This page highlights the current events, achievements, and current activities of our lab members:
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Melissa’s Poster: Pathway to Posttraumatic Growth: How Religious Strength and Alcohol Consumption Influence Growth Evan’s Poster: Financial and Workplace Problems as a Possible Trigger for Growth: A Cross-Cultural Look Cassandra’s Poster: Does Relationship Status Foster Disclosure?: A Cross Cultural Insight on the Effects of Gender and Relationship Status on Disclosure
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The PTG research team will be participating in the 20th annual Meeting of the Minds conference at the University of Michigan-Dearborn.
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The Meeting of Minds Conference is coming up, and the PTG research assistants will be presenting their research. Here’s their abstracts: Evan Theys: Theys, E. R., Sawa, M. S., Pierson, V. J. “Financial and Workplace Problems as a Possible Trigger for Growth: A Cross-Cultural Look” The scope of this study is to show posttraumatic growth…
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Post-Traumatic Stress’s Surprisingly Positive Flip Side http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/25/magazine/post-traumatic-stresss-surprisingly-positive-flip-side.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&ref=magazine By JIM RENDON (Published: March 22, 2012) Sgt. Jeffrey Beltran pulled a heavily creased Post-it note from the pocket of his fatigues, unfolded it and looked over a list he jotted down earlier that day: pick up an order of beef lo mein, take his dress uniform to…
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Valarie Pierson, Melissa Sawa, and Dr. Kanako Taku will present a research, entitled “Subjective Definitions of Growth and Religions Correlate with Posttraumatic Growth” at the 120th annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA) – 56, Division of Trauma Psychology. The conference will be held in Orlando, Florida, from August 2nd to 5th, 2012. http://www.apa.org/convention/ Upcoming Symposium Presentation With…
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From WHYY’s “Voices In The Family” With soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, we hear a lot about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Psychologists are also interested in a different response to trauma; post-traumatic growth. Many survivors report personal growth and development in the aftermath of trauma – and say they have found happiness and fulfillment…
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Dr. Taku and the PTG Lab were featured in the OU Magazine last spring. Check it out below! Source: OU Magazine
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