Transference, Countertransference, and Vicarious Traumatization in ...

Interpersonal Neurobiology
(Schore, Seigel)
n Affect regulation: from co-regulation to autoregulation
n Development of the pre-frontal cortex: ability to
think/judge before acting (inhibit/override stress
alarm—amygdala/limbic system)
ulearn to differentiate responses: separate past
from present
uother ways to self-soothe including through the
use of internalized others
u“therapist and others on your shoulder”,
offering support, counsel, acceptance