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atrophy with increase of white matter lesions along with female gender as significant independent
predictors of cognitive decline in subjects over the age of 60 years.
2081 ORAL
Clinical/counseling psychology
Chair: Frank Hagenow, Germany
2081.2 The relationship between personality and PTSD, Faramarz Sohrabi, University of
Allameh Tabatabai, Iran
Objectives: This study aims to determine the role of personality characteristics in occurrence of
PTSD symptoms. Methods: 144 children and adolescents who had lost their parents through the
earthquake were studied. 3 research instruments of the GEPQ, Chid PTSD-RI and CAPS were
used. Results: Subjects with higher scores on Neuroticism and Psychoticism were more likely to
develop PTSD symptoms, whereas, subjects with higher scores on the Extroversion were less
likely to meet the criteria for PTSD. Gender and multiple exposure to trauma is important in
predicting PTSD.
2081.3 The relation between after-death depression and beliefs on the after-life, Shunya
Nakamura 1 , Naoki Kuramoto 2 , Koh Nakamura 3 , 1 Fukuoka University of Education, Japan;
2 3
Tohoku University, Japan; Chikushi Jogakuen University, Japan
This study deals with the depression that may follow the loss of an important person. We
distributed questionnaires in Japan (Fukuoka and Okinawa). Losing someone sometimes causes
spiritual pain, all the more so if the dead were young and intimate. One of the causes of depression
after the death of an important figure is the After-life image. We use the Ater-life scales for
International Comparison (Nakamura, Kuramoto, Nakashima 2003), RICN (Reincarnation), SHS
(shamanism), ADS (Dialog with Ancester soul), Place of Spirits, DTRM (Self control of Soul),
and also DAP-R 5 factors to determine the extent of the relationship with depression.
2081.4 Social acknowledgement and disclosure of trauma as ptsd predictors in German and
Chinese crime victims, Julia Mueller 1 , Jianping Wang 2 , Andreas Maercker 1 , 1 Clinical
Psychology and Psychotherapy, Institute of Psychology, University of Zurich, Switzerland,
2
Institute of Psychology, Normal University of Beijing, China
In German Crime Victims (N = 151) the interpersonal variables “disclosure of trauma experience”
and “social acknowledgement as a victim” have been shown to be PTSD predictors additional to
well-known intrapersonal variables. We wanted to know if these variables are transculturally valid
and if cultural values moderate the effects. Therefore 50 Chinese Crime Victims answered the
same questionnaire-set assessing sociodemographics, trauma characteristics, psychopathology,
both interpersonal variables, and cultural values. German as well as Chinese participants with and
without PTSD differed significantly in the concerned variables. Additionally, cultural values
moderated these effects. The implications of these findings will be discussed.
2081.5 Patient’s fear reduction: The influence of client-centered-counseling, Frank Hagenow,
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