A review of the romantic breakup literature suggests that it can lead to breakup distress,
betrayal and heartbreak. The breakup distress that occurs can be explained in part by …

Psychological trauma, particularly trauma involving betrayal, has been linked to health
problems. Betrayal trauma is also characterized by dissociation and difficulty remembering …

Objective: The current study is an investigation of the relationship between the appraisal of
traumatic events and mental disorder symptoms: internalizing symptoms and externalizing …

Shame and dissociation cooccur in trauma survivors. Bypassed shame theory posits that
dissociation reduces pain by interrupting shame. We tested this theory by inducing …

This study used a large community sample of women sexual assault survivors to
prospectively assess 17 theorized predictors across four types of sexual assault …

Very little research has been conducted on the role of childhood adversity in child-to-parent
violence. Childhood adversity places youth at risk for internalizing behaviors (ie anxiety and …

Although stressful life events can trigger adverse mental health outcomes, many people will
not develop symptoms of depression or Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), leading …

Individuals who struggle with chronic medical conditions frequently use medical services
and may depend on the medical system to ensure their overall well-being. As a result, they …

Approaches to love were explored to determine links to psychological experiences after
romantic betrayal. Results indicated that the mania (obsessive) love style predicted post …

ABSTRACT Betrayal traumas (Freyd, 1996), abuses that violate trust or dependency, predict
numerous negative outcomes, including dissociation and revictimization (DePrince & Freyd …