Korean Journal of Psychology: General
- KOREAN
- P-ISSN1229-067X
- E-ISSN2734-1127
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ISSN : 1229-067X
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Vol.37 No.4
Abstract
Seeking Safety (SS) is the only PTSD treatment with strong evidence based that are effective for trauma and addiction. Unlike mainly used trauma treatments in Korea, SS is present-centered that focuses on the safety among the three stages of trauma and avoids unsafe exposure of past trauma. In addition, SS is theoretically based on cognitive behavior therapy, provides step-by-step manuals for therapists and vast worksheets for clients, does not place significant constraints on therapist's qualifications, and does not include long-term expensive training costs. Thus, it can be useful to work in the field with the advantage of timeliness and immediacy for counselors who have unfamiliar to trauma therapy and helping professionals who have various interdisciplinary backgrounds and developmental stages as experts. The benefits of SS can be applied to all types of trauma and addictive disorders. And it can also be used for out-of-the-box cases that have experienced trauma that does not fit the PTSD diagnostic system and various severity of the symptoms. The purpose of this study is to introduce SS for the first time in Korea and to suggest the possibility of applying it in the field of trauma.
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Recently, it has been found that the concept of addiction can be broadly applied from substance abuse to diverse areas of behavior and be relevant with the biological, psychological and social aspects so, models that already explained addiction behavior has a limitation in reflecting and explaining the facts that are mentioned above. Therefore, this study suggests the polyvagal theory and motivational balancing theory in order to explain behavioral addiction in a biopsychological balancing perspective. Specifically, it explained that the continuous increase of the stress and the efforts of the relieving it can affect the deterioration and maintenance of addictive behavior based on the polyvagal theory. Also, it described how the imbalance of human's basic needs such as autonomy, relatedness, competence and sense of goal can be related with the addiction behavior based on the motivational balancing theory. To sum up, perspective and specific model are suggested that when the addictive behavior is executed in order to achieve a short-term motivational balance, the allostatic load of the individual does not decrease, and thus the need for psychological motivation balance increases, which in turn leads to behavioral addiction. Finally, based on the physio-psychological balancing perspective on behavioral addiction study suggests the needs for the intervention that covers the biological, psychological and social aspects in clinical and counseling circumstances.
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between daily social interactions and momentary happiness among Korean early elders in their 60's. We first examined if older adults are happier when interacting with others than being alone. Then we further examined whether their level of happiness differs depending on people they interact with, and the moderating effect of gender. Using a day reconstruction method, 150 Korean early elders in their 60's reported the social interactions and momentary happiness experienced during a single day. The results of hierarchical linear modeling analysis showed that the level of momentary happiness was significantly higher for the subjects who were engaged in relationships with friends or family members (excluding spouse) than those that were alone. Overall, elders felt happier interacting with their friends or family members than their spouse. However, gender difference was found: Old Korean women felt happier interacting with their friends or family members than interacting with their spouse. Moreover, they were happier alone than with their spouse at the marginally significant level. On the other hand, there was no significant difference between being alone and interacting with others in the level of momentary happiness for elderly men. Finally we discussed the implications and limitations of this study and suggested future research directions.