5 Domains of PTG
This domain involves a greater appreciation for life and a changed sense of what is important.
What is Appreciation of Life?
This is the ability to bounce back from adversity.
What is resilience?
The acronym for Post-Traumatic Growth.
What is PTG?
An example of this is a cancer survivor who starts a support group for other patients.
What is "new possibilities" or "helping others"?
The type of trauma that occurs from witnessing the trauma of others.
What is vicarious trauma?
This domain is characterized by closer, more intimate, and more meaningful relationships with other people.
What is Relating to Others?
This is a key element in post-traumatic growth where individuals re-evaluate their beliefs and assumptions about the world after a traumatic event.
What is cognitive processing?
The two researchers who coined the term "post-traumatic growth".
Who are Richard Tedeschi and Lawrence Calhoun?
A person who values their relationships more after the loss of a loved one is showing this.
What is a change in the "relating to others" domain?
This concept refers to the positive psychological changes that occur as a result of struggling with highly challenging life circumstances.
What is post-traumatic growth?
A person who feels stronger and more self-reliant after a trauma is experiencing this domain of post-traumatic growth.
What is Personal Strength?
Having a strong network of friends, family, and community is this important factor in fostering post-traumatic growth.
What is social support?
The name of the 21-item scale developed to measure post-traumatic growth.
What is the Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI)?
A natural disaster survivor who feels they can handle anything now has a greater sense of this.
What is personal strength?
The idea that trauma can shatter a person's core beliefs about the world.
What is the shattering of the assumptive world?
This domain is about finding a new path in life and seeing new opportunities that weren't there before.
What are New Possibilities?
The process of openly sharing one's thoughts and feelings about a traumatic experience.
What is self-disclosure?
True or False: Post-traumatic growth and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can coexist.
What is True?
A combat veteran who develops a deeper appreciation for each day is an example of growth in this area.
What is "appreciation of life"?
This type of rumination, which is more reflective and deliberate, is more likely to lead to post-traumatic growth.
What is deliberate rumination?
A deeper understanding of spiritual matters or a stronger religious faith falls into this domain.
What is Spiritual Change?
This personality trait, characterized by a willingness to try new things and be open to new experiences, is associated with a greater likelihood of post-traumatic growth.
What is openness to experience?
This is the idea that growth is not a direct result of trauma, but of the individual's struggle with the new reality in the aftermath.
What is the struggle with adversity?
A person who finds a new spiritual path after a near-death experience is exhibiting this type of growth.
What is "spiritual change"?
This is a self-care technique that involves a gentle, alternating tapping motion on the chest to promote calm.
What is the Butterfly Hug?