Nina Ogińska-Bulik, Zygfryd Juczyński Prężność jako wyznacznik pozytywnych i negatywnych konsekwencji doświadczonej sytuacji traumatycznej

Abstrakt

Experience a traumatic situation usually entails negative consequences
in the psychic dimension, including in the form of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
(PTSD). However, the traumatic experience may also lead to the emergence of positive
changes, known as posttraumatic growth (PTG). Among the factors influencing
growth after trauma stresses the importance of the individual properties of the
man, including resiliency.
The aim of the study was to determine the relationship occurring between the resiliency
and negative and positive consequences resulting from experiencing a
traumatic event. Study involved 80 patients after heart transplantation, implantation
by-passes or artificial heart valve. The Assessment of Resiliency Scale (SPP-25)
of the own design, and the Polish version of The Impact of Event Scale (IES-R) and
The Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) were used in the study.
A key role in the prevention of symptoms of PTSD plays the properties of resiliency,
such as optimistic attitude to life and the ability to mobilize themselves
in difficult situations. In turn, the positive changes following trauma are related
to openness to new experiences and a sense of humor and tolerance for failure
and treatment of life as a challenge. Negative and positive effects experienced life
events may co-occur with each other.
Key words: traumatic event, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, posttraumatic
growth, resiliency