Myocardial infarction-induced acute stress and post-traumatic stress symptoms: the moderating role of an alexithymia trait – difficulties identifying feelings

INTRODUCTION: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is one of the adverse events occurring in people exposed to severe traumatic experiences, such as earthquakes. The devastating effects of such events and their associated losses are significantly higher in children and adolescents. The present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of cognitive rehabilitation on academic achievement with the moderating role of emotion regulation in earthquake-stricken adolescents with PTSD in Kermanshah. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted based on a pre- and post-test design with control and experimental groups. Among the students who were diagnosed with PTSD in Kermanshah earthquake, 48 cases were selected and assigned to the control and experimental groups. Data collection instruments were Captainchr('39')s Log cognitive rehabilitation software, and motion Regulation Scale developed by Gratz and Roemer. Studentschr('39') academic achievement was judged based on the scores obtained from end-of-semester transcripts and teacherschr('39') evaluations. Data were analyzed in SPSS software (version 26). FINDINGS: Based on the results, cognitive rehabilitation is effective in the academic achievement of students with PTSD (P<0.01). Moreover, emotion regulation can moderate the effect of this method on academic achievement (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: As evidenced by the obtained results, cognitive rehabilitation can effectively strengthen cognitive abilities and components related to executive functions. In so doing, it enhances the educational performance of students with PTSD and brings them academic achievement

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Trauma and Delinquency: The Role of Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms and Emotional Processing

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e533652013-483 ◽

2012 ◽

Author(s):

Maureen Allwood

Keyword(s):

Traumatic Stress ◽

Emotional Processing ◽

Post Traumatic Stress ◽

Stress Symptoms ◽

Post Traumatic

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Childhood emotional abuse and posttraumatic stress symptoms in women: the mediating role of mindfulness

10.33921/hbdy2203 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 10 ◽

pp. 105-116

Author(s):

Stéphanie Laforte ◽

Caroline Dugal ◽

Claude Bélanger ◽

Natacha Godbout

Keyword(s):

Traumatic Stress ◽

Emotional Abuse ◽

Post Traumatic Stress ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Stress Symptoms ◽

Post Traumatic ◽

Childhood Emotional Abuse ◽

The Relationship

More than one-third of adults report having experienced emotional abuse in childhood, which is one of the most common interpersonal traumas. Although survivors of interpersonal trauma are at risk of developing post-traumatic stress symptoms, few studies have specifically examined the links between childhood emotional abuse and symptoms of post-traumatic stress in adulthood. Recent studies highlight the role of mindfulness as a key variable in understanding how interpersonal traumas can be associated with long-term post-traumatic stress symptoms (Godbout, Dion, & Bigras, 2016). The purpose of this study is to examine the mediating role of mindfulness in the relationship between emotional abuse in childhood and post- traumatic stress symptoms. The sample consisted of 354 women from the community who responded to self -reported online questionnaires. The results of multiple regression analyses show that the relationship between emotional abuse in childhood and symptoms of post-traumatic stress is explained by a decrease in mindfulness capacities. Overall, the results highlight the role of mindfulness as a mechanism partially explaining the impacts of interpersonal traumas in childhood.

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