EMDR Toolbox [electronic resource] : Theory and Treatment of Complex PTSD and Dissociation.

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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I: An Adaptive Information Processing Framework for Treating Complex PTSD; Chapter 1: The Need for a Theoretical Framework and Additional "Tools" for Using EMDR With Complex PTSD; Chapter 2: Traumatic Memory and EMDR, When Dual Attention Is Possible; EMDR When the Client is Able to Maintain Dual Attention; The Crucial Importance of Dual Attention; The Therapeutic Shifts of EMDR are Not Primarily Cognitive; Specific Effects of Bilateral Stimulation

Part II: Adaptive Information Processing Methods for Resolving Psychological DefensesChapter 3: An Adaptive Information Processing Model for Treating Psychological Defenses; The Effects of Bilateral Stimulation on Different Types of Personality Parts; Other Examples of Defense; Chapter 4: EMDR With Avoidance; Additional Example: The Level of Urge to Avoid (Loua; 0-10) Method of Targeting Avoidance; The "What's Good About...?" Method for Targeting an Avoidance Defense; Constructive Avoidance; Chapter 5: Targeting Idealization Defenses

Chapter 6: Treating Addictive Disorders With Adaptive Information Processing MethodsPart III: An Adaptive Information Processing Model for Treating Dissociative Personality Structure; Chapter 7: Treating Dissociation Within an Adaptive Information Processing Model; The Origins of Dissociation; Chapter 8: The Basic Framework for the Preparation Phase; Chapter 9: Preparation: The Language of Ovals; Chapter 10: Preparation: Drawings; Drawings by Clients; The Dissociative Table, or Conference Room Method; Chapter 11: Loving Eyes: "Looking" From One Part to Another

Situations in Which Dual Attention is Not Initially PossibleSteps in the Loving Eyes Procedure; Example: Loving Eyes Method as an Intervention When There is "Too Much" Disturbance; Example: Loving Eyes as an Intervention When There is "Too Little" Disturbance; Chapter 12: Treating Defensive Shame; Chapter 13: The CIPOS Procedure; Part IV: Case Examples; Chapter 14: Veronica; Chapter 15: Doug; Chapter 16: Some Closing Thoughts; Bibliography; Index

This book is the first to bring together in one volume an overview of the principal issues in treatment of dissociative disorders in complex PTSD, and a description of the integration of specific EMDR-related interventions or ""tools"" with other psychotherapeutic treatments. These tools can significantly extend the therapeutic power of EMDR-related methods. Each intervention is examined in detail with accompanying transcripts illustrating the nuances and variations in how the intervention is applied. It is written by a highly esteemed EMDR scholar, trainer, international speaker, and author w.