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Psychological and Physiological Trauma Research
Seize Your Journeys
_______________________ Traumatic stress is found in many competent, healthy, strong, good people. No one can completely protect themselves from traumatic experiences. Many people have long-lasting problems following exposure to trauma. Up to 8% of persons will have PTSD at some time in their lives. People who react to traumas are not going crazy. What is happening to them is part of a set of common symptoms and problems that are connected with being in a traumatic situation, and thus, is a normal reaction to abnormal events and experiences. Having symptoms after a traumatic event is NOT a sign of personal weakness. Given exposure to a trauma that is bad enough, probably all people would develop PTSD. By understanding trauma symptoms better, a person can become less fearful of them and better able to manage them. By recognizing the effects of trauma and knowing more about symptoms, a person will be better able to decide about getting treatment. _______________________
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Nature and Trauma Title: Peacekeepers and peace-builders under stress.
Author(s)/Editor(s): Downie, Sue
Paper Number: 20011024
Source/Citation: Sharing the front line and the back hills: International
protectors and providers: Peacekeepers, humanitarian aid workers and the
media in the midst of crisis., Amityville, NY, US: Baywood Publishing Co, Inc;
2002, (xiv, 429), 9-30
Source editor(s): Danieli, Yael (Ed)
Description/Edition Info.: Chapter; 160
Abstract/Review/Citation: While most peacekeepers and peace-builders, both
military and civilian, emerge from a mission with positive experiences,
enhanced capabilities and greater self-confidence, some have difficulty
returning to their pre-mission lives. Mission stress experienced by military
peacekeepers is being discussed, researched, and provided for in most
forward-thinking armed forces. However, until recently, civilians on
peacekeeping missions received virtually no support before, during, or after a
mission. The comprehensive nature of peacekeeping missions of the past decade
has added to the tasks and frustrations of those in the field. While the UN
and some national armies and police forces are making efforts to meet these
challenges by providing briefings and debriefings before, during, and after
deployment, the benefits of this have not reached all those deployed.
Secondly, and significantly, very little is being done for civilian
peacekeepers, before, during, and after missions. Of the civilians, local
staff are the most neglected. This chapter provides recommendations for
civilian peacekeepers. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2000 APA, all rights
reserved)
Subject Descriptors: Emotional Adjustment
Military Personnel
Peace
Psychological Stress
Volunteer Civilian Personnel
Distress
Emotional Trauma
Stress
War
Military Psychology--3800
Class. Code/Usage: Psychology: Professional & Research PS
Notes/Comments: Print (Paper) Human 10 Adulthood (18 yrs & older) 300
peacekeepers; peace-builders; stress; military; civilian
ISBN: 0-89503-263-5
Vendor Numbers: 2001-05050-001
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Record #2.
Source: PsycINFO
Search Query: kw: trauma and nature (2 of 875)
Title: Light in the heart of darkness: EMDR and the treatment of war and
terrorism survivors.
Author(s)/Editor(s): Silver, Steven M.
Rogers, Susan
Paper Number: 20011114
Source/Citation: New York, NY, US: W. W. Norton & Co, Inc; 2002, (xix, 272)
Description/Edition Info.: Authored Book; 120
Abstract/Review/Citation: Notes that the effects of war and terrorism can be
long-lasting and discreet, emerging years later in different forms of
psychological and physical strain in the body. In this work, the authors
uncover how developments in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
(EMDR) can be successfully applied to the treatment of war and terrorism
trauma. They address issues confronted by all clinicians attempting to respond
to this particular type of trauma--the psychological aftermath of man's
inhumanity to man. The authors focus on the application of EMDR to clients'
traumatic experiences, covering a wide range of traumatic settings and
survivors from school violence to "near-war" experiences, refugees,
combat soldiers, children, and emergency service workers. They provide a
review of the research on the use of EMDR, specific case studies to
demonstrate their results as well as general suggestions for integrating EMDR
into the therapeutic process. It is stated that this book can be used as a
general reference for all practitioners looking to broaden their understanding
and care of trauma patients. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2000 APA, all
rights reserved)
Subject Descriptors: Emotional Trauma
Eye Movement Desensitization Therapy
Psychotherapeutic Processes
Terrorism
War
Experimentation
Treatment
Specialized Interventions--3350
Class. Code/Usage: Psychology: Professional & Research PS
Notes/Comments: Print (Paper) Human 10 Childhood (birth-12 yrs) 100 Adulthood
(18 yrs & older) 300 Foreword [by] Francine Shapiro Foreword [by] Howard
Lipke Preface Acknowledgments The nature of war and terrorism trauma Case
presentation Interview with an EMDR client Interview with an EMDR therapist
The therapist Overview of EMDR methodology Client history Client preparation
Assessment Desensitization and blocked response Installation Body scan and
closure Reevaluation and termination Recent and ongoing events Children
Abreaction Grief and loss Guilt Anger Relief work Cross cultural issues
Research References Appendix A: Participating clinicians Appendix B: EMDR
humanitarian assistance programs Index Eye Movement Desensitization and
Reprocessing; EMDR; war trauma; terrorism trauma; treatment; research;
therapeutic processes
ISBN: 0-393-70366-5
Vendor Numbers: 2001-05379-000
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Record #3.
Source: PsycINFO
Search Query: kw: trauma and nature (3 of 875)
Title: The love of nature and the end of the world: The unspoken dimensions of
environmental concern.
Author(s)/Editor(s): Nicholsen, Shierry Weber
Paper Number: 20020123
Source/Citation: Cambridge, MA, US: The MIT Press; 2002, (x, 216)
Description/Edition Info.: Authored Book; 120
Abstract/Review/Citation: This book addresses the question as to how humans can
value and appreciate the environment while the public mind relegates matters
of the environment to the periphery of concern as though they were the private
interests of environmentalists. Chapter 1 deals with the issue of "the
unspoken' and evokes many of the reasons for silence and the process whereby
we move from the unspoken to the spoken. Chapter 2 deals with "the love
of nature' in its various forms and the question of how concern might arise.
Chapter 3 elaborates a possible relationship with the nonhuman expounded by D.
Abram and others that the author calls perceptual reciprocity. Chapter 4
deals with beauty, which is found both in the human realm and in the natural
world and as such serves as a way to think about the continuity between them.
Chapter 5 moves to the other side of the relationship with nature--the
"end of the world,' that is, the psychological impact of environmental
degradation and the destruction of the natural world. Chapter 6 reflects on
the issue of the future as a way of asking about the implications for action
of all that has been addressed in the book. In the brief section entitled
"Concluding Thoughts,' the author offers some reflections on the book's
implications for that question. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2002 APA, all
rights reserved)
Subject Descriptors: Environment
Environmental Attitudes
Personal Values
Public Opinion
Environmental Issues & Attitudes--4070
Class. Code/Usage: General Public GP
Notes/Comments: Print (Paper) Acknowledgments Introduction Many silences The
love of nature and the concern for life Tangling at the roots of being:
Perception as field and reciprocity What beauty can tell us: The face of
nature A severe and pervasive apathy: Trauma, destructiveness, and the end of
the world The future and the possible Concluding thoughts Bibliography Name
index Subject index love of nature; end of the world; environmental concern;
public attitudes; values; internal discrepancy; beauty
ISBN: 0-262-14076-4
Vendor Numbers: 2002-00110-000
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Record #4.
