Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Rousso Bldg. 142, Bronx, NY 10461, USA.
J Health Psychol. 2011 Jan;16(1):80-90. doi: 10.1177/1359105310367528. Epub 2010 Jul 23.
This article reviews the psychological consequences of genital herpes infection through the lens of a recently proposed framework for conceptualizing concealable stigmas. We incorporate research on identity, stigma, and the connection between psychological and physical health to outline how negative stigma-related psychological consequences perpetuate distress associated with genital herpes. Our review of the research suggests a model linking negative affect and poor coping to frequent recurrences of genital herpes outbreaks. Frequent outbreaks, in turn, increase the salience of the stigma, reinforcing a stigmatized self-schema, thereby creating negative psychological consequences, continuing the cycle. We conclude by discussing the implications of this model for future research and mental health treatment.
本文通过最近提出的一个概念框架来审视生殖器疱疹感染的心理后果，该框架用于理解可隐藏的污名。我们结合了有关身份、污名和心理与身体健康之间联系的研究，概述了负面与污名相关的心理后果如何使与生殖器疱疹相关的痛苦持续存在。我们对研究的回顾表明，一种将负面情绪和应对不良与生殖器疱疹发作的频繁复发联系起来的模型。反过来，频繁的发作增加了污名的显著性，强化了污名化的自我图式，从而产生负面的心理后果，使循环继续下去。最后，我们讨论了该模型对未来研究和心理健康治疗的意义。
