Maria Belen Field Lira

The Cost of Not Feeling: Experiential Avoidance, Autonomic Arousal, and Sexual Distress in Couples Seeking Relationship Therapy.

Research has demonstrated that exposure to childhood cumulative trauma (CCT) has significant consequences on development, particularly in the sexual domain. Avoidance mechanisms and activation of the autonomic nervous system, frequently observed among CCT' survivors, may play a role. While studies have explored how the...