Developmental Trauma and the Brain Part 1 Because

Developmental Trauma and the Brain Part 1 Because Star Charts Just Don’t Work

AGE 4 - Social Behavior, PREFRONTAL CORTEX Reasoning, Problem Solving, Planning AMYGDALA FAST!! FEAR FIGHT FLIGHT or FREEZE Pre Conscious, Oxytocin calms it Care, Avo Conseque Modulatio Emotions CINGULATE Receptive in Mamma HIPPOCAMPU AGE 3 - Time Place, Long S Memory Brain Stem Breathing, Sweating, Heart Rate, Blood Pressure Adapted from Bruce Perry

Brain Basics Adapted from the works of Bruce Perry MD Ph. D, DAN HUGHES PHD AND JONATHON BAYLIN PHD and KARYN PURVIS Ph. D Behaviors have meanings that should guide my consequences/solutions Retell my early story to challenge my devastating self-evaluation Amygdalae are faster than “thought” Intersubjectivity means we are together in this experience; not in our corners I am more than my trauma. Celebrate me even if I’m not used to it. I need to practice new skills 16 times a day I need to play with you about serious stuff Non-Verbals fuel my lightning fast Amygdala (to flee, fight, or freeze) Bottom Up Brain Development Big Muscles need to move often t discharge tension Before you get around to rejecting will try to make it happen rat than waiting for it to come Accept and acknowledge my feelings if behavior Sleep is not to be taken for granted Snacks make me feel secure, water often I am not rational (yet) Compassion for hidden pain beats emp what you can see Safety is Priority #1, only then can I rela enough to relax and have fun Show me over and over until it for myself Shame is familiar but it doesn’t bring u or promote self awareness

References Brain-Based Parenting: The Neuroscience of Caregiving for Healthy Attachment, Daniel A. Hughes and Jonathan Baylin Bonding and Attachment in Maltreated Children: Consequences of Emotional Neglect in Childhood, Bruce Perry, MD, Ph. D