Survival, Attachment, and Healing: An Evolutionary Lens on Interventions for Trauma-Related Dissociation
Psychology Research and Behavior Management June 1, 2024 Lisa Burback, Christine Forner, Olga Winkler et al. 7 citations
Purpose: Dissociation is a necessary part of our threat response system, common to all animal species, normally temporarily activated under conditions of extreme or inescapable threat. Pathological dissociation, however, continues to occur after the initial threat has passed, in response to reminders or inaccessibility of safety and security. Present across the spectrum of psychiatric...