Source: PsycINFO
Search Query: kw: trauma and nature (4 of 875)
Title: Is EMDR an exposure therapy? A review of trauma protocols.
Author(s)/Editor(s): Rogers, Susan
Silver, Steven M.
Paper Number: 20020130
Source/Citation: Journal of Clinical Psychology; Vol 58(1) Jan 2002, US: John
Wiley & Sons; 2002, 43-59
Description/Edition Info.: Journal Article; 250
Abstract/Review/Citation: Presents the well established theoretical base and
clinical practice of exposure therapy for trauma. Necessary requirements for
positive treatment results and contraindicated procedures are reviewed. Eye
Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is contrasted with these
requirements and procedures. By the definitions and clinical practice of
exposure therapy, the classification of EMDR poses some problems. As seen from
the exposure therapy paradigm, its lack of physiological habituation and use
of spontaneous association should result in negligible or negative effects
rather than the well researched positive outcomes. Possible reasons for the
effectiveness of EMDR are discussed, ranging from the fundamental nature of
trauma reactions to the nonexposure mechanisms utilized in information
processing models. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2002 APA, all rights
reserved)
Subject Descriptors: Exposure Therapy
Eye Movement Desensitization Therapy
Specialized Interventions--3350
Notes/Comments: Print (Paper) Human 10 Eye Movement Desensitization and
Reprocessing; trauma protocols; exposure therapy Literature Review/Research
Review 1300
ISSN: 0021-9762
Vendor Numbers: 2002-00072-003
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Record #5.
Source: PsycINFO
Search Query: kw: trauma and nature (5 of 875)
Title: Post-traumatic stress disorder.
Author(s)/Editor(s): Yehuda, Rachel
Paper Number: 20020206
Source/Citation: New England Journal of Medicine; Vol 346(2) Jan 2002, US:
Massachusetts Medical Society; 2002, 108-114
Description/Edition Info.: Journal Article; 250
Abstract/Review/Citation: Although most people will gradually recover from the
psychological effects of a traumatic event, posttraumatic stress disorder
(PTSD) will develop in a substantial proportion. PTSD appears to represent a
failure to recover from a nearly universal set of emotions and reactions and
is typically manifested as distressing memories or nightmares related to the
traumatic event, attempts to avoid reminders of the trauma, and a heightened
state of physiological arousal. The treatment of PTSD involves educating the
patient about the nature of the disorder, providing a safe and supportive
environment for discussing traumatic events and their impact, and relieving
the distress associated with memories and reminders of the event. A variety of
approaches, such as exposure therapy, cognitive therapy, and pharmacotherapy,
have been found to be effective in the treatment of PTSD. (PsycINFO Database
Record (c) 2002 APA, all rights reserved)
Subject Descriptors: Emotional Adjustment
Emotional Trauma
Experiences (Events)
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Treatment
Distress
Memory
Neuroses & Anxiety Disorders--3215
Notes/Comments: Print (Paper) Human 10 posttraumatic stress disorder; traumatic
event; treatment; distress; memories; event reminders; emotions &
reactions
ISSN: 0028-4793
Vendor Numbers: 2002-00226-001
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Record #6.
Source: PsycINFO
Search Query: kw: trauma and nature (6 of 875)
Title: Ethnicity, culture, and disaster response: Identifying and explaining
ethnic differences in PTSD six months after Hurricane Andrew.
Author(s)/Editor(s): Perilla, Julia L.
Norris, Fran H.
Lavizzo, Evelyn A.
Author Affiliation: Georgia State U, Atlanta, GA, US Georgia State U, Atlanta,
GA, US
Paper Number: 20020320
Source/Citation: Journal of Social & Clinical Psychology; Vol 21(1) Spr
2002, US: Guilford Publications; 2002, 20-45
Description/Edition Info.: Journal Article; 250
Abstract/Review/Citation: A sample of 404 residents of southern Florida were
interviewed in their own homes 6 mo after Hurricane Andrew. The sample was
composed of equal numbers of Hispanics, non-Hispanic blacks, and Caucasians.
Ethnic groups differed strongly in the prevalence of posttraumatic stress
disorder (PTSD). Caucasian disaster victims showed the lowest rate (15%),
Spanish-preferring Latinos showed the highest rate (38%), and
African-Americans showed a rate (23%) between these two extremes. Additional
analyses attempted to explain these symptom differences in terms of
differential exposure and differential vulnerability to trauma. Both
explanations had merit but neither completely accounted for observed ethnic
differences. Cultural-specific responses to Hurricane Andrew suggest the need
to view psychological symptoms in light of the possible adaptive nature of the
behaviors due to political, social, economic, and historical perspectives.
(PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2002 APA, all rights reserved)
Number of references: 59
Subject Descriptors: Natural Disasters
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Racial and Ethnic Differences
Blacks
Hispanics
Stress Reactions
Whites
Neuroses & Anxiety Disorders--3215
Notes/Comments: Print(Paper) Human 10 Adulthood (18 yrs & older) 300 US
ethnicity; culture; PTSD; posttraumatic stress syndrome; adaptation Empirical
Study 0800
ISSN: 0736-7236
Vendor Numbers: 2002-12071-002
Correspondence Address: Perilla, Julia L., Georgia State U, Dept of Psychology,
University Plaza Atlanta GA 30303 jperilla@gsu.edu
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Record #7.
Source: PsycINFO
Search Query: kw: trauma and nature (7 of 875)
Title: Hospital emergency rooms and children's health care attitudes.
Author(s)/Editor(s): Peterson, Carole
Ross, Abraham
Tucker, V. Charlene
Author Affiliation: Memorial U of Newfoundland, St John's, NF, Canada Memorial U
of Newfoundland, St John's, NF, Canada
Paper Number: 20020410
Source/Citation: Journal of Pediatric Psychology; Vol 27(3) Apr 2002, England:
Oxford Univ Press; 2002, 281-291
Description/Edition Info.: Journal Article; 250
Abstract/Review/Citation: Assessed attitudes of children requiring hospital
emergency room (ER) treatment for trauma injuries 5 years afterward to
evaluate the long-term effect of treatment distress. For comparison, health
care attitudes of a large random sample of children were assessed. Children
(N=39, 7-19 years old) recruited from the ER completed Children's Health Care
Attitudes Questionnaire. Comparable schoolchildren (N=1,300) completed the
same questionnaire, with the addition of a few questions asking about hospital
contact. The ER-recruited group was part of a 5-year follow-up study, and at
the time of initial recruitment, their parents had rated their children's
degree of distress at both the time of injury and of ER treatment on a 6-point
scale. For the ER-recruited sample, the degree of distress during ER treatment
did not seem to have longterm effects on children's attitudes. For the random
sample, contact with the ER, especially for a trauma injury, was related to
children liking the ER more. Although other research has shown that aversive
medical experiences may negatively affect children's attitudes, these findings
suggest that the nature of the medical contact is important in how children
interpret medically induced pain, which is related to their attitudes.
(PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2002 APA, all rights reserved)
Number of references: 17
Subject Descriptors: Child Attitudes
Distress
Emergency Services
Hospitals
Medical Treatment (General)
Injuries
Inpatient & Hospital Services--3379
Notes/Comments: Print(Paper) Human 10 Male 30 Female 40 Childhood (birth-12 yrs)
100 Preschool Age (2-5 yrs) 160 School Age (6-12 yrs) 180 Adolescence (13-17
yrs) 200 Adulthood (18 yrs & older) 300 Young Adulthood (18-29 yrs) 320
Canada hospital emergency rooms; child health care attitudes; treatment
distress; trauma injuries Empirical Study 0800
ISSN: 0146-8693
1465-735X
Vendor Numbers: 2002-12462-007
Correspondence Address: Peterson, Carole, Psychology Dept St John's NF A1B 3X9
carole@mun.ca
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Record #8.
Source: PsycINFO
Search Query: kw: trauma and nature (8 of 875)
Title: Failure of the capacity for self-soothing in women who have a history of
abuse and self-harm.
Author(s)/Editor(s): Gallop, Ruth
Paper Number: 20020605
Source/Citation: Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association; Vol
8(1) Feb 2002, US: Mosby Year Book /Times Mirror; 2002, 20-26
Description/Edition Info.: Journal Article; 250
Abstract/Review/Citation: For many women, a history of childhood abuse leaves
them vulnerable to intense, overwhelming, and painful emotions. The internal
capacity to comfort themselves, or self-soothe, when confronted by these
feelings is often lacking. Unfortunately, many women use self-harm behaviors
as a form of external self-soothing behavior to provide temporary relief from
the pain. This article links the developmental failure of the capacity to
self-soothe and the neurobiologic disruptions that can lead from trauma to
self-harm. The article considers how nurses can use this knowledge to
understand the turbulent and apparently impulsive nature of self-harm behavior
and begin to help women who self-harm develop the internal capacities to
self-soothe. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2002 APA, all rights reserved)
Number of references: 20
Subject Descriptors: Child Abuse
Defense Mechanisms
Emotional Trauma
Self Destructive Behavior
Victimization
Childhood Development
Externalization
Neurobiology
Nursing
Psychological & Physical Disorders--3200
Notes/Comments: Print(Paper) Human 10 Female 40 self soothing; abuse victims;
self harm; women; externalization; emotional trauma; neurobiology; development
ISSN: 1078-3903
Vendor Numbers: 2002-13273-004
Correspondence Address: Gallop, Ruth, U Toronto, Faculty of Nursing, 50 St.
George St Toronto ON M5S 3H4
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Record #9.
Source: PsycINFO
Search Query: kw: trauma and nature (9 of 875)
Title: Grief: Lessons from the past, visions for the future.
Author(s)/Editor(s): Parkes, Colin Murray
Paper Number: 20020529
Source/Citation: Death Studies; Vol 26(5) May 2002, United Kingdom: Taylor &
Francis; 2002, 367-385
Description/Edition Info.: Journal Article; 250
Abstract/Review/Citation: Reviews the evolving understanding of grief, focusing
on the developments in research, theory, and practice that have come about in
the last century. Wars and similar conflicts are associated with repression of
grief, but methods of helping by facilitating its expression that developed
during the two World Wars are less needed and effective at other times. In
recent years more attention has been paid to the social context in which grief
arises and, particularly, to the nature of the attachments that precede and
influence the reaction to bereavement and to other traumatic life events. At
the same time a range of caring resources has become available and acceptable
to bereaved people and the result of scientific evaluation of these gives
promise that we are moving toward an era in which more sensitive and
appropriate care will be provided to the bereaved by both voluntary and
professional caregivers. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2002 APA, all rights
reserved)
Number of references: 52
Subject Descriptors: Death and Dying
Emotional Trauma
Grief
Sociocultural Factors
Coping Behavior
Experimentation
Theories
Personality Traits & Processes--3120
Notes/Comments: Print(Paper) Human 10 grief; theories; research practice;
expression of grief; counseling; social context; traumatic life events
Conference Proceedings/Symposia 0600
ISSN: 0748-1187
1091-7683
Vendor Numbers: 2002-13342-001
Correspondence Address: Parkes, Colin Murray, 21 South Road, Chorleywood Hertes
WD3 5AS cmparkes@aol.com
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Record #10.
Source: PsycINFO
Search Query: kw: trauma and nature (10 of 875)
Title: Posttraumatic stress disorder: The perspectives of object relations and
self psychology in individual and group psychodynamic psychotherapy with
Vietnam militar combat veterans.
Author(s)/Editor(s): Kost, Linda S.
Paper Number: 20020515
Source/Citation: Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences
& Engineering; Vol 62(7-B) Feb 2002, US: Univ Microfilms International;
2002, 3381
Description/Edition Info.: Dissertation Abstract; 350
Abstract/Review/Citation: This dissertation comprises an exploration and
integration of the psychodynamic literature about posttraumatic stress
disorder (PTSD) in Vietnam combat veterans, illustrated with case material
from two individual psychotherapy cases and two PTSD groups conducted at a
Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Object relations and self psychology theories
were used to explore questions about how to formulate the nature of PTSD
symptoms and the effects of symptoms on an individual's life, to elucidate the
individual and societal meaning of Vietnam-related trauma, and to treat
combat-related PTSD. The dissertation reviews selected works of psychodynamic
clinicians since Freud that relate to war veterans, including authors who
address the complex PTSD that affects Vietnam veterans. The theories of Klein,
Fairbairn, Winnicott, Balint, Bion, Kernberg, Kohut, and Wolf are reviewed, as
are authors who apply these theories to individual and group treatment of
Vietnam-related PTSD. Object relations and self psychology theories applied to
the case material include Fairbairn's notions of internal splitting and
repression of bad objects, the moral defense, and the tripartite ego, and
Winnicott's concepts of a good-enough holding environment, transitional
phenomena, false self, and true self. The self psychology concepts of
self-cohesion, selfobject transferences, and central organizing narcissistic
fantasies are also applied. Unique aspects of the Vietnam War that contributed
to developmental disturbances are presented. The wartime disruption of
Erikson's chief adolescent developmental tasks, establishment of identity and
capacity for intimacy, resulted in PTSD symptoms-loss of basic trust,
alienation, lack of values and goals, identity diffusion, a sense of being
'split' into an omnipotent killer and an ashamed victim, chronic unmet needs
for mirroring and idealizing, and vulnerability to self-fragmentation
experiences-that are especially aptly addressed by object relations and self
psychology. The purpose of this integrative and qualitative study was to
explore the phenomenology of PTSD and recurrent clinical themes. (PsycINFO
Database Record (c) 2002 APA, all rights reserved)
Subject Descriptors: Combat Experience
Military Veterans
Object Relations
Psychotherapy
Self Psychology
Health & Mental Health Treatment & Prevention--3300
Notes/Comments: Print(Paper) Human 10 Adulthood (18 yrs & older) 300 object
relations; PTSD; self psychology; psychodynamic psychotherapy; Vietnam combat
veterans Empirical Study 0800
ISSN: 0419-4217
Vendor Numbers: 2002-95002-177
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Record #11.
Source: PsycINFO
Search Query: kw: trauma and nature (11 of 875)
Title: Memory functioning in children with traumatic brain injuries: A Test of
Memory and Learning (TOMAL) validity study.
