Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast Bruce Perry on the Healing Power of Human Connection and Resilience in Trauma
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May 9, 2024 Dr. Bruce Perry discusses trauma, resilience, and healing with a focus on the impact of early developmental experiences on adult functioning. Topics include understanding neurobiological responses, heart rate monitoring in medical students, the influence of early trauma on personality development, the importance of human connection for children, and advocating for parents to engage in therapeutic activities for adopted children.
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Trauma's Impact on Diagnostic Categories
- Traditional diagnostic categories often overlap, especially with high adversity rates.
- Core dysregulation in stress response systems underlies various diagnoses, not just PTSD.
Dysregulation vs. Dissociation
- The body uses dissociation as an adaptive strategy in unavoidable, stressful situations.
- Prolonged or extreme activation can sensitize both dissociative and fight-or-flight systems.
False Confessions and Heart Rate
- Children coerced into false confessions showed no physiological stress response when discussing the fabricated events.
- However, they reacted strongly when asked about their coercive environment.