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The body keeps the score

Bessel's van DER kolk book

By Jana MagdyPublished 2 years ago 1 min read

The book you areThe book you are asking about is called The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma. It is written by Bessel van der Kolk, a leading expert on trauma and its effects on the mind and body. The book was published in 2014 and has become a bestseller and a highly acclaimed work in the psychologye

bSomdownload the the e of the topics covered in the book are:

- How trauma affects memory, perception, and emotion regulation
- How trauma disrupts the balance between the rational and emotional brain
- How trauma alters the development of children's brains and bodies
- How trauma can lead to dissociation, addiction, self-harm, and violence
- How trauma can be healed through body-based therapies, mindfulness, yoga, neurofeedback, EMDR, and more
The book has four parts:

- Part One: The Rediscovery of Trauma
- Part Two: This Is Your Brain on Trauma
- ParThree:the The Minds here of Children
- Part Four: Paths to Recoveryody and the brain, compromising the capacities for pleasuengagement, self-control, and trust. It also describes innovative treatments that offer new paths to recovery by activating the brain's natural neuroplasticity. The book is based on van der Kolk's own research and that of other specialists in the field

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