Author(s)/Editor(s): Lowther, Jodi Lyn
Paper Number: 20020529
Source/Citation: Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences
& Engineering; Vol 62(8-B) Mar 2002, US: Univ Microfilms International;
2002, 3823
Description/Edition Info.: Dissertation Abstract; 350
Abstract/Review/Citation: Approximately every 11 minutes a child sustains a head
injury resulting in permanent disabilities. Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) leads
the causes of death and disability among children and adolescents. The
children who survive their brain injury often develop difficulties in their
motor, language, and cognitive skills that last a lifetime. Across the
literature, memory impairments are most often associated with TBI. In
children, this is particularly devastating given that memory is integral in
other cognitive functions, such as learning. Despite the prevalence of TBI
among children and its lasting effects, few studies have examined memory
functioning in children utilizing developmentally appropriate, standardized
measures of memory. Further, there remains much controversy and uncertainty as
to how the TBI severity types compare to one another on memory. Thus, the
purpose of this study was to compare the memory functioning, as measured by
the Test of Memory and Learning (TOMAL), of children with and without TBI, as
well as with moderate and severe TBI, to determine if differences existed and
examine the nature of those differences. The sample included 140 children
ages 5 to 19, of which 70 had sustained moderate to severe head trauma and 70
were controls gathered from the TOMAL normative sample and matched in age and
gender to the clinical sample. A series of ANOVAs and MANOVAs were utilized to
examine the groups' performance on the TOMAL Indexes and subtests. When the
clinical and control groups were compared, significant differences were found
on all of the TOMAL Indexes. With the exception of the verbal delayed recall
items, significant differences were demonstrated on the subtests, as well. A
pattern of relative strengths and weaknesses were observed in these analyses.
No differences were identified when moderate and severe groups were compared.
The findings of this investigation further the understanding of memory
functioning following pediatric TBI. Additionally, the implications of these
results, primarily interventions for the educational setting for the TBI
student, are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2002 APA, all rights
reserved)
Subject Descriptors: Memory
Traumatic Brain Injury
Cognitive Processes--2340
Notes/Comments: Print(Paper) Human 10 Childhood (birth-12 yrs) 100 Preschool Age
(2-5 yrs) 160 School Age (6-12 yrs) 180 Adolescence (13-17 yrs) 200 Adulthood
(18 yrs & older) 300 Young Adulthood (18-29 yrs) 320 memory functioning;
traumatic brain injuries; children Empirical Study 0800
ISSN: 0419-4217
Vendor Numbers: 2002-95004-030
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Record #12.
Source: PsycINFO
Search Query: kw: trauma and nature (12 of 875)
Title: Childhood resilience: A developmental model to promote positive outcomes
despite adversity.
Author(s)/Editor(s): Haynes, Adele Beardsley
Paper Number: 20020703
Source/Citation: Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences
& Engineering; Vol 62(9-B) Apr 2002, US: Univ Microfilms International;
2002, 4218
Description/Edition Info.: Dissertation Abstract; 350
Abstract/Review/Citation: This dissertation is intended as an educational tool
for anyone interested in learning about childhood resilience. The main
objective is twofold: to clarify current conceptualizations of resilience, and
to offer a theoretical platform for the development of future prevention
programs. To begin, this paper addresses the discrepancies throughout the
literature on psychological resilience to highlight the evolution of thought
and unifying definitional themes. Several bodies of literature were helpful in
this regard, including those related to coping, risk, stress, competence, and
recovery from trauma. All of these topics were reviewed individually in an
effort to illuminate which factors contribute to a child's positive
developmental outcome despite adversity. The idea of protective processes is
introduced to reflect the dynamic nature of psychological resilience.
Personal, familial, and community factors are explored to clarify the complex
interplay of variables that provide a protective effect, thereby contributing
to positive outcomes for children. Protective processes contributing to
childhood resilience are clarified to offer a strong theoretical foundation on
which to base the development of preventive interventions. Prevention efforts,
in order to be successful, must meet the needs of the specific people they
seek to help. For the purposes of this paper, well-substantiated theories of
the cognitive, social, and emotional development of preschool children are
reviewed to provide a foundation for future prevention efforts targeting this
young and impressionable population. The relevant works of Jean Piaget,
Sigmund Freud, and Erik Erikson are reviewed for this purpose. Once the
developmental context has been established, suggestions are then offered for
how to create successful programs to help preschool children avoid negative
psychosocial outcomes. Aspects of failed programs are reviewed briefly to
avoid repeating past mistakes and a list of suggested questions are offered as
an aide for program developers. The theories summarized within this
dissertation clarify conceptualizations of childhood resilience and offer a
unifying platform on which to develop successful prevention programs for
preschool children. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2002 APA, all rights
reserved)
Subject Descriptors: Childhood Development
Hardiness
Prevention
Health & Mental Health Treatment & Prevention--3300
Notes/Comments: Print(Paper) Human 10 Childhood (birth-12 yrs) 100 childhood
resilience; prevention; adversity Empirical Study 0800
ISSN: 0419-4217
Vendor Numbers: 2002-95006-132
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Record #13.
Source: PsycINFO
Search Query: kw: trauma and nature (13 of 875)
Title: Community as a context of healing.
Author(s)/Editor(s): Farwell, Nancy
Cole, Jamie B.
Author Affiliation: International Rescure Committee, Seattle, WA, US
Paper Number: 20020501
Source/Citation: International Journal of Mental Health; Vol 30(4) Win
2001-2002, US: ME Sharpe; 2001-2002, 19-41
Description/Edition Info.: Journal Article; 250
Abstract/Review/Citation: In this paper the authors advocate for a conceptual
approach to research and intervention with children exposed to war and
political violence that is inclusive of community as a nexus for healing. The
clinical concept of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as the sole
organizing framework for research, assessment, and intervention is too narrow
for this purpose. Contemporary conflicts target community; thus, the
sociopolitical context is a key element in both trauma and recovery. With this
in mind, we here discuss the nature of trauma and conceptual approaches for
incorporating "community" as context and outcome in healing.
Finally, essential elements of community mobilization and two examples of
interventions exemplifying recovery and reintegration within the context of
community are presented. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2002 APA, all rights
reserved)
Number of references: 68
Subject Descriptors: Communities
Early Intervention
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Violence
War
Childhood Development
Politics
Neuroses & Anxiety Disorders--3215
Community & Social Services--3373
Notes/Comments: Print(Paper) Human 10 intervention; children exposed to war;
political violence; communities; healing; posttraumatic stress disorder
ISSN: 0020-7411
Vendor Numbers: 2002-13003-002
Correspondence Address: Farwell, Nancy, U Washington, School of Social Work,
4101 15th Avenue NE Seattle WA 98105 nfarwell@u.washington.edu
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Record #14.
Source: PsycINFO
Search Query: kw: trauma and nature (14 of 875)
Title: The link between childhood trauma and mental illness: Effective
interventions for mental health professionals.
