Models of PTG

Models of PTG

Important models that have been developed to better understand the process of PTG are The Functional Descriptive Model of Posttraumatic Growth (Tedeschi & Calhoun, 1995), The Model of Life Crises and Personal Growth (Schaefer & Moos, 1992), and the...
Traffic Accidents in the World and Turkey

Traffic Accidents in the World and Turkey

Traffic accidents are widespread in the industrialized world. Traffic accident, in other words motor vehicle accident or car accident was defined as the collision of a moving vehicle with another vehicle or object along a road. As it was reported in DSM-5 (2013),...
Trauma and Traumatic Life Events

Trauma and Traumatic Life Events

The word trauma dates back to 1690’s and it is derived from an Ancient Greek word ‘traûma’ which means physical wound and damage. In 1864, the meaning of “psychic wound, unpleasant experience which causes abnormal stress” was developed with a more psychological focus...