Much of the research on post-traumatic growth posits that traumatic events may result in positive personality changes in a number of domains. We propose that this growth may occur, at least in part, because of changes in situations that one experiences following a traumatic event. Exposure to these new situations may be directly responsible for changes in individual behaviour and personality. W...

fibromatosis is the non-malignant proliferation of fibroblasts that aggressively invade adjacent tissues. it is composed of well-differentiated cells separated by considerable collagen and/or reticulin. the cause of this abundant growth is unknown, but many suspect hormonal or traumatic influences. when fibromatosis develops in the temporomandibular joint (tmj) or adjoining tissues, its aggress...

Severe traumatic wounds are challenging to manage during surgery. The introduction of vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) is a breakthrough in wound management. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of VAC on cytokines in wounds during the management of severe traumatic wounds following initial debridement. VAC and conventional wound care (CWC) were independently applied to sever...

People who experience major life crises often report post-traumatic stress. However, the literature suggests that traumatic experiences can also be "catalysts" for positive change (i.e., posttraumatic growth; PTG). PTG (Calhoun & Tedeschi, 2006) include improved relationships, new possibilities one’s life, a greater appreciation sense of personal strength, and spiritual development. While gener...

Although research has focused on the difficulties faced in adapting to life following the experiences of a traumatic event, limited research has examined positive legacies of incorporating a traumatic experience into life posttrauma. This study uses quantitative and qualitative data (N = 218) to examine the effect that trauma severity and social support have on posttrauma outcomes. Individuals’...

OBJECTIVE To examine whether (a) Living in the Face of Trauma (LIFT), a group intervention to address coping with HIV and childhood sexual abuse (CSA), significantly reduced traumatic stress over a 1-year follow-up period more than an attention-matched support group comparison intervention; and (b) reductions in avoidant coping over time mediated reductions in traumatic stress. METHOD In a ra...

Bottomley and, especially, Ashby2 showed that Lemna develops well in a purely inorganic medium, although it thrives better if some organic matter , such as a soil extract, is added. The addition of soil extract and other chemically ill-defined organic matters3 to the culture medium of algae is a general practice.4 Since the chemistry of many plant hormones has become known in recent years it se...

Perceived changes in basic beliefs and growth related to life events were examined three studies. A representative sample (N = 885), a of students their families 291) 245) responded with list positive negative events, scale post-traumatic scale. Positive strongly associated beliefs, while only weak associations found for events. In addition, generally growth.