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Disentangling Animal Defenses From Dissociation: Part III
My unvarnished opinion is that the dissociation literature’s discussions of animal defenses (1) routinely conflate different kinds of immobility (freezing) and (2) fail to appreciate crucial differences between trauma and biological survival. I have been reviewing that literature lately. The … Continue reading
Posted in animal defenses, dissociation, evolution, evolution-prepared dissociation, first-person accounts, intentional/voluntary dissociation, parasympathetic nervous system, peritraumatic dissociation, Tonic immobility, trance, trauma
Tagged animal defenses, dissociation, evolution, first-person accounts, intentional/voluntary dissociation, neuroimaging, parasympathetic nervous system, peritraumatic dissociation, survival, tonic immobility, trance, trauma
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Understanding Dissociation 