Author(s)/Editor(s): Everett, Barbara
Gallop, Ruth
Paper Number: 20001101
Source/Citation: Thousand Oaks, CA, US: Sage Publications, Inc; 2001, (xiii,
330)
Description/Edition Info.: Authored Book; 120
Abstract/Review/Citation: Provides mental health professionals who are not
childhood trauma specialists with particular forms of knowledge and skills
relevant to their direct service role and practice context. This book
introduces a conceptual bridge between biomedical and psychosocial
understandings of mental disorder--a multidimensional approach that allows
professionals to think in holistic terms and link clients' abusive pasts with
their present-day symptoms and behaviors. Direct practice issues, including
how to ask clients about child abuse, the nature of power in the helping
relationship, the full recovery process, effective treatment models, client
safety issues, and ways to listen to clients' stories are discussed. Also
included are valuable insights into helping clients who are in a crisis
situation, the particular needs of male victims of child abuse, racial and
cultural considerations and the professional's self-care. (PsycINFO Database
Record (c) 2000 APA, all rights reserved)
Subject Descriptors: Child Abuse
Early Experience
Emotional Trauma
Mental Disorders
Treatment
Mental Health Personnel
Health & Mental Health Treatment & Prevention--3300
Class. Code/Usage: Psychology: Professional & Research PS
Notes/Comments: Print (Paper) Human 10 Childhood (birth-12 yrs) 100
(Abbreviated) Introduction Part 1: Theory and knowledge Why we often miss a
history of childhood trauma A multidimensional model of understanding The
research story Recognizing the signs and symptoms The controversy surrounding
traumatic memory Asking about abuse Part 2: Effective interventions
Understanding power The healing and recovery process Treatment models
Promoting client safety How to listen to, hear, and understand clients'
stories Crisis care Lee Ann Hoff The invisibility of men's pain John McManiman
Racism, oppression, and childhood trauma Kathy J. Lawrence Personal and
professional self-care Index About the authors childhood trauma & mental
illness intervention strategies, mental health professionals
ISBN: 0-7619-1698-9
Vendor Numbers: 2000-16130-000
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Record #15.
Source: PsycINFO
Search Query: kw: trauma and nature (15 of 875)
Title: Psychology at war, 1914-1945.
Author(s)/Editor(s): Bourke, Joanna
Paper Number: 20010207
Source/Citation: Psychology in Britain: Historical essays and personal
reflections., Leicester, England: The British Psychological Society; 2001,
(xiv, 495), 133-149
Source editor(s): Bunn, G. C. (Ed)
Description/Edition Info.: Chapter; 160
Abstract/Review/Citation: Investigates the roles of and interventions by
psychologists in the field of military psychology, focusing on developments
that emerged as a result of World War I and II. The author specifically
highlights the debates between medical psychologists and psychiatrists about
the nature of trauma in wartime, the role of social psychologists reducing
levels of malingering, and the ways in which psychological thought contributed
to shifts in training regimes. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2000 APA, all
rights reserved)
Subject Descriptors: History of Psychology
Military Psychology
Psychologists
War
Military Psychology--3800
Class. Code/Usage: Psychology: Professional & Research PS
Notes/Comments: Print (Paper) Human 10 roles of & interventions by
psychologists in military psychology as result of World War I & II
ISBN: 1-85433-332-1
Vendor Numbers: 2000-14227-005
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Record #16.
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Search Query: kw: trauma and nature (16 of 875)
Title: The myth of sanity: Divided consciousness and the promise of awareness.
Author(s)/Editor(s): Stout, Martha
Paper Number: 20010207
Source/Citation: New York, NY, US: Viking/Penguin Books; 2001, (xiv, 252)
Description/Edition Info.: Authored Book; 120
Abstract/Review/Citation: The author explores the profoundly fragmented nature
of human awareness and offers a new way of understanding the phenomenon known
as "dissociation." Dissociation occurs in almost everyone's lives
and includes everything from such everyday occurrences as "spacing
out" to what is known, on the other end of the spectrum, as dissociative
identity disorder. Dissociation is a response to traumatic events in our past,
whether or not we consciously remember them. According to the author, even
seemingly "normal" people are detached from reality a good portion
of the time. She examines "switchers", individuals who unknowingly
possess alternate personalities that we sometimes witness but misattribute to
moodiness or our own inability to deal with difficult people. The question is
addressed as to whether people who have recovered clinically from extreme
psychological trauma come to know something about awareness that the rest of
us are never forced to learn. Believing this to be true, the author concludes
her book with stories of patients who have begun to transcend their shattering
histories. Through these patient stories and the theories presented, insight
is provided into the nature of human consciousness and the continuum of what
we call sanity. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2000 APA, all rights reserved)
Subject Descriptors: Dissociation
Dissociative Identity Disorder
Early Memories
Emotional Trauma
Consciousness States
Psychological Disorders--3210
Class. Code/Usage: Psychology: Professional & Research PS
Notes/Comments: Print (Paper) Human 10 Preface Acknowledgments Part one:
Dissociation Old souls When I woke up Tuesday morning, it was Friday Part two:
The shell-shocked species Duck and cover Pieces of me The human condition Part
three: Split identity Replaced Switchers Part four: Sanity Why Parker was
Parker As it should be Notes Index role of traumatic memories in dissociation
& dissociative identity disorder & insight into human consciousness
ISBN: 0-670-89475-3
Vendor Numbers: 2001-16427-000
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Record #17.
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Search Query: kw: trauma and nature (17 of 875)
Title: Dual diagnosis: Counseling the mentally ill substance abuser (2nd ed.).
Author(s)/Editor(s): Evans, Katie
Sullivan, J. Michael
Paper Number: 20010207
Source/Citation: New York, NY, US: The Guilford Press; 2001, (xiii, 290)
Description/Edition Info.: Authored Book; 120
Abstract/Review/Citation: Updated for today's health care climate, the revised
and expanded second edition of this volume offers a thorough introduction to
clinical work with this difficult-to-treat population. Providing a unique
synthesis of chemical dependency and mental health models, the book
articulates a framework for assessment and treatment and describes a range of
effective counseling and motivational strategies for adolescents and adults.
The second edition is fully compatible with Mental Disorders-IV (DSM-IV), and
includes discussions of the latest developments in treatment, sample treatment
plans, increased coverage of ways to incorporate 12-step concepts into mental
health interventions, and a new section on trauma-based disorders in addicted
female adolescents. The practical utility of the volume is enhanced by
clinical vignettes, clearly presented tables, and reproducible forms.
(PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2000 APA, all rights reserved)
Subject Descriptors: Drug Abuse
Dual Diagnosis
Mental Disorders
Measurement
Motivation Training
Strategies
Treatment
Health & Mental Health Treatment & Prevention--3300
Class. Code/Usage: Psychology: Professional & Research PS
Notes/Comments: Print (Paper) Human 10 Adolescence (13-17 yrs) 200 Adulthood (18
yrs & older) 300 The nature of the problem Models of treatment An
integrated model of dual recovery Assessing chemical dependency in the dually
diagnosed client Assessing the psychiatric disorder and planning the
appropriate level of care The psychotic and cognitive disorders The affective
and anxiety disorders Antisocial and borderline personality disorders Working
with adolescents Working with families Enhancing the motivation of clients
(and counselors, too!) Modified stepwork A school behavior checklist A
checklist for parents A typical home behavior contract References Index
assessment & treatment & motivational strategies for mentally ill
substance abuse adolescents & adults
ISBN: 1-57230-446-4
Vendor Numbers: 2001-16581-000
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Record #18.
Source: PsycINFO
Search Query: kw: trauma and nature (18 of 875)
Title: Shattered beliefs: Reconstructing the self of the trauma counselor.
Author(s)/Editor(s): Arvay, Marla J.
