( HS Seigel 150289 2025) Cross-Generational Trauma and Personality: How Overwhelming Experiences, Genetics, and Epigenetics S
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Course overview
This presentation will explore the Patterns of Developmental Pathways (PDP) framework of personality and how traumatic attachment experiences may interact with innate temperament influenced by both genetic and epigenetic factors shape the enduring patterns of emotion and its regulation, thinking and meaning making, and behavioral habits that we call personality. Understanding the role of subcortical influences on motivation and affect can greatly help in gaining insights into how overwhelming experiences early in life may impact the cortical learning that contributes to our adaptive strategies of survival. Practical applications of this PDP approach to working clinically with those whove experienced various challenges to secure attachment including developmental trauma will be explored. Cultural influences on how each of these patterns of personality express themselves in life will be discussed.
Subject areas
This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.
Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling
Certified Master Social Worker
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Florida Board of Psychology
Limited License Psychologist
Psychologist
Disclosure statements
Financial: Dr. Dan Siegel is the medical director with Lifespan Learning Institute and is the executive director with Center for Human Development and Mindsight Institute, and the founding editor with Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology. He receives royalties as a published author and is a scientific advisor with Inner Developmental Goals. He receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Dan Siegel is an honorary member of the Austrian Federal Association for Mindfulness and serves on the Garrison Institute Board. He is an advisory board member with Gloo and Convergence.