EMDR Adaptive Information Processing Model 2

Question 1

In the AIP model, what happens to traumatic memories that have NOT been adequately processed?

Accepted Answer

They are stored in a dysfunctionally isolated memory network

Answer

Unprocessed traumatic memories remain frozen in dysfunctionally isolated networks, retaining their original disturbing sensory, emotional, and cognitive elements.

Question 2

Which term does Shapiro use to describe the innate system the AIP model posits drives healing from trauma?

Accepted Answer

Adaptive information processing system

Answer

Shapiro's AIP model proposes an innate adaptive information processing system that, when functioning properly, naturally moves disturbing experiences toward a healthy resolution.

Question 3

How does the AIP model explain intrusive PTSD symptoms like flashbacks?

Accepted Answer

They are triggered activations of unprocessed memory networks

Answer

Flashbacks occur when current stimuli trigger the frozen, unprocessed memory network, replaying the original sensory and emotional experience as if it were happening again.

Question 4

According to the AIP model, what role do negative cognitions play in trauma?

Accepted Answer

They are stored within the dysfunctionally frozen memory network

Answer

Negative cognitions such as 'I am powerless' are encoded within the frozen traumatic memory network and are accessed whenever that network is activated.

Question 5

In AIP theory, what is the significance of 'associative linkages' between memory networks?

Accepted Answer

They enable therapeutic processing to spread healing to related memories

Answer

Associative linkages allow adaptive information from one processed memory to spread to related networks, enabling generalization of therapeutic gains across similar experiences.

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EMDR Adaptive Information Processing Model 2