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trauma film paradigm  

Definition

  • Experimental paradigm for studying post-traumatic stress disorder in the laboratory, specifically the emergence of intrusive memories. Participants are shown movies with unpleasant or aversive content.

Synonym(s)

  • trauma clip

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Horowitz, M. J. (1969). Psychic trauma : Return of images after a stress film. Archives of General Psychiatry, 20(5), 552‑559. https://doi.org/10.1001/archpsyc.1969.01740170056008

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: closed

  • • James, E. L., Lau-Zhu, A., Clark, I. A., Visser, R. M., Hagenaars, M. A., & Holmes, E. A. (2016). The trauma film paradigm as an experimental psychopathology model of psychological trauma : Intrusive memories and beyond. Clinical Psychology Review, 47, 106‑142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2016.04.010

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: open

  • • Lazarus, R. S. (1964). A laboratory approach to the dynamics of psychological stress. American Psychologist, 19(6), 400‑411. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0041245

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: closed

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-DXPQ8RPT-S

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