| Autor: |
de Bocanegra, Heike Thiel, Brickman, Ellen, O'Sullivan, Chris |
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International Journal of Mass Emergencies & Disasters; Mar2004, Vol. 22 Issue 1, p35-55, 21p |
| Abstrakt: |
Vicarious trauma is defined as a therapist's emotional reactions to a client's traumatic material. Empathy with a victim who reports trauma and extreme loss may lead to feelings of fear and pain and to similar reactions of post-traumatic stress symptoms and depression in the counselor. Vicarious trauma is a well-established phenomenon, documented in those who counsel victims of violent crime, such as rape crisis counselors. Several factors were found to predispose therapists to vicarious trauma. These variables include previous personal trauma history, therapist training, and intensity of exposure to clients' victimization. Researchers found in a survey of 188 trauma therapists that less experienced therapists were more likely to experience psychological difficulties than more experienced therapists, as measured by the Traumatic Stress Institute Belief Scale and the Symptom Checklist-90 revised. Therapists with a higher number of prior traumatic life events also showed more negative effects from the work than those without a personal trauma history stressful life events within six months after a major disaster significantly contributed to the development of PTSD in a group of 355 medical care workers who were involved with the Ramstein Air Force Base disaster in 1988. |
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