Dissociation and trauma

The thesis deals with dissociation, trauma and their relationship. More space is devoted to the phenomenon of dissociation, due to its theoretical complexity and disunity of conception. The clinical perspective on dissociative states is mentioned first. The history, different perspectives through which the phenomenon is approached and recent, empirically supported models that demonstrate the functioning of dissociation are outlined. Attention is focused on the dissociative continuum and the findings associated with the approach. Some of the phenomena classified under pathological and non-pathological forms of dissociation are described. Trauma is discussed in the paper with reference to its definition, forms and events that cause traumatization. Following the ways of traumatization, the topics of developmental trauma and transgenerational transmission are briefly covered. The consequences of post-traumatic stress are demonstrated by the acute stress response and post-traumatic stress disorder. The paper discusses the relationship between dissociation and trauma, which is characterized with regard to temporality. When dissociative states occur immediately following a traumatic event and have a protective function or when they persist for a long time and disrupt everyday existence. These issues form..