Associação entre eventos traumáticos, stress póstraumático, perda de recursos e somatização

  • Marta Sofia Ranhada Loureiro (Student)

Student thesis: Master's Thesis

Abstract

Currently, somatization setting has been the subject of much controversy in the scientific community, which results in a variety of terms and labels to describe it. The one consensual definition refers to the inability of the individual to manage his own emotions and concerns, which, consequently, are manifested through physical symptoms. In this sense, there are many studies that relate the occurrence of traumatic events (TE) and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with somatization. In addition, the loss of resources is also strongly associated with ET and PSPT, so it will be incorporated into the objective of this investigation. Thus, the present study aims to explore the relationship between PTSD, PSPT symptomatology, loss of resources and somatization, investigating the contribution of these variables to the level of somatization. Additionally, the objective is to compare victims of a TE and victims of more than one TE, at the level of PSPT symptomatology, loss of resources and somatization. This study is a cross-sectional design study with 180 primary care (PC). The instruments used were the Questionário sociodemográfico; Life Events Checklist; the Post traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM‐5; the Conservation of Resources questionnaire; Reduced inventory of somatic symptoms. The results showed a positive correlation between TE and Somatization and, also revealed, that subjects who have repeatedly undergone TE are more vulnerable to PSPT symptoms, loss resources (domestic stress) and somatization, than subjects who have experienced only one TE’s. The results of the present study may be useful to develop programs to promote the well-being of users in CSP, considering the mind and body dimensions as distinguishable but not separable entities.
Date of Award17 Mar 2023
Original languagePortuguese
Awarding Institution
  • Universidade Católica Portuguesa
SupervisorEleonora C. V. Costa (Supervisor)

Keywords

  • Traumatic/potentially traumatic events
  • Symptomatology post traumatic stress disorder
  • Loss of resources
  • Somatization
  • Primary care

Designation

  • Mestrado em Psicologia Clínica e da Saúde

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