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The body keeps the score : brain, mind, and body in the healing of trauma [Paperback]

Van der Kolk, Bessel A., 1943-2015
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An expert on traumatic stress outlines an approach to healing, explaining how traumatic stress affects brain processes and how to use innovative treatments to reactivate the mind's abilities to trust, engage others, and experience pleasure.
Imprint:
New York, New York : Penguin Books, 2015.©2014
Collation:
xvi, 445 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Lessons from Vietnam veteransRevolutions in understanding mind and brainLooking into the brain : the neuroscience revolutionRunning for your life : the anatomy of survivalBody-brain connectionsLosing your body, losing your selfGetting on the same wavelength : attachment and attunementTrapped in relationships : the cost of abuse and neglectWhat's love got to do with it?Developmental trauma : the hidden epidemicUncovering secrets : the problem of traumatic memoryThe unbearable heaviness of rememberingHealing from trauma : owning your selfLanguage : miracle and tyrannyLetting go of the past: EMDRLearning to inhabit your body : yogaPutting the pieces together : self-leadershipFilling in the holes : creating structuresRewiring the brain : neurofeedbackFinding your voice : communal rhythms and theaterEpilogue : trauma and society.
ISBN:
978014312774197801431277419780143127741 (pbk)97801431277419780143127741 (pbk)
Dewey class:
616.8521616.8521206
Language:
English
BRN:
385161
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