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Rages, the Angry Brain, and the Fight for Survival

Session #: 710-426
Presenter(s): Ronald Potter-Efron
Session Length: 2 hr. 00 min.
Event: 2010 Psychotherapy Networker Symposium
Date: March 25-28, 2010

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Rages are best understood as a combination of strong anger and great fear. They're dangerous because the brain shifts into survival mode, sometimes even inducing periods of dissociative "blind rage." In this workshop, we'll explore four different rage states: impotent rages, the result of someone's inability to take effective action during critical situations; survival rages, in which the person feels as if he or she is fighting to stay alive; shame-based rages, where the issue is the survival of one's personal identity; and abandonment rages, the goal of which is to prevent the loss of necessary social supports. You'll learn which brain mechanisms relate to raging and explore treatment approaches for each rage condition.

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