Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
2nd International Conference on Education and Educational Psychology, ICEEPSY 2011, İstanbul, Türkiye, 19 - 22 Ekim 2011, cilt.29, ss.75-80
There is increasing theoretical, clinical and research evidence for the role of perceived travma and personal charactheristics in trauma related psychological problems and disorders. Facing and working through psychosocial trauma is essentially difficult not only for the individuals suffered but also the professionals dealt with them. Strengths serve individuals best not when life is easy but when life is difficult (Park, Peterson & Seligman 2004). During challenging times, helping people to discover their strengths such as optimism, hope, humor, resilience, and meaning takes added importance for mental health professionals. Thus it is found that individuals who use their strengths more have been shown to have higher levels of self-esteem, self-efficacy, vitality, wellbeing (Linley, et.al., 2010; Govindji, and Linley, 2007) and also to be more effective in their growth (Rashid, 2008) after a traumatic exposure in their daily life. Focussing on strengths can provide the clinician a powerful perspective to understand individuals intact repertoires which can be effectively deal with troubles stimulates a very different discussion. The aim of the present study is to examine the relations between the perceived trauma, post traumatic embitterment disorder and strengtspotting abilities. The strengthspotting scale, post traumatic embitterment self rating scale and Beck anxiety inventory were administered to both in-patients in clinical setting and also health care professionals. The results were discussed in terms of traumatic intervention with positive psychology principals. Suggestions were presented and the need of multidisiplinary work emphasized for future research © 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd.