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 Unlike EMDR, which focuses on processing trauma over multiple sessions, IEMT emphasises rapid emotional shifts, making it particularly suited for immediate adaptive challenges.” Unlike EMDR, which focuses on processing trauma over multiple sessions, IEMT emphasises rapid emotional shifts, making it particularly suited for immediate adaptive challenges.”
  
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 3. Maladaptive (failure to reorganise) 3. Maladaptive (failure to reorganise)
  
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   - A positive and effective state of adaptation leads toward greater integration in an individual and also frees a person’s energy to respond to other stimuli.    - A positive and effective state of adaptation leads toward greater integration in an individual and also frees a person’s energy to respond to other stimuli. 
   - A limitation of IEMT is to only be able to make changes to the body's conditioned reflex responses, IEMT cannot, for example, change the genetics of a body, although it is hypothesised that further research could well find epigenetic adaptations occurring as a result from working with PTSD clients.   - A limitation of IEMT is to only be able to make changes to the body's conditioned reflex responses, IEMT cannot, for example, change the genetics of a body, although it is hypothesised that further research could well find epigenetic adaptations occurring as a result from working with PTSD clients.
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 +===== Comparison: Roy's Model vs. IEMT Model =====
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 +While both models share the language of "adaptation," their operational goals differ significantly. Roy's model is designed for **care and management** (Nursing), whereas the IEMT model is designed for **remedial change and resolution** (Therapy).
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 +^ Feature ^ Roy's Adaptation Model (Nursing) ^ IEMT Model (Therapeutic Change) ^
 +| **Primary Goal** | To promote **coping** and maintain integrity/equilibrium in the face of illness or change. | To create **resolution** by depotentiating the emotional triggers that necessitate coping. |
 +| **View of Adaptation** | Adaptation is a continuous process of adjusting to environmental stimuli to maintain health. | Adaptation is often a result of **updating** the internal representation of a memory or identity. |
 +| **Focus on Stimuli** | Focuses on **managing** Focal, Contextual, and Residual stimuli to reduce their impact. | Focuses on **identifying** the specific "Lynchpin" (Focal/Residual) to completely neutralize its emotional charge. |
 +| **Role of Practitioner** | To alter the environment or support the patient's coping mechanisms (Caregiver). | To challenge the client's internal structure and provoke neurological change (Change Agent). |
 +| **Handling "Residual" Stress** | Acknowledges past trauma as a factor that influences current health; aims to support the patient despite it. | Views "Residual" stress (past trauma) as the **primary target**; aims to remove its active influence entirely. |
 +| **Approach to Symptoms** | Symptoms (anxiety, pain behavior) are signals that the system is struggling to adapt; the goal is to stabilize. | Symptoms are viewed as **"Patterns of Chronicity"**; the goal is to disrupt the pattern to allow a new adaptation. |
 +| **Desired Outcome** | **Stability:** The patient creates a new "normal" and functions as well as possible within their constraints. | **Evolution:** The client is freed from the constraints of the past, allowing for spontaneous and generative behaviors. |
 ==== Goal and Intention of IEMT ==== ==== Goal and Intention of IEMT ====
  
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