Schematic integration of traumatic events

Cason, Dana; Resick, Patricia A.; Weaver, Terri L.

doi:10.1016/s0272-7358(01)00085-x

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“…Findings among Israeli prisoners of war (Solomon, Ginsburg, Mikulincer, Neria, & Ohry, 1998), civilians under bombardment (Mikulincer, Florian & Weller, 1993) and among Palestinian political prisoners (Kanninen, Salo, & Punamäki, 2000) show that attachment style also explains individual differences in mental health, particularly under conditions of high stress. These results suggest that the attachment-specific, unique inner working models as well as memory representations serve the function of integrating and assimilating new and painful experiences into existing life histories (Cason, Resick, & Weaver, 2002;Horowitz, 1979). Attachment style explains whether this integration is successful and results in positive growth, or is leading to symptoms and negative emotions.…”

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Adult attachment, posttraumatic growth and negative emotions among former political prisoners

Salo

Qouta

Punamäki

2005

Anxiety, Stress & Coping

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Although traumatic events are generally associated with negative psychosocial consequences, trauma survivors also report positive changes in themselves, human relationships and spirituality. Our aims are, first to study associations between exposure to torture and ill-treatment and posttraumatic growth and negative emotions, and second, to examine the role of adult attachment in moderating the association between exposure and positive growth. The participants were 275 Palestinian men imprisoned in a political context. They completed the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI), adult attachment questionnaire (AAQ) and reported exposure to traumatic events. The results show that a high level of torture and ill-treatment was associated with a low level of posttraumatic growth and a high level of negative emotions. However, adult attachment style moderated that association, among men with secure attachment exposure to torture and ill-treatment was associated with a high level of posttraumatic growth, whereas among insecure-avoidant men exposure was associated with relatively higher level of negative emotions. Main effects show that men with secure attachment reported generally more posttraumatic growth, i.e., personal strength, positive affiliation to others and spiritual change, while insecure-preoccupied attachment was associated with negative emotions. Finally, favourable socio-economic characteristics were associated with posttraumatic growth: men with high professional position, steady employment, and good economic situation reported more personal strength and positive affiliation to others. Of demographic factors, only education was associated with attachment, secure men being more educated.

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confidence: 99%

Adult attachment, posttraumatic growth and negative emotions among former political prisoners

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Punamäki

2005

Anxiety, Stress & Coping

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“…Finally, it should be noted that -besides the compatible assumptions presented here -the four theoretical concepts [11,17,18,21] differ in a number of ways, which have been discussed in detail in the literature [23,24] . However, these differences are of more relevance to the therapeutic techniques applied than to the aspects discussed here.…”

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Adjustment Disorders as Stress Response Syndromes: A New Diagnostic Concept and Its Exploration in a Medical Sample

Maercker

Einsle

Köllner³

2007

Psychopathology

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Objective: Adjustment disorders (AD) are an ill-defined category in the present diagnostic nomenclature. We propose a new diagnostic model that describes AD as particular forms of stress response syndrome, in which intrusions, avoidance of reminders and failure to adapt are the central processes and symptoms. In line with the existing classification, the description of AD subtypes is included. Backgrounds on existing psychopathological models of stress response disorders are outlined. Methods: Data from a clinical sample of patients with an automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator (n = 160, mean age 63 years, 90% males) are investigated. Results: The items tapping the individual symptoms meet psychometric requirements for diagnostic applications. The diagnostic algorithm chosen indicates a 17% prevalence of AD in the sample. The subtype most commonly diagnosed is AD with mixed emotional features (41%). In a subsample, diagnostic sensitivity was 0.58 and specificity 0.81 in relation to traditional AD cases diagnosed by the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV. By applying the most strongly conservative exclusion rule analogous to the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV, the AD prevalence was reduced to 9%. Conclusion: The new AD concept is theory driven and shows methodological soundness. Its application to further samples is recommended.

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“…De plus, il est difficile d'avoir une vue d'ensemble sur la façon dont les pertes occasionnées par un désastre affectent, à long terme, la santé psychologique des sinistrés (Baum, 1991). Cason, Resick et Weaver (2002) considèrent, d'ailleurs, qu'en raison des coûts qu'occasionnent les séquelles des traumas dans la société, une meilleure compréhension du processus impliqué dans le rétablissement à la suite d'un traumatisme est essentielle.…”

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“…problème est une stratégie active, alors que la recherche de soutien émotionnel est une stratégie passive et souvent une réponse à l'apitoiement sur soi (Carver et al, 1989 Kanninen et al 2002;Landreville et al, 1994;Major et al, 1998) imagination des stresseurs, dans le but de diminuer la détresse à la suite d'un événement stressant (Brillon, 2001;Grant et al, 2000). De plus, des interventions visant à décourager l'utilisation abusive de stratégies de distanciation/évitement face à l'activation de pensées intrusives peuvent s'avérer efficaces au traitement de plusieurs troubles anxieux à la suite d'un stress intense (Cason et al, 2002). d'explorer diverses pertes importantes pour les sinistrés, de connaître les divers facteurs qui influencent le processus d'adaptation des sinistrés, de connaître les facteurs de compensation utilisés par les sinistrés pour retrouver leur équilibre, etc.…”

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Validation d'un modèle d'adaptation psychologique aux pertes de ressources auprès de sinistrés des inondations de juillet 1996 au Saguenay /

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2004

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Schematic integration of traumatic events

Cited by 33 publications

References 43 publications

Adult attachment, posttraumatic growth and negative emotions among former political prisoners

Adult attachment, posttraumatic growth and negative emotions among former political prisoners

Adjustment Disorders as Stress Response Syndromes: A New Diagnostic Concept and Its Exploration in a Medical Sample

Validation d'un modèle d'adaptation psychologique aux pertes de ressources auprès de sinistrés des inondations de juillet 1996 au Saguenay /

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