Paper Number: 20010321
Source/Citation: Meaning reconstruction & the experience of loss.,
Washington, DC, US: American Psychological Association; 2001, (xiii, 359),
213-230
Source editor(s): Neimeyer, Robert A. (Ed)
Description/Edition Info.: Chapter; 160
Abstract/Review/Citation: Develops a constructivist theme by viewing loss
through narrative theory. This chapter studies the personal stories of trauma
counselors attempting to reconcile their own shattered beliefs in humanity
with the hope of a more viable future. The author's account is thorough in its
reflexivity and persuasive in its argument that narrative inquiry is uniquely
suited to illuminate the self-referential, relational, and dialogical
processes by which a violated world of meaning is rebuilt. The definition of
secondary traumatic stress, the discussion on a nexus between constructivism
and narrative, the narrative nature of self-construction, as well as the
reconstitution of the self through narrative research are examined. (PsycINFO
Database Record (c) 2000 APA, all rights reserved)
Subject Descriptors: Constructivism
Counselors
Grief
Stress Reactions
Narratives
Psychotherapeutic Processes
Role Conflicts
Impaired Professionals--3470
Class. Code/Usage: Psychology: Professional & Research PS
Notes/Comments: Print (Paper) Human 10 Adulthood (18 yrs & older) 300
constructivist perspective on self reconstruction following secondary
traumatic stress & loss through narratives of trauma counselors
ISBN: 1-55798-742-4
Vendor Numbers: 2001-00141-011
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Record #19.
Source: PsycINFO
Search Query: kw: trauma and nature (19 of 875)
Title: Trauma among older people: Issues and treatment.
Author(s)/Editor(s): Hyer, Leon Albert
Sohnle, Steven James
Paper Number: 20010328
Source/Citation: Philadelphia, PA, US: Brunner-Routledge; 2001, (xv, 354)
Description/Edition Info.: Authored Book; 120
Abstract/Review/Citation: Explores both aging- and trauma-related facts and the
relationship between them. The authors present a treatment model that
addresses the issues of perturbation, education, normalization, coping, and
social support. The authors stress the importance of maintaining a balance
between stable self-capacity and exposure to traumatic memory by recognizing
the essentially painful nature of traumatic memories, and the pain caused by
remembering these traumatic events. This book is intended for psychologists,
gerontologists, traumatologists, and all other professional mental health
practioners. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2000 APA, all rights reserved)
Subject Descriptors: Geriatrics
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Treatment
Health & Mental Health Treatment & Prevention--3300
Class. Code/Usage: Psychology: Professional & Research PS
Notes/Comments: Print (Paper) Human 10 Adulthood (18 yrs & older) 300 Aged
(65 yrs & older) 380 Preface Aging and trauma PTSD in the context of aging
Life story of the aging person Person and Memory Treatment: PTSD and beyond
Key ingredients to psychotherapy Treatment model: Early stages Personality
Core memory: The "good" memory The trauma memory: The
"bad" memory Grief work and forgiveness in the context of PTSD Using
assesment data to inform the treatment plan References Appendix A: Cognitive
behavioral therapy: Application Appendix B: Treatment rules for axis II
Appendix C: EMDR relaxation procedure Appendix D: Relaxation Index About the
authors treatment model for aging issues & PTSD, elderly
ISBN: 1-58391-081-6
Vendor Numbers: 2001-00364-000
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Record #20.
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Search Query: kw: trauma and nature (20 of 875)
Title: Managing juvenile diabetes: Developmental considerations and clinical
implications.
Author(s)/Editor(s): Walker, Todd F.
Dudley, Stan T.
Paper Number: 20010411
Source/Citation: Innovations in clinical practice: A source book, Vol. 19.,
Sarasota, FL, US: Professional Resource Press/Professional Resource Exchange,
Inc; 2001, (x, 467), 185-193
Source editor(s): VandeCreek, Leon (Ed)
Description/Edition Info.: Chapter; 160
Abstract/Review/Citation: Uses psychoanalytic theory of the self to explicate
how diabetes threatens child and adolescent development. The authors contend
that empathy must be used to attempt to walk in the shoes of the diabetic
patient in order to understand the insidious nature of the disease. It is
argued that this perspective facilitates the recognition of the interplay
between diabetes, the patients' psychological stability, and ways in which
significant others understand and respond to the child's developmental and
diabetic needs. The impact of the disease on self-development is examined from
the initial crisis of diagnosis, through the psychological vicissitudes of
fluctuating blood sugar levels and the trauma of hypoglycemic attacks and
"diabetic blackouts," to the ongoing struggle of preventing medical
complications while ambitiously pursuing a fulfilling life. Potential
narcissistic injuries to the self of both parent and physician as each
confronts to limitations of their respective roles as rescuer and healer are
addressed. Vignettes are provided to demonstrate how a child's emotional
milieu may either compromise or promote the development of a health, cohesive,
and vigorous self. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2000 APA, all rights
reserved)
Subject Descriptors: Diabetes Mellitus
Personality Development
Psychoanalytic Theory
Self Concept
Physical & Somatoform & Psychogenic Disorders--3290
Class. Code/Usage: Psychology: Professional & Research PS
Notes/Comments: Print (Paper) Human 10 Childhood (birth-12 yrs) 100 Adolescence
(13-17 yrs) 200 psychoanalytic theory of self & threats to development,
children & adolescents with diabetes
ISBN: 1-56887-067-1
Vendor Numbers: 2001-00427-013
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Record #21.
Source: PsycINFO
Search Query: kw: trauma and nature (21 of 875)
Title: Gender differences in risk factors for trauma exposure and post-traumatic
stress disorder among inner-city drug abusers in and out of treatment. .
Author(s)/Editor(s): Cottler, Linda B.
Nishith, Pallavi
Compton, William III
Paper Number: 20010411
Source/Citation: Comprehensive Psychiatry: Special Issue: ; Vol 42(2) Mar-Apr
2001, US: WB Saunders & Co; 2001, 111-117
Description/Edition Info.: Journal Article; 250
Abstract/Review/Citation: Examined, in a population of drug users, the role of
gender in (1) predicting the nature of the traumatic event and posttraumatic
stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, (2) pattern of substance use disorders in
relation to trauma exposure and PTSD symptoms, (3) comorbidity of other
psychiatric disorders with trauma exposure and PTSD, and (4) the temporal
association of substance use disorder, exposure to trauma, and PTSD. 464 drug
abusers were interviewed using the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for DSM-III-R
and the Composite International Diagnostic Interview-Substance Abuse Module.
Although more women than men met criteria for Mental Disorders-III-Revised
(DSM-III-R) PTSD, there were no gender differences on endorsement for a
traumatic event. Adult antisocial behavior, affective disorder, schizophrenia,
other anxiety disorder and polysubstance use predicted exposure to an event,
whereas only schizophrenia and other anxiety disorder predicted PTSD. In men,
drug use preceded the exposure to an event, while in women, the onset age for
both drug use and exposure to an event were nearly identical. Implications for
gender-based education and prevention interventions are discussed. (PsycINFO
Database Record (c) 2000 APA, all rights reserved)
Subject Descriptors: Comorbidity
Drug Abuse
Human Sex Differences
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Risk Factors
Mental Disorders
Psychological & Physical Disorders--3200
Notes/Comments: Print (Paper) Human 10 Male 30 Female 40 Adulthood (18 yrs &
older) 300 US gender & comorbid psychiatric disorders, prediction of
exposure to traumatic events & PTSD, substance abusing adults Empirical
Study 0800
ISSN: 0010-440X
Vendor Numbers: 2001-00461-004
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Record #22.
Source: PsycINFO
Search Query: kw: trauma and nature (22 of 875)
Title: Children, adolescents, and families exposed to torture and related
trauma.
