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syndrome in neurosurgical clinic, Vsevolod Maksakov, Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute,
Russian Federation
In this report the resources of psychological rehabilitation of posttraumatic KS are described. The
authoring psychocorrectional technique is grounded on psychiatric nosology of the primary
disorders of psychic activity for all the period of posttraumatic KS’s clinical course. In our work
we mention next stages of psychological correction: Emotional covered, Emotional involvement,
Emotional experience. The main principles of psychological treatment of KS are: Beginning of the
psychological treatment on the early post-injury stage; Looking for and selection some
emotionally significant themes; Degree of directivity depends on the phase of KS; Keeping of
patient’s spontaneity by emotional connection; Team-working.
3111.5 PTSD and depressive symptoms among Kosovar refugees, Amy Ai, University of
Michgan, USA
Since 1999, almost 15,825 Kosovar refugees have entered the United States. We conducted a
caseworker-assisted survey of 129 Kosovar refugees. Of these individuals, 78 showed the likely
presence of PTSD. The mean number of war-related traumatic events reported was 15. Higher
PTSD scores were associated with more traumatic events and female gender. Women refugees also
had higher levels of depressive disorders. Positive predictors for PTSD severity scores and
depressive disorders were female gender, number of traumatic events, and a prior occupation that
required more education. Lower PTSD severity scores were related to a gender/number of
traumatic events interaction factor.
3111.6 The experimental examination of memory problems among individuals with OCD
checker type, Majied Mahmood aliloo 1 , Mohamadkazem Atefvahid 2 , Seyed Akbar
Bayanzadeh 2 , Seyed Kazem Malakooti 2 , 1 Tabriz University, Iran, 2 Iran University of Medical
Sciences, Iran
The objectives of this research is studying of memory problems among OCD checkers. For this
purpose 60 individuals with OCD and 60 individuals as controls were selected. The memory of
subjects were assessed by two lists of words(recalling list and recognition/confidence list).Results
showed that the groups did not differ about there amount of recalling of words. Checkers, washers
and anxious groups showed memory bias in recalling of danger related words. The checkers
differed from other groups in their memory confidence. The theoretical and practical implications
of results were discussed.
3111.7 The transgression of taboos: Freedom or condemnation - The psychology of becoming
one’s self, Christopher Stones, Rhodes University, South Africa
In the process of becoming of a person there are multiple developmental imperatives, some of
which pertain to the acquisition of a localized (family) culture. However, an inherent
psychological thrust is to transgress some of these family mores (by testing the limits) in order to
grow into oneself. Herein lies a risk: While it is necessary to separate for healthy emotional
growth to occur, inappropriate separation - often catalysed through family enmeshment - can result
in ego fragmentation thus predisposing the young adult to feelings of guilt and depression, often
manifesting itself in a range behavioural maladies.
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