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The Neurobiology of Threat Impacts Your Relationships, Ann and Sue Update You on the Latest (173)
Apr 10, 2022
Explore how early life experiences impact emotional reactions and attachment styles, debunking myths about the amygdala as the 'fear center'. Dive into the effects of fear responses on coping strategies, trauma, frozen motor systems, and body therapies. Understand the role of threat responses in relationships, emphasizing self-awareness and effective communication. Discover how past experiences shape present threat responses, highlighting the importance of addressing unconscious biases for safety in relationships.
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- Early experiences impact internal working models and threat recognition.
- Insecure attachment individuals display heightened amygdala activity to emotional faces.
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Understanding the Impact of Early Experiences on Sensory Memory
Early experiences significantly influence what our bodies store through our senses, impacting our internal working model and memory processing. Research shows that our bodies are primed for recognizing threat responses, with insecure attachment individuals displaying heightened amygdala activity when exposed to emotional faces, indicating a sensitivity to perceived threats.
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