Index
Key terms, patterns, and frameworks — with chapter locations
An alphabetical reference of the principal patterns, mechanisms, and concepts appearing across Nervous System Theology. Each entry lists the chapters where the term occurs.
A
Abandonment Sensitivity — Psychology Lineage, Attachment Theory, Polyvagal Theory, Systems Theory, Family Systems, IFS, CPTSD 101, BPD 101, NPD 101, Faith & NS, Cluster-B, Anxious-Avoidant, Sexual Ignorance, Sleep Trap, Trauma Bonds, Empathic Ruptures, Trauma Bond Exit, Religious Ruptures, Divorce & NS, Infidelity & NS, Dark Empath, Creative Resurrection, Covenant Reconstruction, Grief & NS, Inner-Child Debugging, References, Terms & Definitions
Accountability — Trauma 101, CPTSD 101, NPD 101, Cognitive Distortions, Maladaptive Coping, Faith & NS, Deconstruction, Big Five, Meaning Systems, Cluster-B, Husband Caretaker, Anxious-Avoidant, Sexual Ignorance, Walk-Away Spouses, Empathic Ruptures, Trauma Bond Exit, Religious Ruptures, Infidelity & NS, Dark Empath, Scrupulosity, Terms & Definitions
Apology Loop — Cluster-B, Anxious-Avoidant, Sleep Trap, Empathic Ruptures, Religious Ruptures, Infidelity & NS, Terms & Definitions
Attachment Style — Human Development, Psychology Lineage, Attachment Theory, Systems Theory, IFS, NPD 101, Cognitive Distortions, Faith & NS, Deconstruction, Big Five, Anxious-Avoidant, Walk-Away Spouses, Sleep Trap, Empathic Ruptures, Religious Ruptures, Divorce & NS, Infidelity & NS, Grief & NS, Inner-Child Debugging, References, Terms & Definitions
Attachment Theory — Introduction, Human Development, Psychology Lineage, Attachment Theory, Polyvagal Theory, Systems Theory, Family Systems, IFS, Trauma 101, CPTSD 101, BPD 101, NPD 101, Cognitive Distortions, Maladaptive Coping, Faith & NS, Deconstruction, Nihilism 101, Big Five, Meaning Systems, Perimenopause, Cluster-B, Neurochemistry, Male Biology, Husband Caretaker, Anxious-Avoidant, Sexual Ignorance, Walk-Away Spouses, Sleep Trap, Trauma Bonds, Empathic Ruptures, Trauma Bond Exit, Religious Ruptures, CPTSD & Trauma Bonds, Divorce & NS, Infidelity & NS, Dark Empath, Scrupulosity, Divorce Foundations, Healing Cycle, Creative Resurrection, Covenant Reconstruction, Grief & NS, Inner-Child Debugging, Fundamentalism & the Void, Regulation, References, Book Updates, Terms & Definitions
B
Big Five / Five-Factor Model — Introduction, Human Development, Psychology Lineage, Attachment Theory, Polyvagal Theory, Systems Theory, Family Systems, IFS, Trauma 101, CPTSD 101, BPD 101, NPD 101, Cognitive Distortions, Maladaptive Coping, Faith & NS, Deconstruction, Nihilism 101, Big Five, Meaning Systems, Perimenopause, Cluster-B, Neurochemistry, Male Biology, Husband Caretaker, Anxious-Avoidant, Sexual Ignorance, Walk-Away Spouses, Sleep Trap, Trauma Bonds, Empathic Ruptures, Trauma Bond Exit, Religious Ruptures, CPTSD & Trauma Bonds, Divorce & NS, Infidelity & NS, Dark Empath, Scrupulosity, Divorce Foundations, Healing Cycle, Creative Resurrection, Covenant Reconstruction, Grief & NS, Inner-Child Debugging, Fundamentalism & the Void, Regulation, References, Book Updates, Terms & Definitions
Boundary — Introduction, Psychology Lineage, Attachment Theory, Polyvagal Theory, Family Systems, IFS, Trauma 101, CPTSD 101, BPD 101, NPD 101, Maladaptive Coping, Faith & NS, Deconstruction, Big Five, Meaning Systems, Cluster-B, Neurochemistry, Husband Caretaker, Anxious-Avoidant, Sexual Ignorance, Walk-Away Spouses, Sleep Trap, Trauma Bonds, Empathic Ruptures, Trauma Bond Exit, Religious Ruptures, CPTSD & Trauma Bonds, Divorce & NS, Infidelity & NS, Dark Empath, Scrupulosity, Divorce Foundations, Creative Resurrection, Covenant Reconstruction, Inner-Child Debugging, Fundamentalism & the Void, Terms & Definitions
C
Cluster B — Introduction, Human Development, Psychology Lineage, Attachment Theory, Polyvagal Theory, Systems Theory, Family Systems, IFS, Trauma 101, CPTSD 101, BPD 101, NPD 101, Cognitive Distortions, Maladaptive Coping, Faith & NS, Deconstruction, Nihilism 101, Big Five, Meaning Systems, Perimenopause, Cluster-B, Neurochemistry, Male Biology, Husband Caretaker, Anxious-Avoidant, Sexual Ignorance, Walk-Away Spouses, Sleep Trap, Trauma Bonds, Empathic Ruptures, Trauma Bond Exit, Religious Ruptures, CPTSD & Trauma Bonds, Divorce & NS, Infidelity & NS, Dark Empath, Scrupulosity, Divorce Foundations, Healing Cycle, Creative Resurrection, Covenant Reconstruction, Grief & NS, Inner-Child Debugging, Fundamentalism & the Void, Regulation, References, Book Updates, Terms & Definitions
Cognitive Dissonance — Cognitive Distortions, Faith & NS, Deconstruction, Cluster-B, Terms & Definitions
Cognitive Distortions — Introduction, Human Development, Psychology Lineage, Attachment Theory, Polyvagal Theory, Systems Theory, Family Systems, IFS, Trauma 101, CPTSD 101, BPD 101, NPD 101, Cognitive Distortions, Maladaptive Coping, Faith & NS, Deconstruction, Nihilism 101, Big Five, Meaning Systems, Perimenopause, Cluster-B, Neurochemistry, Male Biology, Husband Caretaker, Anxious-Avoidant, Sexual Ignorance, Walk-Away Spouses, Sleep Trap, Trauma Bonds, Empathic Ruptures, Trauma Bond Exit, Religious Ruptures, CPTSD & Trauma Bonds, Divorce & NS, Infidelity & NS, Dark Empath, Scrupulosity, Divorce Foundations, Healing Cycle, Creative Resurrection, Covenant Reconstruction, Grief & NS, Inner-Child Debugging, Fundamentalism & the Void, Regulation, References, Book Updates, Terms & Definitions
Control — Human Development, Psychology Lineage, Systems Theory, Family Systems, IFS, Trauma 101, NPD 101, Cognitive Distortions, Maladaptive Coping, Faith & NS, Deconstruction, Nihilism 101, Big Five, Meaning Systems, Cluster-B, Neurochemistry, Male Biology, Anxious-Avoidant, Sexual Ignorance, Walk-Away Spouses, Sleep Trap, Trauma Bonds, Trauma Bond Exit, Religious Ruptures, Divorce & NS, Dark Empath, Scrupulosity, Healing Cycle, Fundamentalism & the Void, Regulation, Terms & Definitions
CPTSD — Introduction, Human Development, Psychology Lineage, Attachment Theory, Polyvagal Theory, Systems Theory, Family Systems, IFS, Trauma 101, CPTSD 101, BPD 101, NPD 101, Cognitive Distortions, Maladaptive Coping, Faith & NS, Deconstruction, Nihilism 101, Big Five, Meaning Systems, Perimenopause, Cluster-B, Neurochemistry, Male Biology, Husband Caretaker, Anxious-Avoidant, Sexual Ignorance, Walk-Away Spouses, Sleep Trap, Trauma Bonds, Empathic Ruptures, Trauma Bond Exit, Religious Ruptures, CPTSD & Trauma Bonds, Divorce & NS, Infidelity & NS, Dark Empath, Scrupulosity, Divorce Foundations, Healing Cycle, Creative Resurrection, Covenant Reconstruction, Grief & NS, Inner-Child Debugging, Fundamentalism & the Void, Regulation, References, Book Updates, Terms & Definitions
D
Differentiation of Self — Systems Theory, Family Systems, BPD 101, Scrupulosity, Terms & Definitions
E
Emotional Flooding — Polyvagal Theory, CPTSD 101, BPD 101, Big Five, Perimenopause, Healing Cycle, Terms & Definitions
Empathic Rupture — Introduction, Human Development, Psychology Lineage, Attachment Theory, Polyvagal Theory, Systems Theory, Family Systems, IFS, Trauma 101, CPTSD 101, BPD 101, NPD 101, Cognitive Distortions, Maladaptive Coping, Faith & NS, Deconstruction, Nihilism 101, Big Five, Meaning Systems, Perimenopause, Cluster-B, Neurochemistry, Male Biology, Husband Caretaker, Anxious-Avoidant, Sexual Ignorance, Walk-Away Spouses, Sleep Trap, Trauma Bonds, Empathic Ruptures, Trauma Bond Exit, Religious Ruptures, CPTSD & Trauma Bonds, Divorce & NS, Infidelity & NS, Dark Empath, Scrupulosity, Divorce Foundations, Healing Cycle, Creative Resurrection, Covenant Reconstruction, Grief & NS, Inner-Child Debugging, Fundamentalism & the Void, Regulation, References, Book Updates, Terms & Definitions
F
Feedback Loop — Systems Theory, Cognitive Distortions, Male Biology, Anxious-Avoidant, Dark Empath, Scrupulosity, Terms & Definitions
Four-Phase Trauma Bond Cycle — Faith & NS, Cluster-B, Neurochemistry, Anxious-Avoidant, Walk-Away Spouses, Empathic Ruptures, Trauma Bond Exit, Divorce & NS, Infidelity & NS, Scrupulosity, Divorce Foundations, Terms & Definitions
G
Gaslighting — NPD 101, Cognitive Distortions, Cluster-B, Sleep Trap, Trauma Bond Exit, Religious Ruptures, Terms & Definitions
Grounding — Human Development, Attachment Theory, Polyvagal Theory, Systems Theory, IFS, Trauma 101, Cognitive Distortions, Maladaptive Coping, Perimenopause, Cluster-B, Neurochemistry, Anxious-Avoidant, Sexual Ignorance, Trauma Bond Exit, CPTSD & Trauma Bonds, Divorce Foundations, Healing Cycle, Inner-Child Debugging, Regulation, Terms & Definitions
H
Hypersexual Response — Polyvagal Theory, Maladaptive Coping, Perimenopause, Trauma Bonds, Terms & Definitions
Hypervigilance — Psychology Lineage, Polyvagal Theory, Systems Theory, Family Systems, IFS, Trauma 101, CPTSD 101, Cognitive Distortions, Maladaptive Coping, Faith & NS, Deconstruction, Big Five, Perimenopause, Cluster-B, Male Biology, Anxious-Avoidant, Sexual Ignorance, Walk-Away Spouses, Sleep Trap, Trauma Bonds, Trauma Bond Exit, Religious Ruptures, CPTSD & Trauma Bonds, Divorce & NS, Infidelity & NS, Dark Empath, Scrupulosity, Inner-Child Debugging, Regulation, Terms & Definitions
I
Idealization Phase — BPD 101, NPD 101, Cognitive Distortions, Cluster-B, Neurochemistry, Trauma Bonds, Trauma Bond Exit, Infidelity & NS, Terms & Definitions
Intermittent Reinforcement — Maladaptive Coping, Cluster-B, Neurochemistry, Sexual Ignorance, Trauma Bonds, Trauma Bond Exit, CPTSD & Trauma Bonds, Dark Empath, Terms & Definitions
Internal Family Systems — Introduction, Human Development, Psychology Lineage, Attachment Theory, Polyvagal Theory, Systems Theory, Family Systems, IFS, Trauma 101, CPTSD 101, BPD 101, NPD 101, Cognitive Distortions, Maladaptive Coping, Faith & NS, Deconstruction, Nihilism 101, Big Five, Meaning Systems, Perimenopause, Cluster-B, Neurochemistry, Male Biology, Husband Caretaker, Anxious-Avoidant, Sexual Ignorance, Walk-Away Spouses, Sleep Trap, Trauma Bonds, Empathic Ruptures, Trauma Bond Exit, Religious Ruptures, CPTSD & Trauma Bonds, Divorce & NS, Infidelity & NS, Dark Empath, Scrupulosity, Divorce Foundations, Healing Cycle, Creative Resurrection, Covenant Reconstruction, Grief & NS, Inner-Child Debugging, Fundamentalism & the Void, Regulation, References, Book Updates, Terms & Definitions
L
Limerence — Introduction, Human Development, Psychology Lineage, Attachment Theory, Polyvagal Theory, Systems Theory, Family Systems, IFS, Trauma 101, CPTSD 101, BPD 101, NPD 101, Cognitive Distortions, Maladaptive Coping, Faith & NS, Deconstruction, Nihilism 101, Big Five, Meaning Systems, Perimenopause, Cluster-B, Neurochemistry, Male Biology, Husband Caretaker, Anxious-Avoidant, Sexual Ignorance, Walk-Away Spouses, Sleep Trap, Trauma Bonds, Empathic Ruptures, Trauma Bond Exit, Religious Ruptures, CPTSD & Trauma Bonds, Divorce & NS, Infidelity & NS, Dark Empath, Scrupulosity, Divorce Foundations, Healing Cycle, Creative Resurrection, Covenant Reconstruction, Grief & NS, Inner-Child Debugging, Fundamentalism & the Void, Regulation, References, Book Updates, Terms & Definitions
