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The Role Of Memory, Personality, And Thought Processes In Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Carissa Lynn Broadbridge
The Role Of Memory, Personality, And Thought Processes In Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Carissa Lynn Broadbridge
Wayne State University Dissertations
Abstract
The autobiographical memory model of PTSD posits that the memory for the traumatic experience is influential in development of the disorder (Rubin, Berntsen, & Bohni, 2008). In particular, Berntsen & Rubin (2006) argue that the degree of event centralization, the incorporation of the memory into the individual's sense of self and life story, is directly related to the degree of PTSD symptoms exhibited by the individual. The present series of studies systematically analyzes event centralization and its relationship to PTSD, while taking into account other variables such as cognitive and emotion variables, as well as individual differences.
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