Shame as a traumatic memory

• Author(s): Matos, Marcela ; Pinto-Gouveia, José
• Date: 2009
• Persistent ID: https://hdl.handle.net/10316/46618
• Origin: Estudo Geral - Universidade de Coimbra
• Subject(s): Adolescent; Adult; Comorbidity; Depressive Disorder; Female; Humans; Internal-External Control; Life Change Events; Male; Personality Inventory; Portugal; Psychometrics; Self Concept; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic; Young Adult; Mental Recall; Shame
• Document Type: Journal article
• Language: Portuguese

Description

This study explores the premise that shame episodes can have the properties of traumatic memories, involving intrusions, flashbacks, strong emotional avoidance, hyper arousal, fragmented states of mind and dissociation.