M
N
Nervous System — Introduction, Human Development, Psychology Lineage, Attachment Theory, Polyvagal Theory, Systems Theory, Family Systems, IFS, Trauma 101, CPTSD 101, BPD 101, NPD 101, Cognitive Distortions, Maladaptive Coping, Faith & NS, Deconstruction, Nihilism 101, Big Five, Meaning Systems, Perimenopause, Cluster-B, Neurochemistry, Male Biology, Husband Caretaker, Anxious-Avoidant, Sexual Ignorance, Walk-Away Spouses, Sleep Trap, Trauma Bonds, Empathic Ruptures, Trauma Bond Exit, Religious Ruptures, CPTSD & Trauma Bonds, Divorce & NS, Infidelity & NS, Dark Empath, Scrupulosity, Divorce Foundations, Healing Cycle, Creative Resurrection, Covenant Reconstruction, Grief & NS, Inner-Child Debugging, Fundamentalism & the Void, Regulation, References, Book Updates, Terms & Definitions
P
Patterns, Not Personal — Family Systems, CPTSD 101, Trauma Bonds, Trauma Bond Exit, Terms & Definitions
Perimenopause — Introduction, Human Development, Psychology Lineage, Attachment Theory, Polyvagal Theory, Systems Theory, Family Systems, IFS, Trauma 101, CPTSD 101, BPD 101, NPD 101, Cognitive Distortions, Maladaptive Coping, Faith & NS, Deconstruction, Nihilism 101, Big Five, Meaning Systems, Perimenopause, Cluster-B, Neurochemistry, Male Biology, Husband Caretaker, Anxious-Avoidant, Sexual Ignorance, Walk-Away Spouses, Sleep Trap, Trauma Bonds, Empathic Ruptures, Trauma Bond Exit, Religious Ruptures, CPTSD & Trauma Bonds, Divorce & NS, Infidelity & NS, Dark Empath, Scrupulosity, Divorce Foundations, Healing Cycle, Creative Resurrection, Covenant Reconstruction, Grief & NS, Inner-Child Debugging, Fundamentalism & the Void, Regulation, References, Book Updates, Terms & Definitions
Polyvagal Theory — Introduction, Human Development, Psychology Lineage, Attachment Theory, Polyvagal Theory, Systems Theory, Family Systems, IFS, Trauma 101, CPTSD 101, BPD 101, NPD 101, Cognitive Distortions, Maladaptive Coping, Faith & NS, Deconstruction, Nihilism 101, Big Five, Meaning Systems, Perimenopause, Cluster-B, Neurochemistry, Male Biology, Husband Caretaker, Anxious-Avoidant, Sexual Ignorance, Walk-Away Spouses, Sleep Trap, Trauma Bonds, Empathic Ruptures, Trauma Bond Exit, Religious Ruptures, CPTSD & Trauma Bonds, Divorce & NS, Infidelity & NS, Dark Empath, Scrupulosity, Divorce Foundations, Healing Cycle, Creative Resurrection, Covenant Reconstruction, Grief & NS, Inner-Child Debugging, Fundamentalism & the Void, Regulation, References, Book Updates, Terms & Definitions
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S
Scrupulosity — Introduction, Human Development, Psychology Lineage, Attachment Theory, Polyvagal Theory, Systems Theory, Family Systems, IFS, Trauma 101, CPTSD 101, BPD 101, NPD 101, Cognitive Distortions, Maladaptive Coping, Faith & NS, Deconstruction, Nihilism 101, Big Five, Meaning Systems, Perimenopause, Cluster-B, Neurochemistry, Male Biology, Husband Caretaker, Anxious-Avoidant, Sexual Ignorance, Walk-Away Spouses, Sleep Trap, Trauma Bonds, Empathic Ruptures, Trauma Bond Exit, Religious Ruptures, CPTSD & Trauma Bonds, Divorce & NS, Infidelity & NS, Dark Empath, Scrupulosity, Divorce Foundations, Healing Cycle, Creative Resurrection, Covenant Reconstruction, Grief & NS, Inner-Child Debugging, Fundamentalism & the Void, Regulation, References, Book Updates, Terms & Definitions
Silent Treatment — Attachment Theory, Male Biology, Anxious-Avoidant, Walk-Away Spouses, Trauma Bond Exit, Divorce Foundations, Covenant Reconstruction, Terms & Definitions
