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Record 1 2011-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Problems
  • Social Psychology
DEF

Phase during which the subject is confronted with the reality of a catastrophe. Various stress factors during this phase leads to a survivor mentality.

CONT

During the posttrauma phase [subjects] became aware of what occurred during the impact phase; and many developed the classic symptoms of PTSD [posttraumatic stress disorders].

CONT

[In the] "impact" phase ... Here is where the stressful event (crisis) occurs [case of a battered woman].

OBS

Preliminary data obtained on battered women indicate the existence of a cycle of battering behavior, which is repeated over a period of time. The cycle appears to have 3 phases that vary in time and intensity: (a) the tension building phase, (b) the explosion or acute battering incident, and (c) the calm, loving respite ...

Key term(s)
  • explosion phase

French

Domaine(s)
  • Problèmes sociaux
  • Psychologie sociale
OBS

Trois phases de l'agression : [...] une période où les tensions se construisent et où le conflit commence à naître; [...] l'explosion et l'agression; finalement [...] la période d'accalmie après l'agression («lune de miel»). Ce moment est considéré comme un sursis amoureux, où les regrets émergent.

OBS

Cette séquence d'événements «tension-éclatement-lune de miel» constitue une sorte de mouvement perpétuel formant le cycle de la violence

Key term(s)
  • période d'éclatement
  • stade d'éclatement

Spanish

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