What is RITS®?

What is the RITS® Method?

RITS® – Reconstruction and Integration of Traumatic Stress is the name of a systematic stress-reducing conversation method. It is suitable for preventing, supporting and processing post-traumatic stress in the event of strong life events, i.e. reactions to various types of dangerous situations, loss or responsibility where something has gone wrong. The principles for RITS® conversations can be applied to many different areas where traumatic stress is included. The method has been developed by a psychiatrist and psychologist, Dr. med. Are Holen through his research and many years of work with people in crisis and disasters in Norway and internationally.

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What does RITS mean?

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Reconstruction; psychological reconstruction of the event's experiential qualities or meaning, using senses, emotions, cognition that includes thoughts and imaginations; as well as the bodily response.
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Integration; Integration involves working with the entirety of the stressor that affects the mind and nervous system.
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Traumatisk; Traumatic stress is a response to particularly intense life events that activate stress levels in the body and brain.
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Stress; Traumatic stress is a response to particularly intense life events that activate stress levels in the body and brain.
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