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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Áfallastreita"”.
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Yfirlit yfir tengsl áfallastreituröskunar við áfengis- og vímuefnaröskun í kjölfar kynferðisofbeldis
Áfallastreituröskun og áfengis- og vímuefnaröskun geta verið afleiðingar kynferðisofbeldis, sem og samsláttur þeirra á milli. Með þessari ritgerð var tekið saman hvaða tilgátur hafa verið settar fram um hvernig tengslunum sé háttað í kjölfar kynferðisofbeldis. Jafnframt var skoðað sérstaklega hver …
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Posttraumatic growth amongst community volunteers in Indonesia following the Yogyakarta earthquake in 2006
Volunteering in critical situations can involve great distress, which can result in detrimental outcomes, such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Research has also shown that traumatic experience can result in positive outcomes like posttraumatic growth (PTG) which is expressed among other …
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Childbirth as trauma : the impact of witnessing a traumatic childbirth on fathers and father-infant bonding
Fathers’ childbirth experiences have long been neglected, although growing evidence has shown that traumatic childbirth experiences can significantly affect paternal well-being. This study aimed to examine the relationship between birth trauma perception and PTSD symptoms, and whether such symptoms …
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The Negative Impact of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder on Working Memory of Icelandic University Students
Working memory is a complex cognitive system essential for everyday living. It is important for all kinds of cognitively demanding activities such as reading, writing and carrying out conversations. Working memory capacity has been compared to a resource that ,,feeds'' working memory. Is the …
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What does the icelandic public know about post-traumatic stress disorder?
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a serious mental disorder that can have serious consequences. The current study examined PTSD knowledge amongst the Icelandic public to determine whether there is need for better PTSD education for the general public, so that people would know if they´re …
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PTSD symptom clusters : the relationship with types of traumas and cognitive ability
Experiencing a major trauma can lead to psychological symptoms known as PTSD. Even though the prevalence of experiencing traumatic events is considered as high as70%, subsequently developing PTSD has been found to be lower than 10%. To understand this relationship studies have focused on various …
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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among Icelandic emergency responders
Emergency responders report various mental health issues because of work-related exposures, with one of the most common complaints being post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This study had four specific aims. First, assess the prevalence of work-related traumatic events over the past 12 months. …