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The Three R’s: Reenactment, Repetition<br />

Compulsion, <strong>and</strong> Revictimization<br />

n Abused <strong>in</strong>dividuals may play out what they<br />

“know” implicitly, giv<strong>in</strong>g clues to their history<br />

uIn relationships <strong>in</strong> general<br />

uIn the therapeutic relationship<br />

<strong>Transference</strong><br />

IWM/attachment style<br />

enactments, reenactments, projective identification<br />

uMay give somatic/behavioral/relational (vs.<br />

verbal/narrative) clues especially <strong>in</strong> response<br />

to triggers or feel<strong>in</strong>gs<br />

NB: the therapist must beware of <strong>in</strong>terpret<strong>in</strong>g<br />

too literally or over-<strong>in</strong>terpret<strong>in</strong>g, especially<br />

when memories are unclear

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