PTSD symptoms, response to intrusive memories and coping in ambulance service workers

Through analysing Chinese life insurance agents’ emotional conflicts and coping strategies, this study tries to reveal organization and work’s impact on the agents. Because organizational and working rules are often inconsistent with social norms and personal feelings, life insurance agents easily experience negative emotions and conflicts. Various strategies that make efforts to solve this kind of conflict may trigger off some new emotional problems, and they probably make agents’ emotional conflicts worse as well. In a way, emotional alienation has become a necessity for service workers in the post-industrial society, and that means individuals’ emotions and regulations are subject to the demand of organization and work, but deviate from themselves and social rules.

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PTSD Symptoms Experienced and Coping Tactics Used by Crime Scene Investigators in the United States

Journal of Forensic Sciences ◽

10.1111/1556-4029.14044 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 64 (5) ◽

pp. 1444-1450 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Joseph A. Rosansky ◽

Jeffery Cook ◽

Harold Rosenberg ◽

Jon E. Sprague

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Crime Scene ◽

The United States ◽

Ptsd Symptoms ◽

Crime Scene Investigators ◽

And Coping ◽

Coping Tactics

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Improving mental health and physiological stress responses in mothers following traumatic childbirth and in their infants: study protocol for the Swiss TrAumatic biRth Trial (START)

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032469 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (12) ◽

pp. e032469 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Vania Sandoz ◽

Camille Deforges ◽

Suzannah Stuijfzand ◽

Manuella Epiney ◽

Yvan Vial ◽

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Keyword(s):

Infant Development ◽

Primary Outcome ◽

Physiological Stress ◽

Control Group ◽

Placebo Control ◽

Ptsd Symptoms ◽

Intrusive Memories ◽

Placebo Control Group ◽

Psychological Vulnerability ◽

Traumatic Childbirth

IntroductionEmergency caesarean section (ECS) qualifies as a psychological trauma, which may result in postnatal post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Maternal PTSD may not only have a significant negative impact on mother–infant interactions, but also on long-term infant development. The partner’s mental health may also affect infant development. Evidence-based early interventions to prevent the development of postpartum PTSD in mothers are lacking. Immediately after a traumatic event, memory formation is vulnerable to interference. There is accumulating evidence that a brief behavioural intervention including a visuospatial task may result in a reduction in intrusive memories of the trauma.Methods and analysisThis study protocol describes a double-blind multicentre randomised controlled phase III trial testing an early brief maternal intervention including the computer game ‘Tetris’ on intrusive memories of the ECS trauma (≤1 week) and PTSD symptoms (6 weeks, primary outcome) of 144 women following an ECS. The intervention group will carry out a brief behavioural procedure including playing Tetris. The attention-placebo control group will complete a brief written activity log. Both simple cognitive tasks will be completed within the first 6 hours following traumatic childbirth. The intervention is delivered by midwives/nurses in the maternity unit.The primary outcome will be differences in the presence and severity of maternal PTSD symptoms between the intervention and the attention-placebo control group at 6 weeks post partum. Secondary outcomes will be physiological stress and psychological vulnerability, mother–infant interaction and infant developmental outcomes. Other outcomes will be psychological vulnerability and physiological regulation of the partner and their bonding with the infant, as well as the number of intrusive memories of the event.Ethics and disseminationEthical approval was granted by the Human Research Ethics Committee of the Canton de Vaud (study number 2017–02142). Dissemination of results will occur via national and international conferences, in peer-reviewed journals, public conferences and social media.Trial registration numberNCT 03576586.

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Differential Effects of Poor Recall and Memory Disjointedness on Trauma Symptoms

Clinical Psychological Science ◽

10.1177/2167702619847195 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 (5) ◽

pp. 1032-1041 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Juliane Sachschal ◽

Elizabeth Woodward ◽

Julia M. Wichelmann ◽

Katharina Haag ◽

Anke Ehlers

Keyword(s):

Cognitive Processing ◽

Memory Recall ◽

Ptsd Symptoms ◽

Trauma Symptoms ◽

Intrusive Memories ◽

Processing Styles ◽

The Relationship ◽

Healthy Participants ◽

Poor Memory ◽

Film Group

Clinical theories of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) suggest that trauma memories are disorganized. In the present study, we examined how trauma-film exposure affects two aspects of memory disorganization, poor memory recall and memory disjointedness, and their relationship to PTSD-like symptoms. In Session 1, 90 healthy participants were exposed to a trauma ( n = 60) or a neutral film ( n = 30). Cognitive processing styles, memory characteristics, and intrusive memories of the film were assessed. The trauma-film group reported greater memory disjointedness of the worst moments of the film but better memory recall of the film than the neutral-film group. In the trauma-film group, cognitive processing and memory disjointedness were related to intrusive memories and PTSD-like symptoms in the week after film exposure. Memory disjointedness but not poor memory recall mediated the relationship between cognitive processing and intrusions. The findings suggest that different aspects of memory disorganization need to be distinguished to explain PTSD symptoms.

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The relations of PTSD symptoms to alcohol use and coping drinking in volunteers who responded to the Swissair Flight 111 airline disaster

Journal of Anxiety Disorders ◽

10.1016/j.janxdis.2003.07.006 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 18 (1) ◽

pp. 51-68 ◽

Cited By ~ 87

Author(s):

Sherry H Stewart ◽

Terry L Mitchell ◽

Kristi D Wright ◽

Pamela Loba

Keyword(s):

Alcohol Use ◽

Ptsd Symptoms ◽

And Coping

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Recurrent bilateral frontal lobe lesion with maladaptive schema modes and PTSD symptoms: a case study

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association ◽

10.47391/jpma.1071 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-8

Author(s):

Sabir Zaman ◽

Kehkashan Arouj ◽

Shahid Irfan

Keyword(s):

Frontal Lobe ◽

Ptsd Symptoms ◽

Post Traumatic Stress ◽

Schema Modes ◽

Brain Tumour Patient ◽

Post Traumatic ◽

And Coping ◽

Tumour Patient ◽

Frontal Lobe Lesion

Abstract The frontal lobe is responsible for high-order functioning, such as memory, attention, decision-making, and personality. Lesions in the frontal lobe may lead to different physical and psychological problems. The current study was conducted to examine the emotional, cognitive, and behavioural states and coping strategies of a patient with recurrent bilateral frontal lobe lesion. It also attempted to determine post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in a patient. This study described the case of an adult with recurrent bilateral frontal lobe tumour. It covered the clinical presentation, administration of Urdu translation of the Schema Mode Inventory (SMI) and Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 (CAPS-5), and analysis of the case. The results of the study showed that the recurrent bilateral frontal lobe brain tumour patient engaged in child mode and had a dysfunctional coping style and a maladaptive punitive parent mode. Furthermore, the patient also had moderate PTSD symptoms. Continuous....

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Optimism and Coping as Moderators of the Relationship between Chronic Stress and Burnout

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.2003.92.3c.1215 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 92 (3_suppl) ◽

pp. 1215-1226 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Laura Riolli ◽

Victor Savicki

Keyword(s):

Chronic Stress ◽

Emotional Exhaustion ◽

Information Service ◽

Personal Accomplishment ◽

Service Workers ◽

Antecedent Conditions ◽

The One ◽

And Coping ◽

Main Effects ◽

Relief Efforts

Using a model based on Lazarus (1999) and previous research, specific relationships were predicted between the antecedent conditions of chronic stress, personal moderation factors of optimism/pessimism, and coping on the one hand, and the affective outcome of burnout on the other. Participants were 82 information service workers whose jobs required them to evaluate and remediate computer programming problems in anticipation of the Y2K deadline. Multiple regression analysis indicated that Optimism, Pessimism, Control Coping, and Escape Coping all moderated chronic stress for Emotional Exhaustion and Depersonalization, but not for Personal Accomplishment. Lower Optimism, higher Pessimism, lower Control Coping, and higher Escape Coping all related to increased workers' Depersonalization under conditions of higher chronic stress due to the approaching Y2K deadline. Lower Optimism and higher Pessimism were also related to higher Emotional Exhaustion under conditions of higher chronic stress due to the Y2K deadline. Beyond moderation effects, all moderator variables showed main effects with Emotional Exhaustion, Depersonalization, and Personal Accomplishment in the predicted directions. Suggestions are given for incorporating results into stress relief efforts in organizations.

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Investigating the effect of a nap following experimental trauma on analogue PTSD symptoms

Scientific Reports ◽

10.1038/s41598-021-83838-1 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ines Wilhelm ◽

Yasmine Azza ◽

Karin Brennwald ◽

Yamina Ehrt-Schäfer ◽

Erich Seifritz ◽

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Keyword(s):

Rem Sleep ◽

Critical Role ◽

Traumatic Experience ◽

Ptsd Symptoms ◽

Post Traumatic Stress ◽

Impact Of Event Scale ◽

Event Scale ◽

Intrusive Memories ◽

Experimental Trauma ◽

The Impact

AbstractCognitive models assume that the incomplete integration of a traumatic experience into the autobiographical memory results in typical symptoms associated with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) such as intrusive re-experiencing. Sleep supports the integration of new experiences into existing memory networks through memory consolidation. In fifty-six females, we investigated whether a 90-min daytime nap (n = 33) compared to a wake period (n = 23) after being exposed to an experimental trauma (i.e. a trauma film) prevents PTSD analogue symptoms. Intrusive memories were recorded for seven days using a diary, overall PTSD symptoms were assessed using the Impact of Event Scale (IES-R) and affective response to trauma cues were measured one week after experimental trauma. The two groups did not differ in any of the analogue PTSD symptoms. However, participants obtaining rapid eye movement (REM) sleep in the nap experienced less distressing intrusive memories. Moreover, the duration of REM sleep and slow wave activity was negatively correlated with analogue PTSD symptoms. Our findings suggest that even a short sleep period after experimental trauma can play a protective role in trauma memory formation but only if the nap contains REM sleep. Our data provide additional evidence for a critical role of REM sleep in PTSD development.

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Brief Therapy for PTSD Symptoms in Maltreated Youth in a Shelter Care Facility

International Journal of Integrative Pediatrics and Environmental Medicine ◽

10.36013/ijipem.v1i0.11 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 1 ◽

pp. 36-42

Author(s):

Lisa M. Linning ◽

Christopher Kearney

Keyword(s):

Group Therapy ◽

Care Facility ◽

Ptsd Symptoms ◽

Research Attention ◽

Anxiety Management ◽

Pre Treatment ◽

And Coping ◽

Addition Level ◽

Therapy Sessions ◽

Therapy Protocol

Therapy to address PTSD symptoms in maltreated youth has received increased research attention in recent years. However, little data are available regarding the treatment of youth temporarily housed in shelter care facilities whose parents are unavailable or inaccessible. The present study examined a brief group therapy protocol for such youth in a county-operated shelter. Participants received 1-6 sessions of treatment depending on their length of stay at the shelter. Treatment components included psychoeducation, anxiety management, cognitive restructuring and coping skills, emotional expression, mindfulness, brief exposure, boundary setting, and journaling. Results revealed a significant reduction in PTSD symptoms overall and that number of group therapy sessions mediated pre-treatment and post-treatment scores on various dependent measures. In addition, level of pre-treatment dissociation predicted reduction in PTSD levels. These preliminary results indicate that brief treatment for youth temporarily housed in a shelter care facility can provide some amelioration of PTSD-related symptoms.

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