All articles tagged with "Trauma"
A rigorous guide to the science of PTSD — covering its diagnostic history from shell shock to DSM-5, the neuroscience of fear memory and HPA axis dysregulation, evidence-based treatments including EMDR and prolonged exposure, MDMA-assisted therapy, and the concepts of complex PTSD and moral injury.
Trauma doesn't just leave psychological scars — it physically rewires the brain, dysregulates the nervous system, and alters gene expression. Here's what the neuroscience actually shows.
Trauma is a psychological response to overwhelming events. Explore PTSD's diagnostic history, the neurobiology of traumatic stress, ACE research, complex PTSD, evidence-based treatments, and the science of resilience.
What trauma is and how it affects the body and brain: Bessel van der Kolk's somatic research, polyvagal theory, HPA axis dysregulation, ACEs study, EMDR evidence, and complex PTSD.
What is resilience: Werner's Kauai study, Bonanno's four trajectories, post-traumatic growth, neurobiology, social support, and whether resilience can be trained.
Trauma rewires the brain's alarm systems and reshapes the hippocampus. Bessel van der Kolk, the ACEs study, and neuroplasticity research explain what happens and how recovery is possible.