Was motiviert zur Resilienz nach einem Trauma?

The author presents her view that resilience following trauma can only occur when three unconscious internal motivators (Survia, Passia, and Transcia) take turns or rotate in affecting our attitudes, feelings, thoughts, and behaviors through our ego states. Survia is concerned with personal survival, Passia with the survival of our species by supporting creativity, and Transcia with our need to sleep and to transcend everyday reality. Typical attributes of each motivator are listed, and a diagram depicts the relationship of motivators to ego states. Using examples drawn from her own and others' experience, the author discusses how, for someone who has suffered trauma, Survia may become overly dominant and the smooth rotation of motivators is thus impeded. When attributes pertaining to Passia are stimulated, rotation of motivators and consequent emotional balance are resumed and resilience becomes possible. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]