Treating Dissociative Identity Disorder: The Power of the Collective HeartThis is a book about the triumph of inner authority over the debilitating effects of trauma and abuse. In a simple and straightforward style, a three-phase model for treating dissociative identity disorder (previously known as multiple personality disorder) in introduced. The Collective Heart model is consistent with the current standards of care which emphasize caution and restraint. Additionally, the Collective Heart model has several unique features: It highlights the retrieval of personal authority rather than the retrieval of traumatic memories, identifies the fundamental inner unity underlying the fragmented personality system, and introduces techniques that facilitate communication between personalities and between each personality's conscious mind and the collective heart. Six chapters of fascinating case vignettes illustrate therapeutic techniques and show how clients tap into their underlying inner unity to create the conditions for their own maturation, making it safe for their alters to grow, heal, and eventually join the host as a seamless, harmonious whole. |
Contents
CHAPTER 1 The Nature and Early History of Hypnosis and Dissociation | 1 |
Major 20th Century Developments | 20 |
Assumptions Stages Goals and Techniques | 44 |
CHAPTER 4 Assessment of Dissociative Identity Disorder | 68 |
Where to Go and How to Get There | 92 |
CHAPTER 6 The Nature of the Therapeutic Relationship | 107 |
CHAPTER 7 Seeking Guidance from the Inner Wisdom | 122 |
Fostering Internal Communication and Cooperation | 137 |
CHAPTER 10 Decreasing Anxiety to Remove Obstacles to Inner Guidance | 185 |
Sharing Memories and Internally Challenging the Authority of the Abuser | 192 |
The Postjoining Process | 205 |
CHAPTER 13 Current Status of the Collective Heart Treatment Model | 214 |
APPENDIX A Preservation of Life Contract Avoiding SelfHarm | 231 |
APPENDIX B Preservation of Life Contract Avoiding Physical Harm to Others | 233 |
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Treating Dissociative Identity Disorder: The Power of the Collective Heart Sarah Y. Krakauer No preview available - 2014 |
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