Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA.
Int J Psychol. 2021 Jun;56(3):387-393. doi: 10.1002/ijop.12730. Epub 2020 Nov 24.
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a neuropsychological condition caused by exposure to chronic stressors and extreme trauma. In past decades, Colombia (South America) has experienced high levels of armed conflict, which created an environment of chronic stress, resulting in an increased incidence of PTSD in children. Limited research exists on the effects of PTSD on emotional memory functioning of these Colombian youth living in chronically stressful environments. In the present study, 23 PTSD affected youth and 26 controls were asked to recall items from a memorised word list, as well as remembering details from a short emotional story. Although no significant differences were found for word list memory, deficits for emotional story content were found in the PTSD youth, particularly for facts involving negative emotional details. The latter may suggest a deficit in executive functioning for the integration of emotionally laden stimuli, perhaps induced as a by-product of their traumatic experiences.
创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）是一种由慢性应激源和极端创伤引起的神经心理疾病。在过去的几十年中，南美洲的哥伦比亚经历了高水平的武装冲突，这营造了一个慢性应激的环境，导致儿童 PTSD 的发病率上升。关于生活在慢性应激环境中的这些哥伦比亚青少年的 PTSD 对情绪记忆功能的影响，研究有限。在本研究中，要求 23 名 PTSD 受影响的青少年和 26 名对照组回忆记忆单词列表中的项目，以及记住简短情绪故事的细节。尽管在单词列表记忆方面没有发现显著差异，但 PTSD 青少年在情绪故事内容方面存在缺陷，尤其是涉及负面情绪细节的事实。后者可能表明他们在整合带有情绪的刺激的执行功能上存在缺陷，这也许是他们创伤经历的副产品。
