Neural correlates of posttraumatic growth after severe motor vehicle accidents
| Autor: | Sirko Rabe, Anke Karl, Andreas Maercker, T Zöllner |
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| Přispěvatelé: | University of Zurich, Rabe, Sirko |
| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
| Předmět: |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Neurology Brain activity and meditation Electroencephalography Affect (psychology) Severity of Illness Index Developmental psychology Stress Disorders Post-Traumatic 2738 Psychiatry and Mental Health Adaptation Psychological Severity of illness medicine Humans Brain asymmetry Survivors Neural correlates of consciousness medicine.diagnostic_test 10093 Institute of Psychology Posttraumatic growth 3203 Clinical Psychology Accidents Traffic Brain Affect Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Attitude Quality of Life Female 150 Psychology Psychology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 74:880-886 |
| ISSN: | 1939-2117 0022-006X |
| Popis: | Frontal brain asymmetry has been associated with emotion- and motivation-related constructs. The authors examined the relationship between frontal brain asymmetry and subjective perception of posttraumatic growth (PTG) after severe motor vehicle accidents (MVAs). Eighty-two survivors of MVAs completed self-report measures of PTG, trait and state affect, and diagnostic interviews assessing clinical status, and underwent measurement of resting electroencephalographic activity. As predicted, increased relative left frontal activation was significantly related to PTG, even when statistically controlling for dispositional positive affect. The authors assume that approach-related motivational tendencies associated with higher relative left frontal brain activity may be involved in the process and outcome of PTG. |
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