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“Playing nice" comes naturally when our neuroception detects safety and promotes physiological states that support social behavior. However, pro-social behavior will not occur when our neuroception misreads the environmental cues and triggers physiological states that support defensive strategies. After all, "playing nice" is not appropriate or adaptive behavior in dangerous or life-threatening situations. In these situations, humans - like other mammals - react with more primitive neurobiological defense systems. To create relationships, humans must subdue these defensive reactions to engage, attach, and form lasting social bonds. Humans have adaptive neurobehavioral systems for both pro-social and defensive behaviors.”
― The Polyvagal Theory: Neurophysiological Foundations of Emotions, Attachment, Communication, and Self-Regulation
― The Polyvagal Theory: Neurophysiological Foundations of Emotions, Attachment, Communication, and Self-Regulation
“The detection of a person as safe or dangerous triggers neurobiologically determined pro-social or defensive behaviors.
Even though we may not always be aware of danger on a cognitive level, on a neurophysiological level, our body has already started a sequence of neural processes that would facilitate adaptive defense behaviors such as fight, flight or freeze. ”
― The Polyvagal Theory: Neurophysiological Foundations of Emotions, Attachment, Communication, and Self-Regulation
Even though we may not always be aware of danger on a cognitive level, on a neurophysiological level, our body has already started a sequence of neural processes that would facilitate adaptive defense behaviors such as fight, flight or freeze. ”
― The Polyvagal Theory: Neurophysiological Foundations of Emotions, Attachment, Communication, and Self-Regulation
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The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook by Bruce D. Perry (2007)
Perry explains the effects of terrible childhood trauma.
Perry explains the effects of terrible childhood trauma.
The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity
by Nadine Burke Harris (2018)
Conveys the medical evidence on a large scale for the effects of ACEs, to both adults and children. Brings an up to date understanding of the issues, as updated from the original ACEs study. Considers what society could do at a macro health care level to address it.
by Nadine Burke Harris (2018)
Conveys the medical evidence on a large scale for the effects of ACEs, to both adults and children. Brings an up to date understanding of the issues, as updated from the original ACEs study. Considers what society could do at a macro health care level to address it.
The Polyvagal Theory: Neurophysiological Foundations of Emotions, Attachment, Communication, and Self-Regulation
by Stephen W. Porges (2011)
by Stephen W. Porges (2011)
Healing Developmental Trauma: How Early Trauma Affects Self-Regulation, Self-Image, and the Capacity for Relationship
by Laurence Heller (2012)
by Laurence Heller (2012)
Childhood Disrupted: How Your Biography Becomes Your Biology, and How You Can Heal
by Donna Jackson Nakazawa (2015)
Effects of ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) and recovering from ACEs.
by Donna Jackson Nakazawa (2015)
Effects of ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) and recovering from ACEs.
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