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Section 3. Clinical Applications

Trauma, Regression, and Recovery

Pages 331-340
Published online: 28 Dec 2017
 
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This article explores the relationship between trauma and regression and suggests that regression is a consequence of trauma. A model is presented that describes human responses to trauma. The model provides an alternative for conceptualizing ego states, games, symbiosis, and regression by comparing ego states with neuropsychology. The process of recovery from catastrophic trauma is discussed, including the role of regressive therapy.

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Wendy L. Pomeroy

Wendy L. Pomeroy is a psychotherapist, international trauma consultant, and United Methodist minister. Based in New York, she works with individuals and communities around the issues associated with trauma prevention and recovery in California, New York, Connecticut, Washington, and internationally in Canada, Bosnia, Republic of Georgia, and west Africa.