Dynamic Mental Representations

Freyd Dynamics Lab

Betrayal Trauma

The Freyd Dynamics Lab was located from 1987-2024 in the Department of Psychology at the University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, USA.

People

Books

Selected Book Covers

Research

• The Center for Institutional Courage
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• DARVO
• Institutional Betrayal & Institutional Courage
• Betrayal Trauma Theory
• Recovered Memories
• Disclosure of Trauma
• Compelled Disclosure: The Problem with "Mandatory Reporting"
• Books
• Articles
• Presentations
• Jennifer Freyd's CV

August 2025 -- Institutional Betrayal and the Path to Courage

February 2019 -- Betrayal and Courage in the Age of #MeToo

News

Commentary

• Institutional Courage -- 10 Steps to take-- When sexual assault victims speak out, their institutions often betray them, (Republished by Salon, LA Times, Chicago Tribune, AP, and others.)
• Professor Emerit (Not a Typo)
• More Commentary & Tip Sheets

Research Instruments

• Brief Betrayal Trauma Survey (BBTS)
• Institutional Betrayal Questionnaire (IBQ)
• Institutional Courage Questionnaire (ICQ)
• DARVO Measures
• Brief Hypervigilance Scale
• UO Sexual Violence Surveys (with links to full measure packets)

More materials

• What does COVID-19 transmission have in common with sexism and harassment? As it turns out, quite a bit.
• Tips: Be a Good Listener (and links to Lean In Foundation Discussion Guides)
• Compelled Disclosure: The Problem with "Mandatory Reporting"
• Response to Disclosure: Materials
• UO Sexual Violence Surveys
• Science of Campus Victimization Surveys
• Book: Blind to Betrayal

Additional Features

	Journal of Trauma & Dissociation (JTD) correspondence should be sent to editor.jtd@gmail.com
	Dissociation and Trauma Archives -- a digital collection of ground-breaking literature in the field of dissociation and trauma, containing the full text of many articles appearing in key journals published between 1862 and 1922, now available through UO Libraries
	Dissociation: Progress in the Dissociative Disorders -- a complete and full text searchable version of the journal of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation, published from 1988-1997, now available through UO Libraries
	Freyd et al, Science Magazine Policy Forum on Child Sexual Abuse and Letters/Authors' Response
	Dyamics Lab student awards

DARVO Explainer:

• South Park explains DARVO, 7 November 2019.