Kanser hastalarında travma sonrası büyüme kavramı

Psychological trauma is described as forening of cognitive and emotional response which is reacted when a person confronts with events that occurs suddenly such as war, rape, natural disaster, acute disease. Posttraumatic growth (PTG) refers to positive psychological change in his or her view of his or her self-concept and perception of life experienced as a result of the struggle with highly challenging life circumstances. While using qualitative research methods evaluating cognitive, dynamic, ontological factors that influence PTG, future studies that will be achieved to understand every each patients’ experiences and PTG will be beneficial. Keywords: Cancer, trauma, posttraumatic growth