Post-Traumatic Growth
Definition
Positive psychological change reported by some survivors as a result of struggling with a highly challenging event, alongside, not instead of, ongoing distress.
Related terms
- Acute Stress Disorder (ASD)
- A trauma-related disorder diagnosed when intrusion, avoidance, negative mood and arousal symptoms appear within a month of a traumatic event and last...
- Just-World Hypothesis
- Melvin Lerner's finding that people tend to believe the world is fundamentally fair, which can lead observers to blame a victim for...
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- A recognised psychological disorder that can follow exposure to traumatic events including criminal victimisation. Diagnostic criteria include intrusive re-experiencing, avoidance, negative mood...
- Resilience
- A stable trajectory of relatively low psychological disturbance in the months after a traumatic event, without a period of clinical disorder; the...
- Direct Financial Loss
- Cost caused immediately by the offence itself, such as stolen property value, property damage or medical bills for a physical injury.
- Indirect Economic Cost
- Cost that follows from the offence rather than being the offence's direct object, such as lost wages, counselling fees or relocation expenses.
- Institutional Betrayal
- Harm that occurs when an institution a person depends on for safety, such as a police force, a court, a school or...
- Victim Anger
- Anger directed at the offender, the justice system or bystanders, at least as common as fear after victimisation and often renewed by...
Explained in these topics
- Impact of Victimisation: PTSD and ASD (UGC-NET Unit X)Positive psychological change some survivors report as a result of struggling with a highly challenging event, alongside, not instead of, ongoing distress.
- Psychological and Physical Impact of Victimisation