Sleep Trap — Introduction, Human Development, Psychology Lineage, Attachment Theory, Polyvagal Theory, Systems Theory, Family Systems, IFS, Trauma 101, CPTSD 101, BPD 101, NPD 101, Cognitive Distortions, Maladaptive Coping, Faith & NS, Deconstruction, Nihilism 101, Big Five, Meaning Systems, Perimenopause, Cluster-B, Neurochemistry, Male Biology, Husband Caretaker, Anxious-Avoidant, Sexual Ignorance, Walk-Away Spouses, Sleep Trap, Trauma Bonds, Empathic Ruptures, Trauma Bond Exit, Religious Ruptures, CPTSD & Trauma Bonds, Divorce & NS, Infidelity & NS, Dark Empath, Scrupulosity, Divorce Foundations, Healing Cycle, Creative Resurrection, Covenant Reconstruction, Grief & NS, Inner-Child Debugging, Fundamentalism & the Void, Regulation, References, Book Updates, Terms & Definitions
Spiritual Bypassing — Psychology Lineage, Faith & NS, Deconstruction, Empathic Ruptures, Religious Ruptures, Divorce & NS, Infidelity & NS, Grief & NS, Terms & Definitions
Storm Pattern — Cognitive Distortions, Cluster-B, Anxious-Avoidant, Trauma Bond Exit, Terms & Definitions
Systems Theory — Introduction, Human Development, Psychology Lineage, Attachment Theory, Polyvagal Theory, Systems Theory, Family Systems, IFS, Trauma 101, CPTSD 101, BPD 101, NPD 101, Cognitive Distortions, Maladaptive Coping, Faith & NS, Deconstruction, Nihilism 101, Big Five, Meaning Systems, Perimenopause, Cluster-B, Neurochemistry, Male Biology, Husband Caretaker, Anxious-Avoidant, Sexual Ignorance, Walk-Away Spouses, Sleep Trap, Trauma Bonds, Empathic Ruptures, Trauma Bond Exit, Religious Ruptures, CPTSD & Trauma Bonds, Divorce & NS, Infidelity & NS, Dark Empath, Scrupulosity, Divorce Foundations, Healing Cycle, Creative Resurrection, Covenant Reconstruction, Grief & NS, Inner-Child Debugging, Fundamentalism & the Void, Regulation, References, Book Updates, Terms & Definitions
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Trauma Bond — Introduction, Human Development, Psychology Lineage, Attachment Theory, Polyvagal Theory, Systems Theory, Family Systems, IFS, Trauma 101, CPTSD 101, BPD 101, NPD 101, Cognitive Distortions, Maladaptive Coping, Faith & NS, Deconstruction, Nihilism 101, Big Five, Meaning Systems, Perimenopause, Cluster-B, Neurochemistry, Male Biology, Husband Caretaker, Anxious-Avoidant, Sexual Ignorance, Walk-Away Spouses, Sleep Trap, Trauma Bonds, Empathic Ruptures, Trauma Bond Exit, Religious Ruptures, CPTSD & Trauma Bonds, Divorce & NS, Infidelity & NS, Dark Empath, Scrupulosity, Divorce Foundations, Healing Cycle, Creative Resurrection, Covenant Reconstruction, Grief & NS, Inner-Child Debugging, Fundamentalism & the Void, Regulation, References, Book Updates, Terms & Definitions
Triangulation — Family Systems, Cluster-B, Trauma Bond Exit, Infidelity & NS, Dark Empath, Scrupulosity, Covenant Reconstruction, Terms & Definitions
U
W
Walk Away — Introduction, Human Development, Psychology Lineage, Attachment Theory, Polyvagal Theory, Systems Theory, Family Systems, IFS, Trauma 101, CPTSD 101, BPD 101, NPD 101, Cognitive Distortions, Maladaptive Coping, Faith & NS, Deconstruction, Nihilism 101, Big Five, Meaning Systems, Perimenopause, Cluster-B, Neurochemistry, Male Biology, Husband Caretaker, Anxious-Avoidant, Sexual Ignorance, Walk-Away Spouses, Sleep Trap, Trauma Bonds, Empathic Ruptures, Trauma Bond Exit, Religious Ruptures, CPTSD & Trauma Bonds, Divorce & NS, Infidelity & NS, Dark Empath, Scrupulosity, Divorce Foundations, Healing Cycle, Creative Resurrection, Covenant Reconstruction, Grief & NS, Inner-Child Debugging, Fundamentalism & the Void, Regulation, References, Book Updates, Terms & Definitions