从超人类动物中学习:在患有PTSD的退伍军人中遇到野生动物
Donna J Perry1, Sybil L Crawford1, Jesse J Averka2
1Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing, UMass Chan Medical School, USA.
概括
患有PTSD的退伍军人从与野生动物相遇中吸取了宝贵的生活教训. 动物辅助干预显示出治疗方法的前景,从美洲原住民的智慧中汲取.
科学领域:
- 环境心理学 环境心理学
- 兽医医学 兽医医学 兽医医学
- 土著研究土著研究.
背景情况:
- 动物辅助干预 (AAI) 旨在通过人与动物的互动来改善人类健康.
- 美国原住民的传统强调与自然的互惠关系,并从动物身上学习.
- 创伤后应激障碍 (PTSD) 显著影响退伍军人的福祉.
研究的目的:
- 探索自然和野生动物沉浸的治疗潜力,以帮助患有PTSD的退伍军人.
- 调查如何记录有意义的动物遭遇可以促进自我反思和学习.
- 检查研究结果与美洲原住民关于跨物种学习的观点的一致性.
主要方法:
- 一项定性研究涉及13名患有PTSD的退伍军人参与自然和野生动物沉浸.
- 参与者完成了日记练习,识别了一个有意义的动物及其教导.
- 杂志条目被主题分析,以确定反复出现的模式和见解.
主要成果:
- 三个主要主题出现了:自我肯定 (增加信心),冷静的注意力 (减少对新情况的恐惧) 和力量/力 (弹性).
- 参与者报告说,他们获得了信心,对新经验更加开放,并发展出更强烈的坚持感.
- 主题分析揭示了深刻的个人成长和来自动物互动的治疗益处.
结论:
- 这项研究支持美国原住民关于动物作为人类福祉指南的教导.
- 研究结果表明,动物辅助干预,特别是通过野生动物沉浸和日记,可以成为PTSD退伍军人的有效治疗方法.
- 这项研究扩展了AAI,突出了针对不同人群的基于自然的,文化为基础的治疗策略.
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