Correlatos neurobiológicos del proceso de duelo patológico o traumático
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2016-10-07
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Jaén: Universidad de Jaén
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El trastorno por estrés postraumático (TEPT) está presente en la vida de muchas personas. Existen
diversos tipos de eventos traumáticos, entre ellos se encuentra la muerte de seres queridos. Este evento
ocasiona un conjunto de reacciones físicas, emocionales, y sociales que forman parte de un proceso
llamado duelo. Ciertos tipos de muertes, como las violentas y/o inesperadas son más proclives a que el
doliente desarrolle un duelo patológico o traumático, que puede incluir síntomas del TEPT. Las áreas
cerebrales implicadas en ambos son la amígdala, la corteza cingulada anterior y la corteza prefrontal
medial. El núcleo accumbens, parece estar también implicado en el duelo complicado. Se ha elaborado la
hipótesis de que los apegos activan los circuitos de recompensa y pueden, por tanto, convertirse en una
interferencia para la adaptación a las pérdidas. En definitiva, hay que tener en cuenta que el tipo e
intensidad de duelo dependerá de muchos factores inherentes a cada persona.
The post traumatic stress disorder is present in the lives of many people. There are different traumatic events, among them is the death of loved ones. This event causes a set of physical, emotional, and social reactions that are part of a process known grief. Some types of deaths, such as those violent and / or unexpected are more likely to develop the mourner a pathological or traumatic grief, which can include symptoms of PTSD. The brain areas that seem to be involved in both are the amygdala, the anterior cingulate cortex and the medial prefrontal cortex. The nucleus accumbens, seems to be also implicated in the complicated grief. About it, has been elaborated the hypothesis that the attachments activate reward circuits and can therefore become a nuisance for adaptation to losses. Definitively, we must take into account the type and intensity of grief will depend on many factors inherent each person.
The post traumatic stress disorder is present in the lives of many people. There are different traumatic events, among them is the death of loved ones. This event causes a set of physical, emotional, and social reactions that are part of a process known grief. Some types of deaths, such as those violent and / or unexpected are more likely to develop the mourner a pathological or traumatic grief, which can include symptoms of PTSD. The brain areas that seem to be involved in both are the amygdala, the anterior cingulate cortex and the medial prefrontal cortex. The nucleus accumbens, seems to be also implicated in the complicated grief. About it, has been elaborated the hypothesis that the attachments activate reward circuits and can therefore become a nuisance for adaptation to losses. Definitively, we must take into account the type and intensity of grief will depend on many factors inherent each person.