TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1998//
TI  - Traumatic intrusions as 'worse case scenario's'
JO  - Behaviour research and therapy
A1  - Merckelbach, Harald
A1  - Muris, P.
A1  - Horselenberg, R.
A1  - Rassin, E.
SP  - 1075
EP  - 1079
VL  - 36
IS  - 11
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0005-7967
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -