Volume 6, Issue 2

Abstract

Survivors of father–daughter incest often suffer from complex trauma and sensory insensitivity, making it difficult to decipher the sensations in the body and experience body ownership, self-location and agency. This case study illustrates how sensory focused, Trauma-Centred Developmental Transformations can help restore or develop a bodily self, desensitize fear-based schemas, revise deeply buried beliefs and extend repertoire.

Resumen

Las sobrevivientes de incesto padre – hija, a menudo sufren traumas complejos e insensibilidad sensorial, lo cual dificulta descifrar las sensaciones en el cuerpo y la vivencia del cuerpo como propio, la auto-ubicación y la agencia. Este estudio de caso ilustra cómo Transformaciones Evolutivas (DvT) de enfoque sensorial centradas en el trauma, pueden ayudar a restaurar o desarrollar un yo corporal, desensibilizar esquemas basados en el miedo, revisar las creencias profundamente enterradas, y extender el repertorio personal.

Résumé

Les survivantes de l’inceste père-fille souffrent souvent de traumatismes complexes et d’une insensibilité sensorielle, ce qui rend difficile pour elles de déchiffrer les sensations de leur corps et de faire l’expérience de la propriété corporelle, de l’auto-localisation et de pouvoir. Cette étude de cas illustre comment les transformations développementales axées sur les sensations et centrées sur le traumatisme peuvent aider à restaurer ou à développer un soi corporel, à désensibiliser les schémas basés sur la peur, à réviser les croyances profondément enfouies, et à étendre son répertoire.

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2020-10-01
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Keyword(s): adult mental health; bodily self; complex trauma; Developmental Transformations; drama therapy; dramaterapia; father–daughter incest survivor; padre hija sobreviviente de incesto; salud mental del adulto; santé mentale des adultes; survivante de l’inceste père-fille; Transformaciones Evolutivas (DvT); trauma complejo; traumatisme complexe; yo corporal

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