Hotspots in the immediate aftermath of trauma-Mental imagery of worst moments highlighting time, space and motion

被引：10

作者：

Hoppe, Johanna M. ^{[1
,4
]}

Wallden, Ylva S. E. ^{[1
]}

Kanstrup, Marie ^{[1
,2
]}

Singh, Laura ^{[1
]}

Agren, Thomas ^{[1
]}

Holmes, Emily A. ^{[1
,2
]}

Moulds, Michelle L. ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Uppsala Univ, Dept Psychol, Uppsala, Sweden

[2] Karolinska Inst, Dept Clin Neurosci, Div Psychol, Stockholm, Sweden

[3] Univ New South Wales, Sch Psychol, Sydney, Australia

[4] Uppsala Univ, Dept Psychol, Box 1225, S-75142 Uppsala, Sweden

来源：

CONSCIOUSNESS AND COGNITION | 2022年 / 99卷

基金：

瑞典研究理事会; 英国惠康基金; 瑞士国家科学基金会;

关键词：

Hotspots; Intrusive memories; Mental imagery; Trauma; Posttraumatic stress disorder; POSTTRAUMATIC-STRESS-DISORDER; INTRUSIVE MEMORIES; GAME PLAY; HOTSPOTS;

D O I：

10.1016/j.concog.2022.103286

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

Intrusive memories of trauma (memories that enter consciousness involuntarily) highjack cognitive processing, cause emotional distress, and represent a core symptom of posttraumatic stress disorder. Intrusive memories often contain the worst moment/s ('hotspots') of the trauma memory. Little is known about hotspots shortly after they are formed, i.e., in the first hours after trauma. We investigated the features of hotspots in trauma-exposed individuals (n = 21) within 72 h post-trauma, using linguistic analysis and qualitative coding. On average, participants reported three hotspots per traumatic event (M = 7.8 words/hotspot). Hotspots primarily contained words related to time, space, motion, and sensory processing. Most hotspots contained sensory features (97%) and motion (59%). Few cognitions and no emotion words were identified. Results indicate that hotspots collected shortly post-trauma are expressed as motion-rich sensory perceptual experiences (mental imagery) with little detail about emotion/cognition. Findings are discussed in terms of the function of hotspots (e.g., preparedness for action) and clinical implications.

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