Developmental and attachment-based perspectives on dissociation: beyond the effects of maltreatment
Background: Numerous years of theory and research have informed our understanding of the caregiving experiences that confer vulnerability for dissociation. This work has resulted in widespread agreement on the role of childhood maltreatment as an aetiological factor. Objective: With clear integratio...
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| author | Camille Guérin-Marion Sage Sezlik Jean-François Bureau |
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| description | Background: Numerous years of theory and research have informed our understanding of the caregiving experiences that confer vulnerability for dissociation. This work has resulted in widespread agreement on the role of childhood maltreatment as an aetiological factor. Objective: With clear integration of this perspective, the current paper draws attention to the spectrum of vulnerability that can exist over and above the trauma of maltreatment within early caregiving experiences. Method: An integrative review of the developmental literature on dissociation is presented. Results: We first review and integrate existing developmental theories of dissociation into a more unified perspective, highlighting a combination of defensive and intersubjective pathways towards dissociative outcomes. Next, we present empirical research demonstrating which specific caregiving experiences are associated with dissociation. Lastly, we review recent neurodevelopmental research demonstrating that (non-extreme) caregiving stressors during infancy impact the developing limbic structures in the brain. We conclude by offering directions for future research. Conclusion: Findings make the case for approaching assessments of the caregiver-child relationship with discernment of factors beyond the presence/absence of maltreatment when conceptualizing risk pathways toward dissociation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6f7ac3147bbd4e1dabd90740c42a58d22023-01-12T15:31:32ZengTaylor & Francis GroupEuropean Journal of Psychotraumatology2000-80662020-12-0111110.1080/20008198.2020.18029081802908Developmental and attachment-based perspectives on dissociation: beyond the effects of maltreatmentCamille Guérin-Marion0Sage Sezlik1Jean-François Bureau2University of OttawaUniversity of OttawaUniversity of OttawaBackground: Numerous years of theory and research have informed our understanding of the caregiving experiences that confer vulnerability for dissociation. This work has resulted in widespread agreement on the role of childhood maltreatment as an aetiological factor. Objective: With clear integration of this perspective, the current paper draws attention to the spectrum of vulnerability that can exist over and above the trauma of maltreatment within early caregiving experiences. Method: An integrative review of the developmental literature on dissociation is presented. Results: We first review and integrate existing developmental theories of dissociation into a more unified perspective, highlighting a combination of defensive and intersubjective pathways towards dissociative outcomes. Next, we present empirical research demonstrating which specific caregiving experiences are associated with dissociation. Lastly, we review recent neurodevelopmental research demonstrating that (non-extreme) caregiving stressors during infancy impact the developing limbic structures in the brain. We conclude by offering directions for future research. Conclusion: Findings make the case for approaching assessments of the caregiver-child relationship with discernment of factors beyond the presence/absence of maltreatment when conceptualizing risk pathways toward dissociation.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2020.1802908dissociationcaregiver-child relationshipscaregivingattachmentdisorganized attachmentbrain developmentamygdalahippocampusmaltreatmenttrauma |
| spellingShingle | Camille Guérin-Marion Sage Sezlik Jean-François Bureau Developmental and attachment-based perspectives on dissociation: beyond the effects of maltreatment European Journal of Psychotraumatology dissociation caregiver-child relationships caregiving attachment disorganized attachment brain development amygdala hippocampus maltreatment trauma |
| title | Developmental and attachment-based perspectives on dissociation: beyond the effects of maltreatment |
| title_full | Developmental and attachment-based perspectives on dissociation: beyond the effects of maltreatment |
| title_fullStr | Developmental and attachment-based perspectives on dissociation: beyond the effects of maltreatment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Developmental and attachment-based perspectives on dissociation: beyond the effects of maltreatment |
| title_short | Developmental and attachment-based perspectives on dissociation: beyond the effects of maltreatment |
| title_sort | developmental and attachment based perspectives on dissociation beyond the effects of maltreatment |
| topic | dissociation caregiver-child relationships caregiving attachment disorganized attachment brain development amygdala hippocampus maltreatment trauma |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2020.1802908 |
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