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Participant, rater, and computer measures of coherence in posttraumatic stress disorder.
(J Abnorm Psychol, 2016-01)
We examined the coherence of trauma memories in a trauma-exposed community sample
of 30 adults with and 30 without posttraumatic stress disorder. The groups had similar
categories of traumas and were matched on multiple ...
Puzzling thoughts for H. M.: can new semantic information be anchored to old semantic memories?
(Neuropsychology, 2004-10)
Researchers currently debate whether new semantic knowledge can be learned and retrieved
despite extensive damage to medial temporal lobe (MTL) structures. The authors explored
whether H. M., a patient with amnesia, could ...
Age-related effects on the neural correlates of autobiographical memory retrieval.
(Neurobiol Aging, 2012-07)
Older adults recall less episodically rich autobiographical memories (AM), however,
the neural basis of this effect is not clear. Using functional MRI, we examined the
effects of age during search and elaboration phases ...
Autobiographical memory for stressful events: the role of autobiographical memory in posttraumatic stress disorder.
(Conscious Cogn, 2011-09)
To provide the three-way comparisons needed to test existing theories, we compared
(1) most-stressful memories to other memories and (2) involuntary to voluntary memories
(3) in 75 community dwelling adults with and 42 without ...
The impact of the developmental timing of trauma exposure on PTSD symptoms and psychosocial functioning among older adults.
(Dev Psychol, 2013-11)
The present study examined the impact of the developmental timing of trauma exposure
on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and psychosocial functioning in a
large sample of community-dwelling older adults (N = ...
The relation between insecure attachment and posttraumatic stress: Early life versus adulthood traumas.
(Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy, 2015-07)
The present study examined the relations between insecure attachment and posttraumatic
stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms among community-dwelling older adults with exposure
to a broad range of traumatic events. Attachment ...
Cumulative exposure to traumatic events in older adults.
(Aging Ment Health, 2014)
OBJECTIVES: The present study examined the impact of cumulative trauma exposure on
current posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom severity in a nonclinical sample
of adults in their 60s. The predictive utility of cumulative ...
Two versions of life: emotionally negative and positive life events have different roles in the organization of life story and identity.
(Emotion, 2011-10)
Over 2,000 adults in their sixties completed the Centrality of Event Scale (CES) for
the traumatic or negative event that now troubled them the most and for their most
positive life event, as well as measures of current ...
Changes in neuroticism following trauma exposure.
(J Pers, 2014-04)
Using longitudinal data, the present study examined change in midlife neuroticism
following trauma exposure. Our primary analyses included 670 participants (M(age)
= 60.55; 65.22% male, 99.70% Caucasian) who completed the ...
Neuroticism Increases PTSD Symptom Severity by Amplifying the Emotionality, Rehearsal, and Centrality of Trauma Memories.
(Journal of personality, 2017-10)
OBJECTIVE:Although it is well established that neuroticism increases the risk of posttraumatic
stress disorder (PTSD), little is known about the mechanisms that promote PTSD in
individuals with elevated levels of neuroticism. ...