Children's memory for traumatic events

儿童对创伤事件的记忆

• 批准号: DP0771885
• 负责人: Prof Reg Nixon
• 金额: $ 13.97万
• 依托单位: Flinders University
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2007-01-01 至 2011-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP0771885
• 关键词: Children; memory; traumatic; events

Many children are exposed to negative and distressing events. Understanding the processes underlying memories of such events is critical, especially in the present world climate in which the Australian public is increasingly confronted with threats of terrorism and other negative world events. This research will contribute directly to understanding why some children develop maladaptive responses to major life events, and others appear to adjust with few psychological difficulties. The research will pinpoint better management strategies for children affected by trauma by improved understanding of how traumatic memories are developed, as well as identifying critical variables that are amenable to change early after trauma exposure.

许多儿童都接触到消极和令人痛苦的事件。了解这些事件的记忆背后的过程至关重要，特别是在目前的世界气候下，澳大利亚公众越来越多地面临恐怖主义和其他负面世界事件的威胁。这项研究将直接有助于理解为什么有些儿童对重大生活事件产生适应不良的反应，而另一些儿童似乎适应得很少。这项研究将通过更好地了解创伤记忆是如何发展的，以及确定在创伤暴露后早期易于改变的关键变量，为受创伤影响的儿童确定更好的管理策略。