She gets scared during hurricane season. According to the dual representation theory, there are three endpoints to emotional processing. This outcome can be described as chronic emotional processing. This occurs when the event hasn’t been completely integrated and triggers occur often. She now explains that the event made her much stronger and has shaped her into who she is today. This particular survivor is in the completion/integration state. She has fully processed the trauma, she has resolved the conflicts between the trauma and her beliefs, and when her SAM’s are activated it do not cause a negative effect (Resick,
She gets scared during hurricane season. According to the dual representation theory, there are three endpoints to emotional processing. This outcome can be described as chronic emotional processing. This occurs when the event hasn’t been completely integrated and triggers occur often. She now explains that the event made her much stronger and has shaped her into who she is today. This particular survivor is in the completion/integration state. She has fully processed the trauma, she has resolved the conflicts between the trauma and her beliefs, and when her SAM’s are activated it do not cause a negative effect (Resick,