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Why Is Change Hard?: Applying the Social Intuitionist Theory in Trauma-Informed and Trauma Responsive Care

Why Is Change Hard?: Applying the Social Intuitionist Theory in Trauma-Informed and Trauma Responsive Care

Chung-Fan Ni, Xiaopeng Gong
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 23
ISBN13: 9781799874393|ISBN10: 1799874397|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799874409|EISBN13: 9781799874416
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-7439-3.ch014
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Ni, Chung-Fan, and Xiaopeng Gong. "Why Is Change Hard?: Applying the Social Intuitionist Theory in Trauma-Informed and Trauma Responsive Care." Rationalist Bias in Communication Theory, edited by Leonard Shedletsky, IGI Global, 2021, pp. 246-268. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7439-3.ch014

APA

Ni, C. & Gong, X. (2021). Why Is Change Hard?: Applying the Social Intuitionist Theory in Trauma-Informed and Trauma Responsive Care. In L. Shedletsky (Ed.), Rationalist Bias in Communication Theory (pp. 246-268). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7439-3.ch014

Chicago

Ni, Chung-Fan, and Xiaopeng Gong. "Why Is Change Hard?: Applying the Social Intuitionist Theory in Trauma-Informed and Trauma Responsive Care." In Rationalist Bias in Communication Theory, edited by Leonard Shedletsky, 246-268. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2021. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7439-3.ch014

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Abstract

This book chapter will first introduce theories in social and cognitive psychology to describe the process of change. The social intuitionist model (Haidt, 2001) is applied to illustrate how communication operates in human function. When confronted by the need to change, individuals respond first from intuition, and only after our response do, we acquire rational justification. Additionally, this chapter provides explanations of traumatic brain functions from the neuroscience perspective. Practitioners have to recognize both the intuitive and deliberative process when working with individuals who experience trauma with physiological reactivity. This chapter also discusses strategies to reduce traumatic stress and restore the proper balance between the rational and emotional brain.

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