The association between illusions of invulnerability and exposure to trauma

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 319-327

  Roe Berning, Shelley ^a   Straker, Gill ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

adolescence; invulnerability; perceived risk

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEATH; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; ILLUSION; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SUICIDE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ADULT; CHILD; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK-TAKING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOUTH AFRICA; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0030919502     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024890415279     Document Type: Article

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