Five Components Of Trauma Essay

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In Dr. Sibcy lecture on “Trauma and Attachment,” he gives five components of effective therapies. These components are: 1. Titrated exposure – exposes people to their fears in “doses” they can handle by exposure to the post traumatic event that triggered PTSD and relational attachment. 2. Create disparity to bring healing – expose people to the fear and other emotions surrounding their PTSD that they avoid and show them that what they fear does not happen. This creates a positive experience for them. 3. Cognitive Interventions – to help change negative thinking patterns. 4. Affect regulation strategies – address the person’s self-identity beliefs. 5. Deal with “relatedness” issues – teach them to have positive relationship “conflicts” These five components are contained in various types of therapies to assist a traumatized person. In my experience, I have found that the most thorough “healing” begins when deep therapy begins with titrated exposure paired with the “disparity” component. When …show more content…

In 1 John 4:18 NIV we are told that, “There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.” Thus, when fear becomes rooted in a person’s life it is a result of the perfect love of God being questioned and lies/ungodly beliefs being rooted in a person’s life. Using titrated exposure in the proper way, a counselor can assist the client in “returning” to the experience that the trauma took place to confront those fears under the anointing and truth of the Holy Spirit. When the client is in experience of re-exposure, I have found it extremely powerful to help them to ask for the Lord to bring His love, peace, and truth into what they are experiencing. In almost every instance, the client experiences the peace of God and therefore, beings to be slowly reassured that God is with

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