Author(s)/Editor(s): Pynoos, Robert S.
Kinzie, J. David
Gordon, Malcolm
Paper Number: 20010411
Source/Citation: The mental health consequences of torture., New York, NY, US:
Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers; 2001, (xxiii, 375), 211-225 Plenum series
on stress and coping.
Source editor(s): Gerrity, Ellen (Ed)
Description/Edition Info.: Chapter; 160
Abstract/Review/Citation: Examines the prevalence of trauma exposure in children
and adolescents, as well as the nature and course of psychological, physical,
social, and developmental consequences of the phenomenon. Effective methods of
prevention and intervention are presented, and important factors that
influence vulnerability, adjustment, and recovery are noted. It is concluded
that the degree of posttraumatic distress in children and adolescents exposed
to extreme forms of violence appears to be mediated by a number of individual
and family factors that may help guide interventions. (PsycINFO Database
Record (c) 2000 APA, all rights reserved)
Subject Descriptors: Adolescent Development
Childhood Development
Emotional Trauma
Epidemiology
Family
Mental Disorders
Physical Disorders
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Social Adjustment
Behavior Disorders & Antisocial Behavior--3230
Class. Code/Usage: Psychology: Professional & Research PS
Notes/Comments: Print (Paper) Human 10 Childhood (birth-12 yrs) 100 Adolescence
(13-17 yrs) 200 prevalence & psychological & physical & social
& developmental consequences of torture & trauma exposure in children
& adolescents & families Literature Review/Research Review 1300
ISBN: 0-306-46422-5
Vendor Numbers: 2001-00640-013
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Record #23.
Source: PsycINFO
Search Query: kw: trauma and nature (23 of 875)
Title: Traumatic stress as a target for intervention with cancer patients.
Author(s)/Editor(s): Baum, Andrew
Posluszny, Donna M.
Paper Number: 20010425
Source/Citation: Psychosocial interventions for cancer., Washington, DC, US:
American Psychological Association; 2001, (xix, 446), 143-173
Source editor(s): Baum, Andrew (Ed)
Description/Edition Info.: Chapter; 160
Abstract/Review/Citation: The authors propose that serious illnesses like cancer
are complex stressors composed of several interrelated stressors triggered by
the identification of the disease. A cancer diagnosis is a psychological blow
that can produce cognitive and emotional crises and persistent distress. It is
also indicates that this turmoil and stress create a broader context in which
stressors associated with surgery, chemotherapy, and other upsetting aspects
of having cancer are experienced. The sudden life peril introduced by such a
diagnosis and the considerable fear most people experience when they think
about having cancer set the stage for catastrophic thoughts or other reactions
to the reality of cancer. These effects of trauma associated with diagnosis
likely persist as the discrete stressors associated with treatment are
superimposed on them. In such cases, persistent stress may affect response to
discrete disease-related stressors. As it does, it is in turn transformed, and
this changing nature of traumatic stress may make it difficult to identify or
to track. The authors consider these possibilities in some detail and suggest
that traumatic stress can undermine adjustment to cancer treatment, quality of
life, and survival and should be a target of psychotherapeutic interventions.
(PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2000 APA, all rights reserved)
Subject Descriptors: Emotional Trauma
Medical Diagnosis
Mental Health Services
Neoplasms
Psychosocial Readjustment
Health Care Psychology
Stress Reactions
Behavioral & Psychological Treatment of Physical Illness--3361
Class. Code/Usage: Psychology: Professional & Research PS
Notes/Comments: Print (Paper) Human 10 traumatic stress as a target for
interventions with cancer patients
ISBN: 1-55798-734-3
Vendor Numbers: 2001-00682-008
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Record #24.
Source: PsycINFO
Search Query: kw: trauma and nature (24 of 875)
Title: Suppressing unwanted memories by executive control.
Author(s)/Editor(s): Anderson, Michael C.
Green, Collin
Paper Number: 20010509
Source/Citation: Nature: Special Issue: ; Vol 410(6826) Mar 2001, United
Kingdom: Nature Publishing Group; 2001, 366-369
Description/Edition Info.: Journal Article; 250
Abstract/Review/Citation: Behavioral and neurological research on memory and
attention shows that people have executive control processes directed at
minimizing perceptual distraction, overcoming interference during short and
long-term memory tasks and stopping strong habitual responses to stimuli. In
this study, the authors show that these mechanisms can be recruited to prevent
unwanted declarative memories from entering awareness, and that this cognitive
act had enduring consequences for the rejected memories. 32 normal college
students participated in each experiment, except Exp 4, in which there were
16. When people encountered cues that reminded them of an unwanted memory and
consistently tried to prevent awareness of it, the later recall of the
rejected memory became more difficult. The forgetting increased with the
number of times the memory was avoided, resisted incentives for accurate
recall and was caused by processes that suppressed the memory itself. These
results show that executive control processes not uniquely tied to trauma may
provide a viable model for repression. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2000 APA,
all rights reserved)
Subject Descriptors: Cognitive Ability
Memory
Suppression (Defense Mechanism)
Forgetting
Recall (Learning)
Learning & Memory--2343
Notes/Comments: Print (Paper) Human 10 suppression; unwanted memories; executive
control; recall; forgetting Empirical Study 0800
ISSN: 0028-0836
Vendor Numbers: 2001-00566-004
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Record #25.
Source: PsycINFO
Search Query: kw: trauma and nature (25 of 875)
Title: From childhood trauma to adult well-being through psychosocial assistance
of Chilean families.
Author(s)/Editor(s): Punamaeki, Raija-Leena
Paper Number: 20010516
Source/Citation: Journal of Community Psychology: Special Issue: The impact of
violence on children at home, community, and national levels. ; Vol 29(3) May
2001, US: John Wiley & Sons Inc; 2001, 281-303
Description/Edition Info.: Journal Article; 250
Abstract/Review/Citation: Examined whether psychosocial assistance in childhood
predicted coping strategies, family atmosphere, learning experiences and
mental health in adulthood. Participants were 153 Chileans (aged 14-30 yrs)
who, as children, had lost a family member through political imprisonment,
execution, disappearance, or expulsion from the country. Participants were
visited in their homes by researchers. SEM-modeling reveals that early timing
and substantial duration of psychosocial assistance in childhood predicted
good mental health and positive learning experiences in adulthood via
effective coping strategies. In addition, a family atmosphere characterized by
high cohesion and a low level of conflict associated with good mental health
and positive learning experiences. Both the nature of childhood trauma and the
timing and duration of assistance turned out to be crucial for later
resourcefulness and well-being. Children who had lost a parent as executed or
disappeared were the most task-oriented and conscientious students and enjoyed
a harmonious family life. Early initiation and substantial duration of
assistance predicted lower levels of poor mental health symptoms
(posttraumatic, depressive, anxiety, somatic, and aggressive) in adulthood.
(PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2000 APA, all rights reserved)
Subject Descriptors: Early Experience
Emotional Adjustment
Emotional Trauma
Parental Absence
Well Being
Assistance (Social Behavior)
Coping Behavior
Family Relations
Personality Traits & Processes--3120
Notes/Comments: Print (Paper) Human 10 Male 30 Female 40 Childhood (birth-12
yrs) 100 Adolescence (13-17 yrs) 200 Adulthood (18 yrs & older) 300 Young
Adulthood (18-29 yrs) 320 Thirties (30-39 yrs) 340 Chile psychosocial
assistance; childhood trauma; adult well-being; Chileans; coping strategies;
family atmosphere; learning experiences; loss of family member Empirical Study
0800
ISSN: 0090-4392
Vendor Numbers: 2001-06434-005
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Record #26.
