Association of childhood maltreatment with adult body awareness and autonomic reactivity: The moderating effect of practicing body psychotherapy

Autor:	Biljana Jokić, Danka Purić, Herbert Grassmann, Christopher G. Walling, Evan J. Nix, Stephen W. Porges, Jacek Kolacz
Rok vydání:	2022
Předmět:	Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology
Zdroj:	Psychotherapy.
ISSN:	1939-1536 0033-3204
DOI:	10.1037/pst0000463
Popis:	Research shows the disruptive effects of early maltreatment on the autonomic nervous system (ANS) functioning in adulthood. Psychotherapists not only tend to report higher rates of personal experience with early maltreatment, but also fewer mental problems and disturbances in adulthood, as compared to other professions. However, the role of the ANS in these processes has been understudied despite the relevance of the therapist's psychological state and related nonverbal communication for the therapeutic alliance. By comparing body psychotherapists to the general population, the present study aimed to explore the effects of practicing body psychotherapy (BPT) on the link between early maltreatment and autonomic reactivity in adulthood. An online study included 570 body psychotherapists from 35 countries (54% from the United States
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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