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PERITRAUMATIC EMOTIONAL “HOT SPOTS” IN MEMORY

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2002

Nick Grey ,
Emily Holmes  and
Chris R. Brewin
Nick Grey
Affiliation:
Traumatic Stress Clinic, London, U.K.
Emily Holmes
Affiliation:
Traumatic Stress Clinic and University College London, U.K.
Chris R. Brewin
Affiliation:
University College London, U.K.
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Abstract

Individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) frequently report periods of intense emotional distress (“hot spots”) when asked to describe their traumatic experience in detail. “Primary” emotions felt during the trauma (i.e., peri-traumatically) are believed to consist mainly of fear, helplessness and horror. We report a preliminary investigation into the emotions associated with these hot spots. Patients with PTSD described a wide variety of emotions such as anger, humiliation and guilt present at the time of the trauma. The peri-traumatic cognitions associated with these emotions are also detailed.

Keywords

Posttraumatic stress disorderemotional “hot spots”
Type
Brief Clinical Reports
Information
Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy , Volume 29 , Issue 3 , July 2001 , pp. 367 - 372
Copyright
© 2001 British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies

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