Edwards, Holly Victoria (2023). Exploring United Kingdom veterans’ experiences of moral transgressions in service: a qualitative interpretative phenomenological analysis. University of Birmingham. Clin.Psy.D.
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Abstract
Trauma, defined by the International Classification of Diseases of the World Health Organization (ICD-11) and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition (DSM-5) is the exposure to: death, threatened death, actual or threatened serious injury, or actual or threatened sexual violence. There are several forms of trauma, including moral injury which is characterised by guilt and shame because of a perceived moral violation. Individuals at risk of trauma include law enforcement personnel through their experiences of direct contact with other people’s trauma, known as vicarious trauma, and military veterans, through their experiences in service including experiencing/witnessing acts of betrayal and within-rank violence.
Chapter one of this thesis outlines a literature review using a meta-ethnographic approach to understand the experiences of law enforcement personnel who had experienced vicarious trauma whilst at work. The review found that law enforcement personnel’s’ experiences of vicarious trauma were influenced by factors including their exposure to the trauma which influenced their response to the trauma and how they coped with their experiences.
Chapter two of this thesis outlines a qualitative research study of moral injury which specifically explored the experiences of veterans who had served in the United Kingdom Armed Forces who had experienced moral transgressions. The research found that veterans made sense of their experiences as a conflict between their childhood fantasy of the military and the reality of their morals being violated, resulting in betrayal.
The final chapter contains press releases providing an overview of the preceding chapters.
| Type of Work: | Thesis (Doctorates > Clin.Psy.D.) | ||||||
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| Award Type: | Doctorates > Clin.Psy.D. | ||||||
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| Licence: | All rights reserved | ||||||
| College/Faculty: | Colleges (2008 onwards) > College of Life & Environmental Sciences | ||||||
| School or Department: | School of Psychology | ||||||
| Funders: | None/not applicable | ||||||
| URI: | http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/eprint/14258 |
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