Stephen W. Porges

(1945) Psychologist

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Stephen W. Porges is a psychologist.

Quick Facts About Stephen W. Porges

Born: January 1, 1945
Profession: Psychologist

About Stephen W. Porges

[Wikidata] American psychologist... | [Wikipedia] Stephen W. Porges is an American psychologist. He is the Professor of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Porges is currently Director of the Kinsey Institute Traumatic Stress Research Consortium at Indiana University Bloomington, which studies trauma. He was previously a

Quotes by Stephen W. Porges

“To switch effectively from defense to social engagement strategies, the nervous system must do two things: (1) assess risk, and (2) if…

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Dangerous-people

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“By processing information from the environment through the senses, the nervous system continually evaluates risk. I have coined the term neuroception to…

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Conscious awareness

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“Playing nice" comes naturally when our neuroception detects safety and promotes physiological states that support social behavior. However, pro-social behavior will not…

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Complex-ptsd

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“A child's (or an adult's) nervous system may detect danger or a threat to life when the child enters a new environment…

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Anxiety

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“The detection of a person as safe or dangerous triggers neurobiologically determined pro-social or defensive behaviors. Even though we may not always…

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Danger

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