Personality-guided therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder

This practical resource sheds light on the role personality factors play in the genesis and treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Using Theodore Millon's personality-guided psychology as a framework, the authors provide insight into this challenging disorder. They discuss factors that can help protect against stress or increase vulnerability to stress. They also explore the biological foundations of PTSD and offer practical guidance on how to assess PTSD and how to incorporate an understanding of personality in the formation of the therapeutic alliance.

Series Foreword	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
I. On the Nature of Personality and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Introduction	p. 3
Chapter 1. One's Fate Resides in One's Character	p. 7
Chapter 2. An Introduction to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder	p. 17
Chapter 3. The Defining Moment of Psychological Trauma: What Makes a Traumatic Event Traumatic?	p. 33
Chapter 4. Biological Foundations of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder	p. 53
II. Assessment of Posttraumatic Stress
Introduction	p. 71
Chapter 5. Psychological and Psychophysiological Assessment of Posttraumatic Stress	p. 73
Chapter 6. Neuropsychological Assessment and Posttraumatic Stress	p. 89
III. Therapeutic Intervention
Introduction	p. 103
Chapter 7. A Personality-Guided Approach to Forming the Therapeutic Alliance	p. 107
Chapter 8. Personologic Alignment and Personality-Specific Beliefs	p. 119
Chapter 9. Mitigating Posttraumatic Stress	p. 143
Chapter 10. Neurologic Desensitization in the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress	p. 161
Chapter 11. From the Therapeutic Alliance to Trauma Resolution: Restoring Assumptive Worldviews and Integrating the Traumatic Event	p. 177
Chapter 12. Psychological Trauma and the Borderline Personality	p. 197
Appendix A. Personality-Guided Therapy of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Synthesis	p. 209
Appendix B. A Fast-Acting Behavioral Technique for Physiological Self-Regulation	p. 213
References	p. 215
Author Index	p. 249
Subject Index	p. 259
About the Authors	p. 267

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