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Hotspots in the immediate aftermath of trauma - Mental imagery of worst moments highlighting time, space and motion.
Hoppe, Johanna M; Walldén, Ylva S E; Kanstrup, Marie; Singh, Laura; Agren, Thomas; Holmes, Emily A; Moulds, Michelle L.
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  • Hoppe JM; Department of Psychology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden. Electronic address: johanna.motilla_hoppe@psyk.uu.se.
  • Walldén YSE; Department of Psychology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
  • Kanstrup M; Department of Psychology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; Division of Psychology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
  • Singh L; Department of Psychology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
  • Agren T; Department of Psychology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
  • Holmes EA; Department of Psychology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; Division of Psychology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
  • Moulds ML; School of Psychology, The University of New South Wales, UNSW, Sydney, Australia.
Conscious Cogn ; 99: 103286, 2022 03.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35220032
Intrusive memories of trauma (memories that enter consciousness involuntarily) highjack cognitive processing, cause emotional distress, and represent a core symptom of posttraumatic stress disorder. Intrusive memories often contain the worst moment/s ('hotspots') of the trauma memory. Little is known about hotspots shortly after they are formed, i.e., in the first hours after trauma. We investigated the features of hotspots in trauma-exposed individuals (n = 21) within 72 h post-trauma, using linguistic analysis and qualitative coding. On average, participants reported three hotspots per traumatic event (M = 7.8 words/hotspot). Hotspots primarily contained words related to time, space, motion, and sensory processing. Most hotspots contained sensory features (97%) and motion (59%). Few cognitions and no emotion words were identified. Results indicate that hotspots collected shortly post-trauma are expressed as motion-rich sensory-perceptual experiences (mental imagery) with little detail about emotion/cognition. Findings are discussed in terms of the function of hotspots (e.g., preparedness for action) and clinical implications.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Recuerdo Mental / Trastornos por Estrés Postraumático Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Conscious Cogn Asunto de la revista: PSICOFISIOLOGIA / PSICOLOGIA Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Recuerdo Mental / Trastornos por Estrés Postraumático Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Conscious Cogn Asunto de la revista: PSICOFISIOLOGIA / PSICOLOGIA Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article