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Childhood Trauma Personality and Substance Use Disorder:

The Development of a Neuropsychoanalytic Addiction Model

1.75 CE Hour
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About the Course

The article explores the neuropsychoanalytic approach to understanding substance use disorder (SUD) by examining the role of childhood trauma, personality structure, and primary emotional systems in addiction development. By integrating psychoanalytic and neuroscientific frameworks, the study proposes that childhood trauma and certain personality factors contribute to a dysfunctional attachment and emotional regulation, potentially predisposing individuals to SUD. This model emphasizes the influence of emotions like sadness and anger and highlights the importance of addressing underlying trauma in addiction treatment.

This course is based on the reading online article, Childhood Trauma Personality and Substance Use Disorder: created by Jürgen Fuchshuber et al in 2020.

Publication Details

Publication Date: Frontiers in Psychiatry 6/9/2020

Course Material Authors

Course Material Authors authored the material only, and were not involved in creating this CE course. They are identified here for your own evaluation of the relevancy of the material this course is based on.

Jürgen Fuchshuber
Dr. Jürgen Fuchshuber is a researcher at the Center for Integrative Addiction Research, Vienna, Austria. He is a clinical psychologist specializing in addiction studies and neuropsychoanalysis. This is his third work published in a peer-reviewed journal.
Human-Friedrich Unterrainer
Dr. Human Friedrich Unterrainer is affiliated with the Medical University of Graz and the University of Vienna. He is an expert in neuropsychoanalysis and addiction research. This is his eighth work published in a peer-reviewed journal.

Course Creator

Hana Kuc, LMHC, NCC, CASAC

Hana Kuc is a Licensed Mental Heath counselor and a Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor who has been working in the field for 13 years. In that time she has worked as a counselor, therapist, educator and director. Hana has specialized in working with clients on medication assisted treatment, who are in recovery from opiates, and are also diagnosed with a mental health disorder.

Target Audience

Counselors, marriage and family therapists, psychologists and social workers. This course is appropriate for all levels of knowledge.

Learning Objectives

After taking this course, you should be able to:

  1. 1 Identify the role of childhood trauma in the development of substance use disorder according to the neuropsychoanalytic addiction model.
  2. 2 Explain the relationship between personality structure and emotional regulation in substance use disorder.
  3. 3 Discuss how the neuropsychoanalytic framework can inform treatment approaches for addiction, focusing on trauma and emotional regulation.

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Material Authors

Any relevant financial disclosures for course material authors can be found in the article.

Course Creator

Hana Kuc, LMHC, NCC, CASAC – No relevant financial relationships.

Commercial support

There is no commercial support for this distance-learning course.

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Course Details

1.75 CE Hours
Reading Online
Course 103675

Related Topics

Trauma Neuroscience Youth Emotional Dysregulation

Availability

This course is available until Feb 6th, 2035.

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