Summary: The study of victims of the Dresden bombing night in February 1945 aimed to investigate the current extent of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and trauma-related personal growth. It was assumed that the degree of traumatic exposure is related ...
Posttraumatic personal growth: Validation of German versions of two questionnairesAbstract. Two German translations of the self-report questionnaires (a) Stress-Related Growth Scale (SRGS; Park, Cohen & Murch, 1996) and (b) Post-Traumatic Growth ...
Traitanger and style of anger expression following traumatization: Extent and relationship to posttraumatic stress reactions in a group of former East German political prisonersAbstract. Although anger has been described as a major sign of posttraumatic ...
Feelings of revenge and posttraumatic stress reactions in victims of violent crimesAbstract.Background: Individuals with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) are often said to experience a strong feelings of revenge. However, there is a lack of ...
Disclosure and perceived social acknowledgement as victim as PTSD predictors in crime victimsAbstract.Theoretical background: Traumatized victims often feel misunderstood and tend to withdraw from others. This may prevent processing of traumatic ...