The Potential Effects of Trauma

What is trauma?

• inflict physical harm on (something) so as to impair its value, usefulness, or normal function.

• An anxiety disorder that develops in reaction to physical injury or severe mental or emotional distress

• an emotionally painful experience that has long-lasting effects on a person’s development and well-being.

• I dont know

What is the aim of Fieldman and Vengrober (2011)

• To investigate predictors of PTSD symptoms in children who survived a natural disaster.

• To examine PTSD symptoms in children exposed to war-related trauma.

• to improve our ability to identify and understand errors of judgement and choice.

• to see if knowing that we would have access to saved information later would affect semantic memory

What percentage of children were diagnosed with PTSD in the Fieldman and Vengrober study?

• 35%

• 38%

• 32%

• 30%

True or False: All of the children who were exposed to the war developed PTSD

• True

• False

Strengths & Limitations of Fieldman and Vengrober (2011)

(Check 1 strength and 1 Limitation)

• Strength: ecological validity: observations in a natural setting.

• Limitation:

  There was no ecological validity.

• Strength:

  Traumatic events were brought up again.

• Limitation: Study was not generalizable across cultures.

What is the Aim of McFarlane 1983

• to examine the extent to which social pressure from a majority, could affect a person to conform

• to see if knowing that we would have access to saved information later (like we do with the internet) would affect semantic memory (memory of facts and information).

• The aim is...

• To investigate predictors of PTSD symptoms in children who survived a natural disaster.

Was there a Positive or Negative correlation between PTSD symptoms in children and their parents?

• Positive

• Negative

Strengths and Limitations of McFarlane (1983)

• Strength: Easily replicated

• Limitation: The study does not present any new data to test the hypothesis, since the study is based on existing research

• Strength: Provides a clear and comprehensive layout for understanding traumatic events and their effects

• Limitation: Effect of event - some may have experienced it first hand (therefore better memory)

What is Resilience?

• the ability to adapt to stressful situations and recover from the effects of adverse circumstances.

• the ability to withstand wear, pressure, or damage.

• the ability to deal with hardship or to cope in difficult situations.

• willingness to change or compromise.

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