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mental defeat: a standalone construct

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Clinical psychology

the perceived loss of all autonomy and of one's will during trauma, a cognitive process linked to more severe and persistent posttraumatic stress.

In clinical psychology, mental defeat refers to the perceived loss of all autonomy and of one's will during trauma, a cognitive process linked to more severe and persistent posttraumatic stress. This meaning comes from Ehlers (2000) in Journal of Abnormal Psychology.[1]

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autonomy6 fields · 14 citationsjingle · one name, six constructs defeat1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone construct loss2 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs

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Ehlers, A., Maercker, A., & Boos, A. (2000). Posttraumatic stress disorder following political imprisonment: The role of mental defeat, alienation, and perceived permanent change. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 109(1), 45-55. https://doi.org/10.1037/0021-843x.109.1.45

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