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The Brain
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Presented by Charlotte Bell
Triune Brain
Neocortical Brain
Limbic Brain
Reptilian Brain
Reptilian Brain
Reflexes
 Manages heart rate, breathing,
hormone system and all body
automatic systems
 Reptiles have no need for attachment
so are unconcerned about separation

Limbic Brain
Deals with emotions and dealing with
stress.
 Attachment, when a baby gazes at the
mother neurons are switched on and
connect one to another.
 Activates the immune system.
 Activates regulation of anxiety and
rage- setting down the template for
stress management.

Response to Separation:
-Protest
-Despair
-Detachment
Slow to Learn – neural patterns are more
primitive and become an innate knowing.
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Neocortical Brain

Language

Thoughts

Learning Efficient
Arousal – Relaxation Cycle
Relaxation
of Tension
Child Expresses Need
- Cries
Security
Trust
Attachment
Satisfaction of
Need by Parent
State of
High Arousal
Positive Interaction Cycle
Satisfaction of
Need
Parent Initiates Positive
Interactions
Self- Worth
Self- Esteem
Cycle when Needs are
Unmet
Shutting Down and Detachment
Child Expresses Need
- Cries
Insecurity
Fear
Anxiety
Increased
Anxiety
Defended
Need Not Met
by Parent
State of
High Arousal
Repetition Spiral
Creating a new and healing
cycle
Trigger
Old Pattern repeats
Defend
Receiving
Awareness and
Alteration
opening