The Role of Trauma and the Experience of Unusual States

question 89

Essay

The role of trauma and the experience of unusual states of awareness or identity in the dissociative disorders have led psychologists to explore the relationship between dissociation and post-traumatic stress, on the one hand, and hypnosis, on the other. Briefly summarize the results of this research.

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Definitions:

Perceptual Systems

The sensory systems involved in processing and interpreting information from the environment, such as vision, hearing, touch, taste, and smell.

Concrete Operational

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development, occurring from about 7 to 12 years of age, where children gain the ability to think logically about concrete events.

Formal Operational

The stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development where individuals are able to think abstractly, logically, and systematically.

Preoperational

A stage in Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, where children from 2 to 7 years old develop memory and imagination, but do not yet think logically.