Increased Mastery Elements Associated With Imagery Rehearsal Treatment for Nightmares in Sexual Assault Survivors With PTSD

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ID4868110
AuthorsAnne Germain (0000-0001-6672-4800), Barry Krakow (0000-0002-4911-1778), Brigitte Faucher, Ayrton Zadra (0000-0003-3671-7081), Torben Nielsen (0000-0002-9372-8652), Tore Nielsen, Michael Hollifield (0000-0002-6576-8673), Teddy D Warner, Mary P Ko (0000-0001-9317-9318), Mary Ko (0000-0002-0871-5356), Mary Koss
Year2004
Volume14
Issue4
Pages195-206
Publication date2004-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueDreaming (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1053-0797 • E-ISSN: 1573-3351
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/1053-0797.14.4.195
OpenAlexW1973288929
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited35

Exposure, abreaction, and mastery have been proposed as the therapeutic processes of nightmare (NM) reduction. Imagery rehearsal therapy (IRT) effectively reduces NMs but involves minimal exposure and abreaction. The authors investigated the use of mastery in the scripting of new dreams (NDs) elaborated during IRT. NM an dN D reports were collected from 44 female sexual assault survivors with chronic NMs during their initial application of IRT. Mastery was assessed with a standardized dream coding system and a multidimensional mastery scale. NDs contained significantly fewer negative elements and more occurrences of positive elements and mas

Developmental psychology · Medical emergency · Poison control · Posttraumatic stress · Psychotherapist · Sexual assault · Medicine · Mind wandering and attention · Psychology · Sleep and related disorders · Sleep and Wakefulness Research · Clinical Psychology · Human Factors and Ergonomics

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