Realities lost and found: Trauma, dissociation, and somatic memories in a survivor of childhood sexual abuse

The Place of Erotic Transference and Countertransference in Clinical Practice

“…The connection between sexual or erotic transference and sexual abuse, sexual trauma or sexual seduction in childhood has been described in the literature (Bernardez, 1993;Frawley, 1994, in Messler Davies, 1998;Droga, 1997;Freud, 1915;Miller, 2002;Stein, 2000;Wrye and Wells, 1994). For further literature on this topic, see Wolf and Albert, 1991.)…”

“…For further literature on this topic, see Wolf and Albert, 1991.) Droga (1997) describes the somatic manifestations in the emergence of memories of childhood sexual abuse. She states the appearance of these memories are accounted for as follows: (1) the trauma was somatic in nature and was encoded, stored, and retrieved in memory along somatic-sensory channels; (2) the physical dimension of the trauma was an intensive foreground experience;…”

Do we need the concept of “splitting” to understand borderline structures?

“…Most of the findings show the exact opposite of what an individual needs in his/her primary socialization to develop ego functions sufficiently. The findings indicate that in their early childhood, these patients were exposed to aggressive injuries by their primary objects (Bergmann, 1992;Blanck, 1966;Bios & Galatzer-Levy, 1987;Bose, 1995;Bromberg, 1998;Buie & Adler, 1982;Dronga, 1997;Fonagy & Target, 2000;Golomb et al, 1994;Laub & Auerhahn, 1993) as well as to a failure in sufficient mothering (Adler & Buie, 1979;Bios & Galatzer-Levy, 1987;Golomb et al, 1994;Mahler, 1971;Meissner, 1978;Modell, 1975;Prior, 1996;Rinsley, 1978;Robbins, 1976;Sherby, 1989).…”

Trauma and traumatic neurosis: Freud’s concepts revisited

“…163f. ;Droga, 1997), into the 'implicit-procedural memory' (Howell, 2002) (referring to non-conscious remembering) and not into the 'explicit-declarative memory' (Howell, 2002;Kihlstrom and Schacter, 1995) (whose contents may be capable of consciousness through their connection with language). Although the 11 Referring in particular to a loss of objects, Sklarew and Blum (2006, p. 859) state in a similar vein: 'There is no trauma without loss'.…”

“…163f. ; Droga, 1997), into the ‘implicit‐procedural memory’ (Howell, 2002) (referring to non‐conscious remembering) and not into the ‘explicit‐declarative memory’ (Howell, 2002; Kihlstrom and Schacter, 1995) (whose contents may be capable of consciousness through their connection with language). Although the events exist in the brain, there would be a recall blockage (Markowitsch, 1998) or a lack of elaborative capacity.…”