Traumatic injury is common and may have a major impact on the survivor’s life. In the Netherlands alone, over 7 million injuries are registered yearly, caused by accidents in traffic, at home, at work, or by interpersonal violence. Besides physical recovery, survivors often deal with the psychological impact. Although most are resilient and show a natural psychological recovery within the first...

Recent evidence suggests that the inability to respond in a context appropriate manner earlier in bereavement is predictive of a protracted grief course with poorer adjustment following the loss (Coifman & Bonanno, 2010). However, little is known about the emotional behavior of adults later in bereavement and whether emotional responding becomes dsyregulated across other channels. An...

The critical nursing shortage is particularly apparent in specialty areas such as intensive care units (ICUs). Some nurses develop resilient coping strategies and adapt to stressful work experiences, mitigating the development of common maladaptive psychological symptoms

ABSTRACT So kurz das Leben eines Kindes ist, so wenig haben Kinder Gelegenheit, es zu reflektieren. Die Fähigkeit der „exzentrischen Positionalität', nämlich Vorgänge explizit zu verarbeiten, bedarf der einfühlsamen Unterstützung und Verbalisierung durch erwachsene Bezugspersonen. Für autobiografische Erinnerungen muss das Kind in der Lage sein, sich selbst als erlebendes Individuum zu erkennen,...