title: Sexuality, body image, and self-esteem: the future after trauma.
abstract: Traumatic injury can drastically change a person's body appearance and function. The author explores the effect traumatic injury has on a person's self-esteem, body image, and sexuality. The cyclical theory of development provides the framework for a review of two core human values--intimacy and sense of self--adults use to organize and reorganize their lives following a traumatic event. Implications for trauma nurses are included.
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authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hanna
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001828:Body Image; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D011582:Psychological Theory; D011606:Psychosexual Development; D012649:Self Concept; D012725:Sexual Behavior