Neuropsychoanalysis Seminar – Traumatic Memories

The Formation and Treatment of Traumatic Memories

Margaret Zellner, PhD

Fridays Starting Jan 13, 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM, 1/13; 2/3; 3/3; 4/7; 5/5; 6/2

In this class we will develop clinical hypotheses based on our understanding of traumatic memory formation and study various treatment strategies based on the neurobiology of trauma

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This seminar will examine the role of the FEAR and PANIC/GRIEF systems of the brain in the formation of traumatic memories. The class will review long-term memory formation and then look at the process of memory reconsolidation and how trauma impacts it. We will develop clinical hypotheses based on our understanding of traumatic memory formation and study various treatment strategies based on the neurobiology of trauma. The class will discuss attachment trauma, extended trauma, and single incident trauma. We will read the work of clinicians and neuroscientists, like Yoram Yovell, Daniela Schiller, Richard Lane, and others who are addressing the reconsolidation of traumatic memories.


CE Credits offered: 9

Course Objectives

After completing this course participants will be able to:

  1. distinguish between the FEAR and PANIC/GRIEF systems in the brain, and the different types of anxieties associated with those systems.
  2. develop clinical hypotheses based on the presumed involvement of FEAR and/or PANIC in the early trauma history of a patient
  3. define at least two basic features of long term memory formation in the brain, and name at least one component in the process of memory reconsolidation.
  4. explain the “flashbulb” effect and its role in traumatic memory formation.
  5. describe at least one suggested model of using positive affect to modify traumatic memory through reconsolidation, and the associated challenges.
  6. identify several neural processes or neurochemistries involved with the relatively intractable qualities of early traumatic memories.
  7. compare similarities and differences between attachment trauma, extended trauma, and single incident trauma.
  8. discuss several treatment approaches to the different types of traumatic memory.
  9. discuss how trauma creates prediction error

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When
January 13th, 2023 11:45 AM
Location
Online via Zoom (Pacific Time Zone)
CA
United States
Event Fee(s)
Registration
General $ 320.00
Candidates, Students and CMH $ 295.00
CE Credits (9) $ 75.00