Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a neuropsychological condition caused by exposure to chronic stressors and extreme trauma. In past decades, Colombia (South America) has experienced high levels of armed conflict, which created an environment of chronic stress, resulting in an increased incidence of PTSD in children. Limited research exists on the effects of PTSD on emotional memory functioning of these Colombian youth living in chronically stressful environments. In the present study, 23 PTSD affected youth and 26 controls were asked to recall items from a memorised word list, as well as remembering details from a short emotional story. Although no significant differences were found for word list memory, deficits for emotional story content were found in the PTSD youth, particularly for facts involving negative emotional details. The latter may suggest a deficit in executive functioning for the integration of emotionally laden stimuli, perhaps induced as a by-product of their traumatic experiences.

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创伤后应激障碍的情绪记忆处理影响了哥伦比亚青年

创伤后应激障碍 (PTSD) 是一种由暴露于慢性压力源和极端创伤引起的神经心理状况。在过去的几十年里，哥伦比亚（南美洲）经历了高度的武装冲突，这造成了长期压力的环境，导致儿童 PTSD 的发病率增加。关于 PTSD 对这些生活在长期压力环境中的哥伦比亚青年的情绪记忆功能的影响的研究有限。在本研究中，23 名受 PTSD 影响的青年和 26 名对照被要求回忆记忆单词列表中的项目，以及记住简短情感故事中的细节。虽然在单词列表记忆方面没有发现显着差异，但在 PTSD 青少年中发现情感故事内容存在缺陷，尤其是涉及负面情感细节的事实。