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The Fractal Spiral Model in Integrative Trauma Processing

The Fractal Spiral Model in Integrative Trauma Processing

Pierre-Henri Garnier, Jean-Pierre Courtial
Copyright: © 2015 |Volume: 7 |Issue: 4 |Pages: 14
ISSN: 1942-535X|EISSN: 1942-5368|EISBN13: 9781466677128|DOI: 10.4018/IJANtTI.2015100102
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Garnier, Pierre-Henri, and Jean-Pierre Courtial. "The Fractal Spiral Model in Integrative Trauma Processing." IJANTTI vol.7, no.4 2015: pp.14-27. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJANtTI.2015100102

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Garnier, P. & Courtial, J. (2015). The Fractal Spiral Model in Integrative Trauma Processing. International Journal of Actor-Network Theory and Technological Innovation (IJANTTI), 7(4), 14-27. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJANtTI.2015100102

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Garnier, Pierre-Henri, and Jean-Pierre Courtial. "The Fractal Spiral Model in Integrative Trauma Processing," International Journal of Actor-Network Theory and Technological Innovation (IJANTTI) 7, no.4: 14-27. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJANtTI.2015100102

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Abstract

This article applies the integrative spiral model of psychotherapy described by Laub and Weiner (2013) to the case of a patient who suffered a near-drowning experience. An enhancement to the model is put forward based on actor-network theory (Law, 1999, Latour, 2005), giving it a fractal (same pattern at different scales or details level) structure and “centralisation/densification” dynamic. The process of centralisation converges the risk of death from a traumatic event towards a central node within the association network of self-awareness. This central node is then able to develop a reassuring ‘counter-centre', which is gradually densified through the relationship and complicity shared with the therapist during the therapy.

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