{"product_id":"when-the-past-is-always-ronald-a-ruden-9780415875646","title":"When the Past Is Always Present: Emotional Traumatization, Causes, and Cures","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen the Past Is Always Present: Emotional Traumatization, Causes, and Cures\u003c\/em\u003e introduces several new ideas about trauma and trauma treatment. The first of these is that another way to treat disorders arising from the mind\/brain may be to use the senses. This idea, which is at the core of psychosensory therapy, forms what the author considers the \"third pillar\" of trauma treatment (the first and second pillars being psychotherapy and psychopharmacology). Psychosensory therapy postulates that sensory input-for example, touch-creates extrasensory activity that alters brain function and the way we respond to stimuli. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe second idea presented in this book is that traumatization is encoded in the amygdala only under special circumstances. Thus, by understanding what makes an individual resistant to traumatization we can offer a way of preventing it. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe third idea is that traumatization occurs because we cannot find a haven during the event. This is the cornerstone of havening, the particular form of psychosensory therapy described in the book. Using evolutionary biological principles and recently published neuroscientific studies, this book outlines in detail how havening touch de-links the emotional experience from a trauma, essentially making it just an ordinary memory. Once done, the event no longer causes distress. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ronald A. Ruden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415875641\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415875646\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/23\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2010 pg. 9","brand":"Ronald A. Ruden","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44566872981759,"sku":"9780415875646","price":160.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a0ada3b3-2c88-415b-81d3-86903ecf5d5f.jpg?v=1701374837","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/when-the-past-is-always-ronald-a-ruden-9780415875646","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}