Trauma and disaster

Ursano, Robert J.; Fullerton, Carol S.; McCaughey, Brian G.

doi:10.1017/cbo9780511570162.003

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“…More literature exists about adults than about children regarding the importance of processes of meaning making, a central process within coping (Lazarus, 2000;Ursano, Fullerton, & McCaughey, 1994). For instance, Hernández (2002) reported that, among human rights activists targeted with political violence in Colombia, taking part in meaning-making processes within the context of trusting relationships (i.e.…”

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Individual and Collective Dimensions of Resilience Within Political Violence

Sousa

Haj‐Yahia

Feldman

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Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

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Research has documented a link between political violence and the functioning of individuals and communities. Yet, despite the hardships that political violence creates, evidence suggests remarkable fortitude and resilience within both individuals and communities. Individual characteristics that appear to build resilience against political violence include demographic factors such as gender and age, and internal resources such as hope, optimism, determination and religious convictions. Research has also documented the protective influence of individuals' connection to community and their involvement in work, school or political action. Additionally, research on political violence and resilience has increasingly focused on communities themselves as a unit of analysis. Community resilience, like individual resilience, is a process supported by various traits, capacities, and emotional orientations towards hardship. This review addresses various findings related to both individual and community resilience within political violence and offers recommendations for research, practice, and policy.2

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Individual and Collective Dimensions of Resilience Within Political Violence

Sousa

Haj‐Yahia

Feldman

et al. 2013

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

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“…According to Ursano et al (2001), meaning is a concept that results "from the interaction of past history, present context and physiological state. Thus the meaning of traumatic events changes over time with individuals' everchanging psychosocial context" (p. 20).…”

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The Impact of the September 11, 2001, Attacks on the Well-Being of Arab Americans in New York City

Abu-Ras

Abu-Bader

2008

Journal of Muslim Mental Health

160

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In this exploratory study, eight focus groups were conducted, utilizing 83 participants. A structured, but flexible, interview guided by trauma theory was designed to solicit perspectives on the impact of the September 11, 2001, attacks on the Arab American community in New York City. Participants identified several common areas of concern, including fear of hate crimes, anxiety about the future, threats to their safety, loss of community, isolation, and stigmatization. Barriers to services and current mental health needs were discussed. The results of this study may assist social workers and clinical psychologists in developing targeted mental health initiatives using community outreach strategies. This approach may enhance recovery and healing at the individual and community levels, particularly if services are provided by those who are culturally and linguistically competent and sensitive.

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“…There is general consensus (but with some dissension) that there is a dose-response relationship between exposure-related factors and subsequent psychological adjustment (e.g., Freedy et al, 1992;Ursano, Fullerton, & McCaughey, 1994). Yet, there appears to be a dearth of assessment tools for measuring severity of exposure in civilian survivors of major disasters.…”

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Traumatic Exposure Severity Scale (TESS): A measure of exposure to major disasters

Elal

Slade

2005

J. Traum. Stress

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The debate about the role of the intensity of the stressor has occupied a central focus in posttraumatic stress disorder literature. There is currently a paucity of instruments with established psychometric properties measuring severity of trauma exposure in disaster survivors. The Traumatic Exposure Severity Scale was developed specifically to assess dimensions of exposure to an earthquake disaster in adults. Its 24 items assess a wide range of stressors organized into five subscales, derived from factor analyses: Resource Loss, Damage to Home and Goods, Personal Harm, Concern for Significant Others, and Exposure to the Grotesque. The scale provides both Occurrence and Distress scores. It has good internal reliability and validity. The instrument correlates significantly, but moderately, with a number of traumatic stress measures and the Beck Depression Index.

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Trauma and disaster

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Individual and Collective Dimensions of Resilience Within Political Violence

Individual and Collective Dimensions of Resilience Within Political Violence

The Impact of the September 11, 2001, Attacks on the Well-Being of Arab Americans in New York City

Traumatic Exposure Severity Scale (TESS): A measure of exposure to major disasters

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