Parts Psychology

Types of Parts -- A Range

! Not always calm and compassionate with ourselves and/or others

! A part of me feels THIS; another part feels THAT ! Parts may be dysfunctional in relationship to self or others

From awareness of parts to amnesia for one or more parts (DID)

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CAUSE OF PARTS

Aspects of the Instinctual Trauma Response continue to be experienced

as if the trauma is going on NOW!

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The person can be “stuck” !at the age(s) when the trauma(s)

happened OR ! In a fixed state of the Instinctual Trauma

Response

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Fixed States of the ITR

Fixed States of ITR Phases: Commonly Mistaken for:

Startle Generalized Anxiety D/O, Panic D/O, ADHD

Fight/Flight Anti-social, Oppositional Defiant D/O, Intermittent Explosive D/O

Freeze Depression

Altered State of Consciousness Schizophrenia, Depersonalization/ Derealization D/O

Body Sensations Somatic Symptom D/O, Conversion D/O

Automatic Obedience Dependent Personality D/O, Sexually Promiscuous, Stockholm Syndrome

Self-Repair Obsessive Compulsive D/O, Feeding & Eating D/O, Substance-Related & Addictive D/O

Aspects of the ITR can be crystalized into parts that lack awareness of other

parts

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True Self/Wise Self

Bossy Mode (Manager)

Critical, judgmental

Controlling

Caretaker

Perfectionist

Needing to be right

Love

Hurt Part (Exile)

Fearful, Shameful, Abandoned, Rejected

(The most vulnerable & usually the youngest)

Freak-out Mode (Firefighter)

Suicidal

Addictions & Compulsions

Rage

Anxious/Panicky

Oppositional

FearFear

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Theorists Known for UsingConcept of Parts

! Freud ! Perls ! Assagioli ! Watkins & Watkins ! Noricks

! Jung ! Berne ! R. Schwartz ! H. Bloom ! Tinnin

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Basic Concepts for Parts Work

! All parts are good [R. Schwartz – All parts have good intentions]

! Parts try to do the best with what they have ! Parts try to protect the individual ! All parts are welcome and have valuable/helpful

info even if their idea of what to do isn’t optimal

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