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When a trauma becomes a key to identity: Enhanced integration of trauma memories predicts posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms
Abstract
The Centrality of Event Scale (CES) measures the extent to which a traumatic memory
forms a central component of personnal identity, a turning point in the life story
and a reference point for everyday inferences. In two studies, we show that the CES
is positively correlated with severity of PTSD symptoms, even when controlling for
measures of anxiety, depression, dissociation and self-consciousness. The findings
contradict the widespread view that poor integration of the traumatic memory into
one's life story is a main cause of PTSD symptoms. Instead, enhanced integration appears
to be a key issue. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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https://hdl.handle.net/10161/10095Published Version (Please cite this version)
10.1002/acp.1290Publication Info
(2007). When a trauma becomes a key to identity: Enhanced integration of trauma memories predicts
posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 21(4). pp. 417-431. 10.1002/acp.1290. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/10095.This is constructed from limited available data and may be imprecise. To cite this
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David C. Rubin
Juanita M. Kreps Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience
For .pdfs of all publications click here My main research interest has been in long-term
memory, especially for complex (or "real-world") stimuli. This work includes the study
of autobiographical memory and oral traditions, as w
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