The Haunted Self: Structural Dissociation and the Treatment of Chronic Traumatization

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Onno van der Hart, Ph.D. Ellert R. S. Nijenhuis

The Haunted Self

Structural Dissociation and the Treatment of Chronic Traumatization

Onno van der Hart, Ph.D., Ellert R. S. Nijenhuis, Kathy Steele

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WW Norton & Co
08 January 2010

Psychology; Psychotherapy

Series: Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology

In this groundbreaking new study, three leading researchers and clinicians share what they have learned from treating and studying chronically traumatized individuals across more than 65 years of collective experience. Based on the theory of structural dissociation of the personality in combination with a Janetian psychology of action, the authors have developed a model of phase-oriented treatment that focuses on the identification and treatment of structural dissociation and related maladaptive mental and behavioral actions. The foundation of this approach is to support patients in learning more effective mental and behavioral actions that will enable them to become more adaptive in life and to resolve their structural dissociation. This principle implies an overall therapeutic goal of raising the integrative capacity, in order to cope with the demands of daily life and deal with the haunting remnants of the past, with the ""unfinished business"" of traumatic memories.

Of interest to clinicians, students of clinical psychology and psychiatry, as well as to researchers, all those interested in adult survivors of chronic child abuse and neglect will find helpful insights and tools that may make the treatment more effective and efficient, and more tolerable for the suffering patient.

By: Onno van der Hart Ph.D., Ellert R. S. Nijenhuis, Kathy Steele
Imprint: WW Norton & Co
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 244mm, Width: 165mm, Spine: 36mm
Weight: 743g
ISBN: 9780393704013
ISBN 10: 0393704017
Series: Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology
Pages: 420
Publication Date: 08 January 2010
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Further / Higher Education , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface Acknowledgements Part 1 Structural Dissociation of the Personality Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Structural Dissociation of the Personality: Basics Chapter 3: Primary Structural Dissociation: Prototypes of the Apparently Normal and the Emotional Parts of the Personality Chapter 4: Secondary Structural Dissociation of the Personality Chapter 5: Tertiary Structural Dissociation of the Personality Chapter 6: Trauma-related Symptoms in Light of Structural Dissociation Chapter 7: Structural Dissociation and the Spectrum of Trauma-related Disorders Part II Chronic Traumatization and a Janetian Psychology of Action Introduction Part II: A Janetian Psychology of Action Chapter 8: Synthesis and Its Limitations in Trauma Survivors Chapter 9: Traumatization as a Syndrome of Nonrealization Chapter 10: The Hierarchy of Action Tendencies Chapter 11: Phobic Maintenance of Structural Dissociation Chapter 12: Assessment of the Traumatized Patient Chapter 13: Promoting Adaptive Action: General Treatment Principles Part III Treatment Chapter 14: Phase 1 Treatment and Beyond: Overcoming the Phobia of the Attachment and Attachment Loss with the Therapist Chapter 15: Phase 1 Treatment and Beyond: Overcoming the Phobia of Trauma-Derived Mental Actions Chapter 16 Phase 1 Treatment and Beyond: Overcoming the Phobia of Dissociative Parts Chapter 17: Phase 2 Treatment: Overcoming the Phobia of Traumatic Memory Chapter 18: Phase 3 Treatment: Integration of the Personality and Overcoming the Phobias of Normal Life Epilogue References