Self-concept, post-traumatic self-appraisals and post-traumatic psychological adjustment: what are the relationships?

Engelbrecht, Alberta; Jobson, Laura

doi:10.1017/s1352465820000156

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“…At the cognitive level, the negative perception of self, feeling of bitterness, feeling of helplessness, and revengeful thoughts were among the cultural script elements identified. The literature has indicated that all of these script elements are mental representations and practices that are still comprehensible but understood as abnormal and undesirable (Chentsova-Dutton et al, 2014) and that they are influenced by culture (Engelbrecht and Jobson, 2020). Nevertheless, this study shed light on survivors' perception of why these script elements occur in the studied population.…”

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confidence: 75%

Elements of cultural scripts of trauma sequelae among trauma victims in East Africa

Mutuyimana,

Maercker

2023

Front. Psychol.

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BackgroundAs a new, unifying approach to mapping the cultural expressions of trauma sequelae, cultural scripts of trauma sequelae are empirically investigated here for the first time in a primarily qualitative study. Elements of Cultural Scripts of Trauma (CST) include the typical symptoms and appraisals of changes of those who have experienced traumatic events. These elements refer to the value orientations in the given culture.AimsTo identify post-traumatic cultural scripts’ elements and their groupings, as expressed by trauma survivors from the East African population, and to explore the cultural values that serve as a reference to such scripts’ elements.MethodsSemi-structured, in-depth interviews were conducted in nine focus groups of trauma survivors and trauma experts. Grounded theory was the basis for the content analysis, and MAXQDA was used for coding and grouping. Semi-quantitative analyses of the frequency of groupings followed.ResultsThe study extracted 270 elements of the cultural scripts of trauma. Three stages of cultural scripts’ elements were identified including unspeakable, heart wounds and painful scars and growth. The reported elements are only those in the three last stages and they are grouped into six categories, such as cognitive appraisals, worldview, interpersonal relationships, body-related, positive changes and changes in family interest and management, while the elements of the first stages are not codable as the survivors do not yet get the words of their expressions. The cultural values that served as a reference consisted of holding the sadness, Christianity, community reputation, solidarity, social connectedness, social cynicism, and reproductiveness, among others.DiscussionThis comprehensive study with participants from several countries in East Africa collected a large number of elements of cultural scripts of trauma for this regional area. Notably, these elements were based mostly on man-made traumas, such as the genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda. Further steps in the CST investigation are subject to future studies, such as a more systematic investigation of the relationship with cultural values and the temporal relationships within the scripts.

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confidence: 75%

Elements of cultural scripts of trauma sequelae among trauma victims in East Africa

Mutuyimana,

Maercker

2023

Front. Psychol.

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“…Psychological research indicates that one of the many consequences of trauma is that it negatively impacts an individual's self-concept (e.g. self-esteem and confidence; Engelbrecht and Jobson, 2020). In the context of police–community engagement initiatives, African Australians who are navigating trauma may lack the self-confidence to engage in certain activities and may be fearful or weary of police presence during engagement initiatives.…”

Section: Section IImentioning

confidence: 99%

Promoting trust and police legitimacy in African Australian communities: A critical reflection on community engagement strategies and practical recommendations for police

Ali

Shepherd

Ahmed

2023

International Journal of Police Science & Management

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Community engagement strategies intended to build trust and legitimacy are used widely by police agencies. Available research on the utility of these strategies shows mixed results and police have been criticised for adopting a ‘one-size fits all’ mentality when employing these strategies across minority groups. Yet, community engagement strategies remain a preferred tool for police seeking to improve their relations with minority groups. This article unpacks police–community engagement as a tool for promoting trust and legitimacy among African Australians. The first half of the article provides an overview of community engagement strategies and presents an engagement typology that is used to assesses critically the strengths and limitations of key strategies used by police vis-à-vis trust and legitimacy. The second half of the article canvasses the relationship between African Australian communities and the police, and draws attention to sociocultural factors that must be considered by police when developing and implementing engagement initiatives. The article concludes with several recommendations for police including the need to prioritise the needs of the community over intelligence gathering by embedding employment and education services into engagement initiatives.

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“…For example, we tend to evaluate ourselves in the present by comparing ourselves to the future self we hope to achieve (Bak, 2015). Related to this, neurocognitive findings have consistently linked PTSD to negative self-evaluations (Engelbrecht & Jobson, 2020).…”

Section: Mental Time Travelmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Role of the Body and Extended Memory Systems in Working With Traumatic Memories

Minina¹

2022

PsyRB

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In this article I present psychodrama therapy as a practical example of the combination of mental time trave theory form philosophy of memory and cognitive science and the extended mind from philosophy of mind. Theories of extended mind and distributed consciousness entail the idea of an extended identity. Following this positions the boundaries of the self are fluid, located somewhere around the body, the brain, the surrounding tools and artefacts the individual is using and the sociocultural structures in which he is situated. In this article I use neo-Lockean theories about personal identity which qualify memory and psychological connectedness as criteria for identity. The concept of extended personal identity is presented on two levels, on one hand as extended bodily identity, and on the other hand as extended memory and personal narrative. Extending memories (including repressed memories) through psychodrama method can affect the subjective perception of one's own personality and self in a specific way. It can be really useful in cases of post-traumatic stress disorder, and the results could be difficult to achieve by remembering alone through non-externally mediated recall. My view is that the psychodramatic stage is extended simulation in the process of remembering. I present examples of repressed childhood memories that are reconstructed on a psychodramatic stage due to the method's ability to work with kinesthetic memory. Consequently, I argue that the psychodramatic stage is extended and distributed memory simulation with the purpose to reconstruct repressed memories and reprocess them.

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Self-concept, post-traumatic self-appraisals and post-traumatic psychological adjustment: what are the relationships?

Cited by 10 publications

References 61 publications

Elements of cultural scripts of trauma sequelae among trauma victims in East Africa

Elements of cultural scripts of trauma sequelae among trauma victims in East Africa

Promoting trust and police legitimacy in African Australian communities: A critical reflection on community engagement strategies and practical recommendations for police

The Role of the Body and Extended Memory Systems in Working With Traumatic Memories

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