Why Do Babies Cry?
Solter, Aletha
Vol. 10 (1), 1995, 21-44
This paper discusses the baffling phenomenon of extensive crying in infants for unknown reasons, frequently referred to as "colic." Traditional explanations based on gastrointestinal, allergenic and psychosocial factors are discussed, along with evidence supporting a stress-release theory of infant crying. The various sources of stress during infancy are reviewed and appropriate caregiving responses to crying are discussed. An important distinction between two major functions of crying--communication of immediate needs and the release of tensions resulting from past trauma--are presented. Inappropriate caregiving responses to crying are also described, as well as the possible consequences of repressed crying.
Prenatal Themes in Rock Music
Sonne, John C.
Vol. 10 (2), 1995, 103-119
This paper discusses the emergence of prenatal themes in the music, rhythm, and lyrics of rock music, and how the rock music form itself replicates a violent uterine environment.
What Babies Are Teaching Us about Violence: Presidential Address
Chamberlain, David B.
Vol. 10 (2), 1995, 57-74
In this address, the author presents research on the prenatal origins of violence. Violence in the womb, during and after birth are discussed, especially their acceptance as "normal" in American culture.
Build Babies, not Jails
Verny, Thomas R.
Vol. 10 (2), 1995, 75-82
In this address, the author explores the early origins of violence in pre- and peri-natal experience.
Love Effaces Violence: Panel on Breaking the Cycle of Violence
Manrique, Beatriz
Vol. 10 (2), 1995, 83-88
This panel discussion treats the positive effects of cultivating early loving relationships toward unborn children as the result of a prenatal stimulation program.
A Working Model for Trauma: The Relationship between Trauma and Violence
Pomeroy, Wendy
Vol. 10 (2), 1995, 89-102
This paper presents a model relating pre- and peri-natal trauma with their effects on self-formation and later violence. The model is based on a combination of Ericksonian methods, Bodynamics, and Hakomi training, including therapeutic models for resolving the trauma.
The Vulnerable Prenate
Emerson, William R.
Vol. 10 (3), 1996, 125-142
Based on the author's extensive work with patients, this article clarifies the conditions under which prenatal experiences may be lifelong and describes the theoretical and research perspectives necessary to understand the effects of prenatal traumatization. In addition, since the incidences of personal and societal violence are at an all-time peak and increasing, the author discusses the effects of pre- and peri-natal trauma on aggression and violence.
The Origins of Human Love and Violence
Prescott, James W.
Vol. 10 (3), 1996, 143-188
This paper is a precis of a book in preparation with the working title, Understanding the Moral Imperative for Violence: Consequences of the "Unbonded" Child and Gender Inequality. It redefines "maternal-social deprivation" as a special case of Somatosensory Affectional Deprivation (SAD), relating it to neurobiological and neuropsychological studies, the effects of pre- and peri-natal trauma upon adult behaviors, epidemiological survey of infant/child homicides in the US, and cross-cultural studies of sexual values and relationships, and the genital mutilation of children. It concludes that SAD persons and cultures represent the antithesis for the development of human affectional and sexual bonds.
The Inheritance of Life Events: A Synopsis of Time Will Tell
Earnshaw, Averil
Vol. 10 (3), 1996, 189-212
This paper is a synopsis of a book about the subjective experience and interpretation of time as handed down in families, along with the ability to manage age-related transitions, such as "mid-life crisis" with positive or negative results.
Restaging Fetal Traumas in War and Social Violence
deMause, Lloyd
Vol. 10 (4), 1996, 239-260
In this article, historical war propaganda is analyzed using a pre- and peri-natal interpretation. Depictions of the enemy or dangerous forces as the mother , and the relationships between war, birth and a toxic uterine environment are explored against a backdrop of prenatal psychology, memory, trauma, and reenactment. War is posited as a four-act drama in which people reexperience early traumas when 1)they feel too much individuation; 2) they find a leader who can function as a phantom placenta in which they can pump "bad blood;" 3) they restate early helplessness, humiliation and paranoia with another nation wishing to act out its violence; and 4) they go to war by merging with their persecutors and restaging their errors through inflicting their early traumas upon others.
The Scenery of Healing: Commentary on deMause's "Restaging of Fetal Trauma in War and Social Violence"
Adzema, Michael D.
Vol. 10 (4), 1996, 261-272
This article is a a response to and an elaboration of deMause's article.
Use of the Telephone and Hypnosis in Reversing True Preterm Labor at 26 Weeks: The Value of Ideomotor Questioning in a Crisis
Cheek, David B.
Vol. 10 (4), 1996, 273-286
This article presents a case history of physician with a history of four previous spontaneous abortions stopped the progression of preterm labor and gave birth to a healthy baby at term as a result of a telephonic intervention utilizing hypnosis.
