Journal of Rescue Relief
فصلنامه علمی پژوهشی امداد و نجات
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Self-differentiation and Neurosis in Post-traumatic Stress Disorder among Firefighters
Self-differentiation and Neurosis in Post-traumatic Stress Disorder among Firefighters
اپیدمی در بحران ها
اپیدمی در بحران ها
پژوهشي
Research Article
<div dir="ltr"><strong><span style="font-family:times new roman,serif;"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;">BACKGROUND</span></span></strong><span style="font-family:times new roman,serif;"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;">:</span></span> <span style="font-family:times new roman,serif;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental disorder that emerges due to severe stressful events including flood, earthquakes, war, aggression, etc. Due to the nature of their job, firefighters are at high risk of developing complications and psychiatric problems, including PTSD. The present study was carried out aiming to compare self-differentiation and neurosis among firefighters with and without PTSD.</span></span></div>
<div dir="ltr"><strong><span style="font-family:times new roman,serif;"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;">METHODS</span></span></strong><span style="font-family:times new roman,serif;"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;">:</span></span> <span style="font-family:times new roman,serif;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">The PTSD checklist developed by Weathers et al. was distributed among</span></span> <span style="font-family:times new roman,serif;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">180 firefighters directly active in the fire of the Plasco building in Tehran, Iran, in 2017. From among these individuals, 30 people with and 30 without PTSD were selected randomly. The participants completed the Differentiation of Self Inventory (DSI) developed by Skowron and Dendy and the Neuroticism Scale of the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ).</span></span><span dir="RTL"><span style="font-family:times new roman,serif;"></span></span><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:times new roman,serif;"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;">RESULTS</span></span></strong>: <span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,serif;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">There were no significant differences in terms of the components of emotional cutoff (EC)</span></span></span> <span style="font-family:times new roman,serif;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">(F=0.973, P>0.05), emotional reactivity (F=0.404, P> 0.05), fusion with others (FO)</span></span> <span style="font-family:times new roman,serif;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">(F = 0.338, P > 0.05), and I-position (F = 0.774, P > 0.05) between firefighters with and without PTSD. In addition, there were no significant differences in terms of neurosis between firefighters with and without PTSD (F= 0.034, P>0.05).</span></span><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:times new roman,serif;"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;">CONCLUSION</span></span></strong><span style="font-family:times new roman,serif;"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;">:</span></span><span style="font-family:times new roman,serif;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;"> Being in highly stressful circumstances for a long duration of time (about</span></span> <span style="font-family:times new roman,serif;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">10 days) and cognitive, emotional, and environmental factors seem to expose this statistical sample to PTSD. Moreover, in the firefighting recruitment process, complete medical examinations are performed, which can be the reason for the low and equal levels of neurosis and differentiation of self in all individuals with and without PTSD.</span></span><span dir="RTL"><span style="font-family:times new roman,serif;"></span></span><br>
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<div dir="ltr" style="margin-right: 1cm; text-align: justify;"><strong>Introduction</strong>: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental disorder that emerges due to severe stressful events including flood, earthquakes, war, aggression, etc. Due to the nature of their job, firefighters are at high risk of developing complications and psychiatric problems, including PTSD. The present study was carried out aiming to compare self-differentiation and neurosis among firefighters with and without PTSD.<em><span dir="RTL"></span></em><br>
<strong>Methods</strong>: The PTSD checklist developed by Weathers et al. was distributed among 180 firefighters directly active in the fire of the Plasco building in Tehran, Iran, in 2017. From among these individuals, 30 people with and 30 without PTSD were selected randomly. The participants completed the Differentiation of Self Inventory (DSI) developed by Skowron and Dendy and the Neuroticism Scale of the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ).<span dir="RTL"></span><br>
<strong>Findings</strong>: There were no significant differences in terms of the components of emotional cutoff (EC) (F=0.973, P>0.05), emotional reactivity (F=0.404, P> 0.05), fusion with others (FO) (F = 0.338, P > 0.05), and I-position (F = 0.774, P > 0.05) between firefighters with and without PTSD. In addition, there were no significant differences in terms of neurosis between firefighters with and without PTSD (F= 0.034, P>0.05).<br>
<strong>Conclusion</strong>: Being in highly stressful circumstances for a long duration of time (about 10 days) and cognitive, emotional, and environmental factors seem to expose this statistical sample to PTSD. Moreover, in the firefighting recruitment process, complete medical examinations are performed, which can be the reason for the low and equal levels of neurosis and differentiation of self in all individuals with and without PTSD.</div>
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Self-differentiation, Neurosis, Firefighters
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Self-differentiation, Neurosis, Firefighters
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http://jorar.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-414-1&slc_lang=fa&sid=1
Tahereh
Kabiri Afshar
Tahereh
Kabiri Afshar
sh_kabiriafshar@yahoo.com
10031947532846009220
10031947532846009220
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ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY, TEHRAN SOUTH BRANCH
- South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran