The Role of Avoidance Coping in the Disclosure of Trauma

AbstractLittle research has been undertaken to examine the empirical basis of commonly applied methods of posttrauma intervention. We propose that Pennebaker's work on structured disclosure of trauma provides a suitable analogue to explore questions of interest. The present study asks whether avoidance coping is likely to interfere with abbreviated disclosure of traumatic experiences. Subjects were 118 college students randomly allocated to either a one-session or four-session written trauma-disclosure condition. At 2 months postdisclosure, subjects with high avoidance coping within the one-session condition exhibited significantly more trauma-specific and physical symptoms than all other subjects. Avoidance coping significantly predicted trauma-specific symptoms at 2 months. These findings suggest that single session traumatic disclosure may not be useful for individuals with an avoidance style of coping.

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EMDR Resource Methods for Women With Breast Cancer

Journal of EMDR Practice and Research ◽

10.1891/1933-3196.10.3.176 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 176-188 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Katy Murray

Keyword(s):

Breast Cancer ◽

Quality Of Life ◽

Cancer Treatment ◽

Physical Symptoms ◽

Traumatic Experiences ◽

Somatic Disorders ◽

And Behavior ◽

Emdr Therapy

The diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer can involve a series of life-altering, traumatic experiences, leading to distress, reduced quality of life, and long-standing fears of recurrence. Distress may exacerbate physical symptoms, impair coping, impact health behaviors, and reduce compliance with cancer treatment. Psychological treatments have focused on alleviating distress and improving quality of life. Given the growing evidence of the role of stress and behavior on cancer outcomes, a biobehavioral approach to treatment may serve to achieve these traditional treatment goals while also impacting disease course. Shapiro’s (2001) eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) protocol for illness and somatic disorders was greatly informed by her interest in mind–body approaches to health and the newly emerging (1992) field of psychoneuroimmunology. The protocol includes first identifying and addressing the realistic fears and challenges a woman faces. Once appropriate, EMDR therapy turns to the reprocessing of past memories, present triggers, and the development of positive future templates of health. This article focuses on situations, usually in the early diagnosis and intensive phases of cancer treatment, when the reprocessing phases of EMDR therapy need to be delayed because of the demands of cancer treatment or insufficient client stability. Resourcing interventions that are compatible with biobehavioral goals are provided, with brief clinical examples.

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Assessing the Role of Coping Styles as Mediators for Hope and Optimism in Measuring Academic Motivation among First Generation Learners

International Journal of Indian Psychology ◽

10.25215/0201.012 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Dr. Ruchi Gautam ◽

Sachita Passi

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Regression Analysis ◽

Academic Motivation ◽

First Generation ◽

Coping Styles ◽

Proactive Coping ◽

Avoidance Coping ◽

Emotion Coping ◽

The Impact

The present study was conducted to examine the impact of positive psychological strengths hope and optimism on academic motivation. To study the role of proactive coping, avoidance coping and emotion coping as a mediator of hope and optimism with academic motivation of students. College students participated. Significant positive relations found for hope and optimism. Regression analysis showed proactive coping significantly mediated the relations of hope and optimism with academic motivation.

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You Are the One I Want to Communicate With!

Social Psychology ◽

10.1027/1864-9335/a000097 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 44 (1) ◽

pp. 16-25 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Sabrina Pierucci ◽

Olivier Klein ◽

Andrea Carnaghi

Keyword(s):

Memory Bias ◽

Shared Reality ◽

Communication Partner ◽

Shared Reality Theory ◽

The One ◽

Study Participants

This article investigates the role of relational motives in the saying-is-believing effect ( Higgins & Rholes, 1978 ). Building on shared reality theory, we expected this effect to be most likely when communicators were motivated to “get along” with the audience. In the current study, participants were asked to describe an ambiguous target to an audience who either liked or disliked the target. The audience had been previously evaluated as a desirable vs. undesirable communication partner. Only participants who communicated with a desirable audience tuned their messages to suit their audience’s attitude toward the target. In line with predictions, they also displayed an audience-congruent memory bias in later recall.

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