TY - JOUR
T1 - Making It Through a Traumatic Life Experience
T2 - Applications for Teaching, Research, and Personal Adjustment
AU - Morris, Amanda Sheffield
PY - 2008/5
Y1 - 2008/5
N2 - This paper chronicles the effects of a traumatic event on a tenure-track professor's teaching, research, and service in developmental psychology. Lessons learned from the experience integrating relevant literature on coping and mental health are discussed. Adjustment posttrauma is examined in terms of self-care and coping, community involvement (academic and urban), personal expectations, identity, and long-term consequences. The manuscript ends with a brief discussion of the role of academia and psychology-related disciplines in helping individuals and communities experiencing traumatic events.
AB - This paper chronicles the effects of a traumatic event on a tenure-track professor's teaching, research, and service in developmental psychology. Lessons learned from the experience integrating relevant literature on coping and mental health are discussed. Adjustment posttrauma is examined in terms of self-care and coping, community involvement (academic and urban), personal expectations, identity, and long-term consequences. The manuscript ends with a brief discussion of the role of academia and psychology-related disciplines in helping individuals and communities experiencing traumatic events.
KW - coping
KW - crisis
KW - hurricane
KW - teaching
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=51349097306&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1037/1931-3918.2.2.89
DO - 10.1037/1931-3918.2.2.89
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:51349097306
SN - 1931-3918
VL - 2
SP - 89
EP - 95
JO - Training and Education in Professional Psychology
JF - Training and Education in Professional Psychology
IS - 2
ER -