A Prospective Study of Autobiographical Memory and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Following Cancer

Autor/inn/en	Kangas, Maria; Henry, Jane L.; Bryant, Richard A.
Titel	A Prospective Study of Autobiographical Memory and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Following Cancer
Quelle	In: Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 73 (2005) 2, S.293-299 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-006X
Schlagwörter	Memory; Cancer; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Recall (Psychology); Autobiographies; Emotional Response; Psychological Patterns + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gedächtnis; Carcinoma; Karzinom; Krebs (med); Krebserkrankung; Abberufung; Autobiography; Autobiografie; Autobiographie; Emotionales Verhalten
Abstract	In this study, the authors investigated the relationship between autobiographical memory and the onset and maintenance of distressing memories following cancer. In Study 1, participants recently diagnosed with head, neck, or lung cancer were assessed for acute stress disorder (ASD). Participants with ASD reported fewer specific memories than did participants without ASD. In Study 2, the same participants were assessed 6 months later for autobiographical memory and cancer-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Deficits in the retrieval of specific memories in Study 1 were not predictive of subsequent PTSD. Increased hopelessness during the 6 months was associated with a decline in the retrieval of positive memories and an increase in the retrieval of negative memories. These findings accord with propositions that retrieval of distressing memories is guided by current self-image and attitude toward one's future. (Author).
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