This course will review physiological impacts of traumatic experiences, including psychobiology of the acute trauma response; impact of chronic traumatic stress on a functional and anatomical neurological level; and physiological markers of the chronic stress response and their behavioral manifestations. The course will review current research regarding the intersect between trauma and the body, and implications for treatment will be briefly discussed.
Note: Please reference the syllabus for your specific section to ensure you're completing the correct readings. The readings listed here represent a comprehensive list from all current sections of this course, and may not match each section exactly.
The Body Remembers: The psychophysiology of trauma and trauma treatment by 
The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy: Healing the social brain by 
Descartes' Error: Emotion, Reason, and the Human Brain by 
Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence-- From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror by 
Ghosts from the Nursery: tracing the roots of violence by 
Healing Trauma: A pioneering program for restoring the wisdom of your body by 
Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma by 
Trauma and the Body: A sensorimotor approach to psychotherapy by 
Pocket Guide to Interpersonal Neurobiology: An integrative handbook of the mind by 
The Science of the Art of Psychotherapy by 
Traumatic Stress: The effects of overwhelming experience on mind, body, and society by 
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, mind, and body in the healing of trauma by