It is the persistence of adaptive survival {styles|patterns|structures|presets|strategies} appropriate to the past that distorts present experience and creates symptoms.

• Should be name survival-structure because these are not strategies

narm related

• Connection. We feel that we belong in the world. We are in touch with our body and our emotions and capable of consistent connection with others.
• Attunement. Our ability to know what we need and to recognize, reach out for, and take in the abundance that life offers.
• Trust. We have an inherent trust in ourselves and others. We feel safe enough to allow a healthy interdependence with others.
• Autonomy. We are able to say no and set limits with others. We speak our mind without guilt or fear.
• Love-Sexuality. Our heart is open and we are able to integrate a loving relationship with a vital sexuality.

See

• trauma
• Defence mechanism
• Survial Mechanism

Links

• On how defensiveness works as a force to keep access to information. If we make sure that let it know that we won't loose that information it loosens up and we get more cognitive freedom.