and the Body Addiction The fear of entering immobility Sympathetic Nine Step Method for Transforming Trauma Exploring sensation Step 5: Restoring active responses Establish an environment of relative safety - through a calm, compassionate and soothing presence. Step 7: Discharge The basics of a somatically informed approach to trauma Trauma Toolkit Healing trauma Anxiety Flight Talk therapy and Trauma Levine, P. A. (2010). In an unspoken voice: How the body releases trauma and restores goodness. North Atlantic Books. Rothschild, B. (2000). The body remembers: The psychophysiology of trauma and trauma treatment. WW Norton & Company. Solomon, M. F., & Siegel, D. J. (2003). Healing trauma: Attachment, mind, body, and brain. New York: W.W. Norton. Ogden, P., Minton, K., & Pain, C. (2006). Trauma and the body: A sensorimotor approach to psychotherapy. New York: W.W. Norton. Fight Trauma and Psychpathology Multiple levels of professional training are offered by the Somatic Experiencing Institute “Trauma arises when one's human immobility responses do not resolve; that is , when one cannot make the transition back to normal life, and the immobility reaction becomes chronically coupled with fear and other intense negative emotions such as dread, revulsion and helplessness. After this coupling has been established, the physical sensations of immobility by themselves evoke fear.” (Levine, 2010, p.68) Flight Fear of exiting immobility Body oriented therapy eg. Somatic experiencing, Body work eg. massage, Rolfing Physical practices eg. yoga, tai chi Body oriented mindfulness eg. breath meditation What is Somatic Experiencing? Sensations, Images, Thoughts, and Emotions Examples: Describing and Tracking Sensation, Conflict-free exercise Words describing bodily sensations: dense, breathless, queasy, heavy, nervous, flowing, electric, twitchy, bubbly, calm, energized, warm, light, cold, sweaty, block, disconnected, hollow, hot.. Trauma and the Body ADHD Discharge Nine steps adapted from Levine Also has 3 - Step models 12 phase models Traumatized state Step 6: Uncoupling fear from immobility Freeze Tracking Activation The Biology of Trauma Step 8: Engage self regulation to restore dynamic equilibrium and relaxed alertness Step 9 – Orient to here and now, contact the environment and reestablish the capacity for social engagement. Freeze - "playing dead" Discharge Bibliography: Neurobiology of Trauma Inhibited reaction Provide a corrective experience by supplanting the passive responses of collapse and helplessness with active empowered defensive responses. Step 4 – Titration Inhibited discharge "Resolve hyper-arousal states by gently guiding the discharge and redistribution of the vast survival energy mobilized for life preserving action while freeing that energy to support higher level brain functioning - the discharge of the energies is generally achieved through involuntary shaking and trembling." Step 3 – Pendulation & Containment Step 2: Exploration and Tracking Depression Signs of trauma Mr. Rogers Self Regulation & Reorient Mr. Rogers Establish pendulation