CindyM
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I thought it might be interesting to get a discussion going based upon this article in the Boston Globe. http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2007/07/02/trauma_care/
From his treatment of survivors of physical trauma, Dr. Richard F. Mollica has found that both people living with devastating illness and people recovering from devastating events have the same coping styles. The team at Harvard University found that people recovering from traumatic events such as having been captured and tortured share many of the same reactions as those living with devastating illness. And those living with fatal illnesses can learn how to cope by taking note of how traumatic victims heal emotionally.
The coping lessons will sound familiar to many of us. The refugees rely on altruism, work, and spirituality to deal with what has happened. The article says that terminally ill patients in their study have similar coping skills. I hope some of you will have the time to read the article and post some of your thoughts. For me, it confirmed my suspicions that there is a method that people use to cope with becoming a PAL or CAL or a potential PAL or CAL.
From his treatment of survivors of physical trauma, Dr. Richard F. Mollica has found that both people living with devastating illness and people recovering from devastating events have the same coping styles. The team at Harvard University found that people recovering from traumatic events such as having been captured and tortured share many of the same reactions as those living with devastating illness. And those living with fatal illnesses can learn how to cope by taking note of how traumatic victims heal emotionally.
The coping lessons will sound familiar to many of us. The refugees rely on altruism, work, and spirituality to deal with what has happened. The article says that terminally ill patients in their study have similar coping skills. I hope some of you will have the time to read the article and post some of your thoughts. For me, it confirmed my suspicions that there is a method that people use to cope with becoming a PAL or CAL or a potential PAL or CAL.