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The Korean Journal of Health Psychology

  • KOREAN
  • P-ISSN1229-070X
  • E-ISSN2713-9581
  • KCI

A review of posttraumatic growth researches : Focused on relation with adjustment and clinical application

The Korean Journal of Health Psychology / The Korean Journal of Health Psychology, (P)1229-070X; (E)2713-9581
2008, v.13 no.1, pp.1-23
https://doi.org/10.17315/kjhp.2008.13.1.001


Abstract

Recently there has been increasing interest in and researches on personal positive changing after undergoing traumatic stresses. In this article, previous studies on that phenomenon which was referred as posttraumatic growth(PTG) were reviewed and the direction to further study was schemed. The concept of PTG, theories and models concerning PTG were introduced. After reviewing studies on the relation between PTG and adjustment, the implication of PTG on psychotherapy was discussed. Some suggestion for further study on PTG was also discussed.

keywords
trauma, positive change, posttraumatic growth, posttraumatic stress disorder, 외상, 긍정적 변화, 외상후성장, 외상후 스트레스장애

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