Jiman, Andreea (2022) Cognition as an Intermediate, Maintaining Factor of PTSD Following Sexual Assault: A Systematic Review. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Over half of sexually assaulted women develop Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Cognitive appraisal is one of the factors that has been investigated in the context of PTSD onset and maintenance following sexual abuse. While the state of research in the area of psychopathology is currently torn between dimensional, categorical, and network models, a newer model called the Stress Response Network Model aims to integrate 50 years of stress research into one universal model. In the current study, we aimed to assess whether the evidence is in line with the model, which postulates that stress leads to a stress response involved in the emergence and maintenance of psychopathology. We hypothesized that (1) cognition serves as an intermediate variable between sexual abuse and PTSD and that (2) cognition is a maintaining factor of PTSD. We conducted a systematic review of the literature found in the databases PsycINFO and MEDLINE. Results showed that the included studies support both hypotheses. We concluded that various conceptualisations of cognition contribute to PTSD symptom severity following sexual abuse, and serve as a maintaining factor in the circular relationship between the stress response and psychopathology. The Stress Response Network Model is thus in line with current evidence.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Jonge, P. de |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Jul 2022 14:00 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Jul 2022 14:00 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/1021 |
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