The Polyvagal Theory Neurophysiological Foundations of Emotions, Attachment, Communication, and Self-regulation

by Porges, Stephen W.

• ISBN13: 9780393707007
• ISBN10: 0393707008
• Edition: 00
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-04-25
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Summary

This book compiles, for the first time, Stephen W. Porges#xE2;#x80;#x99;s decades of research. The world#xE2;#x80;#x99;s leading expert on the autonomic nervous system, Porges is the mind behind the groundbreaking Polyvagal Theory, which has startling implications for the treatment of anxiety, depression, trauma, and autism.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Foreword	p. xi
Introduction: Why Is There a Polyvagal Theory?	p. 1
Theoretical Principles
Neuroception: A Subconscious System for Detecting Threat and Safety	p. 11
Orienting in a Defensive World: Mammalian Modifications of Our Evolutionary Heritage. A Polyvagal Theory	p. 20
The Polyvagal Theory: New Insights into Adaptive Reactions of the Autonomic Nervous System	p. 52
Biobehavioral Regulation During Early Development
Vagal Tone: A Physiological Marker of Stress Vulnerability	p. 63
The Infant's Sixth Sense: Awareness and Regulation of Bodily Processes	p. 75
Physiological Regulation in High-Risk Infants: A Model for Assessment and Potential Intervention	p. 83
Infant Regulation of the Vagal ôBrakeö Predicts ChildBehavior Problems: A Psychobiological Model of Social Behavior	p. 102
The Early Development of the Autonomic Nervous System Provides a Neural Platform for Social Behavior	p. 118
Social Communication and Relationships
Vagal Tone and the Physiological Regulation of Emotion	p. 133
Emotion: An Evolutionary By-Product of the Neural Regulation of the Autonomic Nervous System	p. 151
Love: An Emergent Property of the Mammalian Autonomic Nervous System	p. 167
Social Engagement and Attachment: A Phylogenetic Perspective	p. 186
The Polyvagal Hypothesis: Common Mechanisms Mediating Autonomic Regulation, Vocalizations, and Listening	p. 202
Therapeutic and Clinical Perspectives
The Vagus: A Mediator of Behavioral and Physiological Features Associated With Autism	p. 217
Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Regulation	p. 226
Abuse History Is Related to Autonomic Regulation	p. 238
Music Therapy, Trauma, and the Polyvagal Theory	p. 246
Social Behavior and Health
Reciprocal Influences Between Body and Brain in the Perception and Expression of Affect	p. 257
Neurobiology and Evolution: Mechanisms, Mediators, and Adaptive Consequences of Caregiving	p. 281
Epilogue	p. 297
Credits	p. 299
References	p. 303
Index	p. 331
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