Haunted Self

Onno van der Hart, Ph.D. is Professor Emeritus of Psychopathology of Chronic Traumatization, Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands, and a psychologist. Until 2017 he was also a psychotherapist in Amstelveen, the Netherlands. He is a Past President of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS). Ellert R. S. Nijenhuis, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist, psychotherapist, and researcher. He is affiliated with Mental Health Care Drenthe, The Netherlands and collaborates with various Universities. He is a former director of the Executive Council of the International Society for the Study of Dissociation (ISSD). Kathy Steele, MN, CS, is in private practice with Metropolitan Psychotherapy Associates in Atlanta, Georgia. She is a former President of the International Society for the Study of Dissociation.

• PrefaceAcknowledgementsPart 1 Structural Dissociation of the PersonalityChapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Structural Dissociation of the Personality: Basics Chapter 3: Primary Structural Dissociation: Prototypes of the Apparently Normal and the Emotional Parts of the Personality Chapter 4: Secondary Structural Dissociation of the Personality Chapter 5: Tertiary Structural Dissociation of the Personality Chapter 6: Trauma-related Symptoms in Light of Structural Dissociation Chapter 7: Structural Dissociation and the Spectrum of Trauma-related Disorders Part II Chronic Traumatization and a Janetian Psychology of ActionIntroduction Part II: A Janetian Psychology of Action Chapter 8: Synthesis and Its Limitations in Trauma Survivors Chapter 9: Traumatization as a Syndrome of Nonrealization Chapter 10: The Hierarchy of Action Tendencies Chapter 11: Phobic Maintenance of Structural Dissociation Chapter 12: Assessment of the Traumatized Patient Chapter 13: Promoting Adaptive Action: General Treatment Principles Part III TreatmentChapter 14: Phase 1 Treatment and Beyond: Overcoming the Phobia of the Attachment and Attachment Loss with the Therapist Chapter 15: Phase 1 Treatment and Beyond: Overcoming the Phobia of Trauma-Derived Mental Actions Chapter 16 Phase 1 Treatment and Beyond: Overcoming the Phobia of Dissociative Parts Chapter 17: Phase 2 Treatment: Overcoming the Phobia of Traumatic MemoryChapter 18: Phase 3 Treatment: Integration of the Personality and Overcoming the Phobias of Normal Life EpilogueReferences

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