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Polyvagal safety : attachment, communication, self-regulation / Stephen W. Porges.

by Porges, Stephen W.

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W.W. Norton & Company, c2021.

Psychic trauma -- Treatment.

Nerves, Cranial.

Autonomic nervous system.

Affective neuroscience.

Norton series on interpersonal neurobiology.

9781324016274 (hc.)

Alternate title:

Attachment, communication, self-regulation

xxiv, 291 p. : charts ; 24 cm.

"A Norton professional book."

Stephen W. Porges , PhD is a Distinguished University Scientist in Indiana University where he is the founding director of the Traumatic Stress Research Consortium in the Kinsey Institute. He is the world's leading expert on relating the autonomic nervous system, a neural system that oversees largerly unconscious functions such as heart rate and digestion, to social behavior.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Ever since publication of 'The Polyvagal Theory' in 2011, demand for information about this innovative perspective has been constant.Though he wasn't planning on it, with that book, Stephen W. Porges ushered in a revolution in the way people conceptualize mental and physical health. Here, Porges brings together his most important writings since the publication of that seminal work. 'Polyvagal Safety' provides an understanding that the important role of 'safety' in our lives is dependent on autonomic state, and that our cognitive evaluations of risk in the environment, including identifying potentially dangerous relationships, lay a secondary role to our visceral reactions to people and places. This book examines these principlesin multiple areas, from mindfulness to pediatric medical trauma to autism and the significance of stillness. It also examines the Covid-19 pandemic in light of its fundamental challenge to our nervous system. Polyvagal-informed strategies have led the way toward a new science of healing and Porges's work is essential reading for all wellness professionals."--Back cover.

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