Blog #10 (chapters 19&20)
I find the science behind trauma to be incredibly interesting. As I read more about how the Trauma effects far more than just our behavior, I am starting to really appreciate the title of the book The Body Keeps the Score. I thought the EEG of a ‘normal’ brain verses a brain of someone who had experienced trauma was incredibly telling of how people with trauma chemically can’t put together coherent thoughts as well as ‘normal’ people. The pictures of these EEG’s provide so much insight as to why people struggling with trauma have trouble learning or fully engaging in their day to day activities. The picture on the next page from the ten-year-old boy was incredibly fascinating as well! The results from the neuroimaging are so visible and tangible. I do wonder about other factors that could be attributed to his improvement in drawing. Between the first and last pictures there were 40 sessions. If they spaced them out every other week, there were months. M...