Crecimiento Postraumático en Estudiantes de Psicología Clínica
Keywords:
Posttraumatic growth, traumatic events, highly stressful events, growth, positive changeAbstract
Posttraumatic growth (PTG) is the type of psychological growth that takes place from the struggle with highly stressful, traumatic events. Change can occur in five factors or areas of life: personal strength, new possibilities, relating to others, appreciation of life, and spirituality. In this study, we administered a qualitative questionnaire of 16 questions about positive, negative, and no change to 20 students enrolled in clinical psychology doctoral programs. Participants were mainly Puerto Rican females between 23 and 47 years old. PTG occurs in persons exposed to different types of trauma. In this study PTG was observed in 18 of 20 participants, although not all of them reported change in each of the 5 factors. Implications of this study and suggestions for future research are discussed.
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