Psychology Congress 2027

Traumatic experiences often present through a complex range of psychological, physiological, and emotional responses. Specific symptomology associated with psychological, and emotional responses of hypervigilance, such as pathological hyperarousal presentations of adaptive maladaptive survival mechanisms resulting perceived nesting environments.

This presentation reframes clinically associated psychological, and emotional traumatic hypervigilance symptomology as meaningful positive psychological adaptations, transformed with positive psychology for adaptations of post-traumatic growth (PTG). Hypervigilance decomposed and modularized specifies conscious awareness, and related concepts as increased observational and analytical skills, allowing pathological diagnoses positive modular PTG opportunity and concepts of positive psychology as functional mindfulness, increasing reflective processing, and emotional sensitivity, enhancing empathy and connection. This is. A contractual specification of observational and assessment awarenesses adapted from survival mode.

This session introduces a PTG hierarchical approach, guiding participants education and comprehension of positive adaptive, maladaptive functional survival-based functioning toward intentional growth. Participants will explore how awareness of internal experience, such as emotions, and cognitive challenges and responses can serve as healing foundations and self-development. Central to this workshop is the emphasizes of the integration of internal awareness with intentional external expression. Participants will learn how internal experiences, may be translated into adaptive behaviors, skill development, and purposeful action supporting the transformation of pathological pain into functional strengths through vulnerability, reframing and resilience.

These adaptive capacities can be integrated into everyday coping strategies and therapeutic practices to support emotional regulation, cognitive flexibility, and resilience.

Shakeara Abney earned a Master of Science in Community and Trauma Counseling, concentrating on Trauma, Addictions, and Recovery, from Thomas Jefferson University.

Her work as a clinical psychotherapist, behavioral health professional, and researcher, advances interdisciplinary intersections of mind, brain, and society. Continuing research commitment, she has presented at various conferences while serving as editorial reviewer for international journals. Experience spanning across multi-ecological nesting environments serves developmental wellness. Her integrative trauma-informed approach incorporates cognitive-behavior with innovative trauma and recovery treatment for influences of wellness factors on mental health outcomes. Ms. Abney’s commitment supports ethical, evidence-informed, sustainable, clinical and behavioral health services.