@article{ref1,
title="Traumatic intrusions as 'worse case scenario's'",
journal="Behaviour research and therapy",
year="1998",
author="Merckelbach, Harald and Muris, P. and Horselenberg, R. and Rassin, E.",
volume="36",
number="11",
pages="1075-1079",
abstract="While some clinicians assume that traumatic intrusions are historically accurate revisualizations of traumatic incidents, others have suggested that these types of intrusions may represent a worse case scenario (i.e. exaggerated) version of the trauma. To explore this issue, a survey was conducted among undergraduate students (N = 189). Of the 69 respondents who had been the victim of or witness to a relatively recent trauma, 15 (22%) reported an exaggerated perception of the traumatic incident. Exaggerated intrusions were found to have more flashback qualities and tended to have a higher frequency than 'realistic' intrusions. These findings are well in line with the idea that intrusions are not necessarily veridical copies of traumatic events.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0005-7967",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}