The Art of Bart: Bilateral Affective Reprocessing of Thoughts as a Dynamic Model for Psychotherapy

ISBN-13: 9781782201359 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 320 str.

Arthur G. O'Malley

Opis

The subject of trauma-focused psychotherapy has become increasingly important due to the increased prevalence of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in the NHS. This book introduces a new therapeutic approach, which is based on affective neuroscience and research into the processing of information at a gut, heart and brain level. This book arose from a need to analyze and synthesize the fields of psychotherapy, peak performance and neurobiology.

The Art of BART presents a new paradigm in psychotherapy. This is one integrating medicine from the East and West, merging the Chakras with the latest research in the neurobiology of stress and affective neuroscience. The neural networks of the gut brain, heart brain and head brain are activated according to the five stages of BART psychotherapy. Moving on from BART psychotherapy the therapist is guided towards achieving positive change or growth with their clients both psychologically and psychiatrically. The five stages of BART peak performance are outlined. The psychotherapist will benefit from an understanding of the impact of the nervous system on their clients when exposed to dangerous and life threatening situations. Coaches will be informed of ways to help their clients achieve optimal or peak performance in their chosen field of activity.

Spis treści

Preface -- Introduction: The art of bilateral affective reprocessing of thoughts (BART): a dynamic model for psychotherapy and peak performance -- Concept of intuition and introduction to BART psychotherapy for both therapy and peak performance -- Activation of the chakras using BART psychotherapy and peak performance -- Neurodevelopment of the head-brain, heart-brain, and gut-brain -- Vibrational frequencies related to accelerated information processing in patients or clients -- Proposals for BART psychotherapy with special populations and effects of abuse and neglect on the developing brains of the patient or client -- The mystery of consciousness -- Development of thought and the role of BART psychotherapy and peak performance in reprocessing thoughts -- Guidelines for practitioners on conducting a BART psychotherapy session -- Taking a trauma and developmental history -- Influence of some research in trauma therapy by neurobiologists and how this has affected my development of the integrative approach of BART psychotherapy and peak performance -- Living in a hypothetical world dominated by the left hemisphere’s perspective, and summary of the five stages of BART psychotherapy -- Using BART for peak performance in sport, business, academia, and any pursuit where anticipatory anxiety impairs results -- Template for comprehensive assessment of the patient or client prior to BART psychotherapy or peak performance, and use of the Hermann brain dominance instrument

O autorze

G. O'Malley, Arthur