Source: PsycINFO
Search Query: kw: trauma and nature (26 of 875)
Title: Treating dissociative identity disorder: The power of the collective
heart.
Author(s)/Editor(s): Krakauer, Sarah Y.
Paper Number: 20010516
Source/Citation: Philadelphia, PA, US: Brunner-Routledge; 2001, (xxv, 246)
Description/Edition Info.: Authored Book; 120
Abstract/Review/Citation: This is a book about the triumph of inner authority
over the debilitating effects of trauma and abuse. In a simple and
straightforward style, a three-phase model for treating dissociative identity
disorder (previously known as multiple personality disorder) is introduced.
The Collective Heart model is consistent with the current standards of care,
which emphasize caution and restraint. Additionally, the Collective Heart
model has several unique features: It highlights the retrieval of personal
authority rather than the retrieval of traumatic memories; identifies the
fundamental inner unity underlying the fragmented personality system; and
introduces techniques that facilitate communication between personalities,
each personality's conscious mind, and the collective heart. Case vignettes
that illustrate therapeutic techniques and show how clients tap into their
underlying inner unity to create the conditions for their own maturation,
making it safe for their alters to grow, heal, and eventually join the host as
a seamless, harmonious whole are included. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2000
APA, all rights reserved)
Subject Descriptors: Dissociative Identity Disorder
Emotional Abuse
Emotional Trauma
Models
Psychotherapeutic Techniques
Psychotherapy & Psychotherapeutic Counseling--3310
Class. Code/Usage: Psychology: Professional & Research PS
Notes/Comments: Print (Paper) Human 10 (Abbreviated) Preface Acknowledgments
Foreword by Carolyn Zerbe Enns The nature and early history of hypnosis and
dissociation. Traumatology and the treatment of dissociative states: Major
20th century developments. Overview of the collective heart model:
Assumptions, stages, goals, and techniques. Assessment of dissociative
identity disorder. Basic therapeutic techniques: Where to go and how to get
there. The nature of the therapeutic relationship. Seeking guidance from the
inner wisdom. Becoming a team: Fostering internal communication and
cooperation. Inner lessons in self-advocacy. Decreasing anxiety to remove
obstacles to inner guidance. Working through trauma: Sharing memories and
internally challenging the authority of the abuser. Together as one: The
postjoining process. Current status of the collective heart treatment model.
Appendix A: Preservation of life contract (Avoiding self-harm) Appendix B:
Preservation of life contract (Avoiding physical harm to others) References
Index trauma; abuse; dissociative identity disorder; multiple personality
disorder; treatment; model
ISBN: 0-87630-975-9
Vendor Numbers: 2001-06487-000
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Record #27.
Source: PsycINFO
Search Query: kw: trauma and nature (27 of 875)
Title: Violent traumatic events and drug abuse severity. .
Author(s)/Editor(s): Clark, H. Westley
Masson, Carmen L.
Delucchi, Kevin L.
Hall, Sharon M.
Sees, Karen L.
Paper Number: 20010523
Source/Citation: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment: Special Issue: ; Vol
20(2) Mar 2001, US: Elsevier Science Inc; 2001, 121-127
Description/Edition Info.: Journal Article; 250
Abstract/Review/Citation: Examined the occurrence of violent traumatic events,
Mental Disorders-III-Revised (DSM-III-R) diagnosis of posttraumatic stress
disorder (PTSD), and PTSD symptoms, and the relationship of these variables to
drug abuse severity. 150 opioid-dependent drug abusers (mean age 43.7 yrs) who
were participants in a randomized trial of 2 methadone treatment interventions
were interviewed using the Diagnostic Interview Schedule, the Addiction
Severity Index, and the Beck Depression Inventory. Results indicate that 29%
met diagnostic criteria for PTSD. With the exception of rape, no gender
differences in the prevalence of violent traumatic events were observed. The
occurrence of PTSD-related symptoms was associated with greater drug abuse
severity after controlling for gender, depression, and lifetime diagnosis of
PTSD. The authors suggest that the high rate of PTSD among these methadone
patients, the nature of the traumatic events to which they are exposed, and
subsequent violence-related psychiatric sequelae have important implications
for identification and treatment of PTSD among those seeking drug abuse
treatment. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2000 APA, all rights reserved)
Subject Descriptors: Drug Abuse
Emotional Trauma
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Severity (Disorders)
Violence
Experiences (Events)
Substance Abuse & Addiction--3233
Notes/Comments: Print (Paper) Human 10 Male 30 Female 40 Adulthood (18 yrs &
older) 300 violence; traumatic events; posttraumatic stress disorder; drug
abuse severity Empirical Study 0800
ISSN: 0740-5472
Vendor Numbers: 2001-06331-001
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Record #28.
Source: PsycINFO
Search Query: kw: trauma and nature (28 of 875)
Title: Psychological trauma in adolescence: Familial disillusionment and loss of
personal identity.
Author(s)/Editor(s): Mishne, Judith Marks
Electronic Access: http://www.wkap.nl/issuetoc.htm/0002-9548+61+1+2001
Paper Number: 20010606
Source/Citation: American Journal of Psychoanalysis: Special Issue: ; Vol 60(1)
May 2001, US: Kluwer Academic Publishers; 2001, 63-83
Description/Edition Info.: Journal Article; 250
Abstract/Review/Citation: This article presents trauma theory and
characteristics of traumatized adolescents. A case vignette demonstrates the
considerations regarding assessment and treatment strategies in clinical work
with an adolescent girl who suffered profound trauma, loss of personal
identity, and self-esteem due to familial disillusionment. In contrast, the
author presents the case of a female Holocaust survivor, documenting
catastrophic loss, also during adolescence. Irrespective of the nature and
magnitude of trauma, the single most outstanding predictor of future positive
adjustment and resilience was the nature of the parent-child tie. (PsycINFO
Database Record (c) 2000 APA, all rights reserved)
Subject Descriptors: Emotional Trauma
Family Relations
Life Experiences
Psychoanalysis
Psychoanalytic Theory
Adolescent Development
Grief
Holocaust Survivors
Identity Crisis
Self Esteem
Psychoanalytic Therapy--3315
Notes/Comments: Print (Paper) Human 10 Female 40 Adolescence (13-17 yrs) 200
Adulthood (18 yrs & older) 300 traumatic experiences; psychoanalytic
theory; family disillusionment; identity loss; grief; psychoanalysis;
Holocaust survivors; trauma survivors; adolescence
ISSN: 0002-9548
Vendor Numbers: 2001-17943-004
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Record #29.
Source: PsycINFO
Search Query: kw: trauma and nature (29 of 875)
Title: Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging in traumatic brain injury.
Author(s)/Editor(s): Bigler, Erin D.
Paper Number: 20010620
Source/Citation: Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation: Special Issue: ; Vol
16(2) Apr 2001, US: Aspen Publishers Inc; 2001, 117-134
Description/Edition Info.: Journal Article; 250
Abstract/Review/Citation: Discusses the use of quantitative neuroimaging in
analyzing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data related to traumatic brain
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