Date of Award
Spring 5-22-2021
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
MA - Master of Arts
Department
Expressive Therapies
Advisor
Kelvin Ramirez, PhD., ATR-BC, LCAT
Abstract
A literature review examining the difference in anger as a symptom of PTSD based on gender. The focus was on how gender roles and stereotypes impact women’s, as well as providers’, interpretation, expression, acknowledgement, and suppression of anger. By researching civilian survivors of non-combat trauma, the review examined PTSD and symptom discrepancies along a gender divide. Emphasis was placed on the creation of gender as a social construct. Significant nuance was discovered when defining anger, its means of expression, and measurement tools, particularly when interacting with gender. The history of art therapy as a treatment modality for PTSD and anger was also explored. Implications for art therapists and best practices when working with women with PTSD’s anger were discussed, suggesting considerations to reject gender stereotypes that hinder treatment.
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Recommended Citation
Maeder, Sarah, "“Rage Defends Against Overwhelming Loss”: A Literature Review on Women, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Anger" (2021). Expressive Therapies Capstone Theses. 434.
https://digitalcommons.lesley.edu/expressive_theses/434
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