Summary of Deborah A. Dana's Anchored

By IRB Media

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.

Book Preview: #1 The autonomic nervous system is the automatic system in charge of the body’s basic housekeeping responsibilities, such as breathing and heart rate. It is organized around three building blocks that work in a certain order, and it comes with preset pathways.

#2 The autonomic hierarchy is the order in which the three building blocks came into being. The ventral vagal building block, the newest of the three, provides a pathway to health and well-being. When something feels overwhelming, we move down a step to the next building block and the action taking of the sympathetic pathway.

# 3 The three building blocks of the autonomic hierarchy are the world is unwelcoming, dark, and empty; the world is chaotic, unmanageable, and terrifying; and the world is welcoming, beautiful, and inviting of connection.

#4 The second principle of Polyvagal Theory is the internal surveillance system, which is defined by the word neuroception. Neuroception refers to the awareness of signs of safety and danger, and it follows three streams of awareness: inside, outside, and between.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Mar 4, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669355960

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Insights on Deborah Dana's Anchored

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The autonomic nervous system is the automatic system in charge of the body’s basic housekeeping responsibilities, such as breathing and heart rate. It is organized around three building blocks that work in a certain order, and it comes with preset pathways.

#2

The autonomic hierarchy is the order in which the three building blocks came into being. The ventral vagal building block, the newest of the three, provides a pathway to health and well-being. When something feels overwhelming, we move down a step to the next building block and the action taking of the sympathetic pathway.

#3

The three building blocks of the autonomic hierarchy are the world is unwelcoming, dark, and empty; the world is chaotic, unmanageable, and terrifying; and the world is welcoming, beautiful, and inviting of connection.

#4

The second principle of Polyvagal Theory is the internal surveillance system, which is defined by the word neuroception. Neuroception refers to the awareness of signs of safety and danger, and it follows three streams of awareness: inside, outside, and between.

#5

The third principle of Polyvagal Theory is the need for finding safe connection with others. We need to find a way to co-regulate with others, and this can only happen through hierarchy, neuroception, and co-regulation.

#6

The three principles of Polyvagal Theory are building blocks of the hierarchy, internal surveillance through neuroception, and regulating with others. When these three elements are present, we more easily find the way to regulation. When any one of these elements is missing, we feel off balance and experience a sense of unease.

Insights from Chapter 2

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