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Chapter 3: A New Theory of Trauma

May 9, 2021
01:45:40

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Quick takeaways

  • Childhood trauma has long-term effects on physical and psychological health, as shown by the ACEs study.
  • Dissociation can result from childhood trauma and lead to conditions like dissociative identity disorder.

Deep dives

Introduction of a New Theory of Trauma

Trauma, historically misunderstood, is now redefined in today's episode through the introduction of a more expansive definition that includes archetypes like childhood drama and conditioning. The groundbreaking ACEs study in the 90s revealed that childhood experiences, including verbal/physical abuse, neglect, divorce, and substance use, have long-term impacts on physical and psychological health.

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