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Conceptual Structure of HIV+ Women With PTSD: Trauma Construct Elaboration

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can result in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as events related to illness act as traumatic stressors. This study tested some basic hypotheses of Sewell and Cromwell's personal construct model of PTSD in HIV+ women both with and without diagnoses of PTSD. Trauma-related constructs of HIV+ women with PTSD with HIV+ non-PTSD controls at varying stages of illness were compared. The elaboration, rankings, and valence of trauma-related constructs were examined using the Life Events Repertory Grid (LERG) procedure. Findings provided evidence that a
clinical diagnosis of PTSD in women was not associated with the degree of construct elaboration. These findings may imply a qualitative difference in cognitive processing of social stressors and violent stressors.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc279046
Date08 1900
CreatorsJones, Deborah (Deborah Lynne), 1958-
ContributorsSewell, Kenneth W., Hayslip, Bert, Guarnaccia, Charles Anthony, Neal, David M.
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatv, 112 leaves, Text
RightsPublic, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved., Jones, Deborah (Deborah Lynne), 1958-

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