Regression, Self State Work, and the Developmental Perspective: The Application of Diverse Theoretical Perspectives to Working with Trauma

Abstract

This paper explores the ways in which the author makes use of ideas associated with diverse theoretical perspectives in working with patients who have suffered trauma. A detailed vignette contributed by Dr. Rina Lazar serves as a point of departure for the author’s consideration of how theories of regression and self-states inform a developmental perspective, and are applied in the clinical psychoanalytic situation.

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Anthony Bass

Anthony Bass, Ph.D., is on the faculty of the NYU Postdoctoral Program in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, the Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research, and the Stephen Mitchell Center for Relational Studies. He is in private practice in New York City.