NEUROBIOLOGY OF TRAUMA: Brain Architecture

DESCRIPTION

Why don’t people run away or scream when they are being assaulted?
Why are their memories often unclear, distorted and confusing?
Why do we cry when someone raises their voice at us?
Why do we display fawn and freeze behaviors if society tells us it is not normal?
Why does the vulva sometimes display signs of arousal when experiencing assault? Does that mean the body is our worst enemy?
Why are we trapped in cycles of abuse and trauma?
If more men attended therapy, the rates of abuse will go down. Right?

The brain under attack is run by the defense and the fear circuitries, with reflexes and habits being referenced as survival tactics. Are these circuits only activated when one is sexually assaulted, physically assaulted or even in a military combat?

Around the world, across cultures, evolution has sculpted our brains over eons, to respond to all life-threatening situations by activating the same circuitries, long before we were sophisticated enough to embody cultural expectations.

This webinar can explain how stress and trauma can alter brain functioning during sexual assaults and other traumatic experiences. They delve into the impairment of the prefrontal cortex, the activation of the defense circuit and the display of reflexes and habits harbored by us for centuries. 

They provide you with a gist on the survivors’ brain-behavior interactions and exhibitions, thus observed. This course educates us on trauma-informed practices one must employ when interacting with people who have been assaulted. 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. At the end of the session, attendees will be able to define key brain circuitries impacted by severe stress in the midst of traumatic experiences
2. At the end of the session, attendees will be able to explain brain-based cognitive and behavioral responses to sexual and other assault
3. At the end of the session, attendees will be able to recognize the impact of trauma on Long-term Memory Processing

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Access Key
Standard Access: Full course access with AASECT Continuing Education credits. Ideal for licensed clinicians and certified professionals fulfilling CE requirements (First-come, first-served).
Collective Access: Full course access with AASECT Continuing Education credits, offered at a lower price point to support decolonial participation across professional communities (First-come, first-served).
Community Access: Full course access without AASECT CE credits, designed for BIPOC, queer, kink+, and sex-positive community members engaging outside of a clinical or certification context.
Open Access: Registration open to all, including international students. No AASECT CE credits issued. Suitable for anyone curious about the subject matter regardless of professional background.

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