Vincent, John P.2018-02-152018-02-15December 22017-12December 2http://hdl.handle.net/10657/2092Causation is required to determine liability in litigation, however, the “how” of an existing association may be unclear, yet important as a matter of law. The present study investigated the relationship between historical trauma exposure and trauma symptoms endorsed after a trauma simulation. Trauma symptoms existing about the time of the simulation were explored, particularly whether they mediate that relationship. Results confirmed a significant mediating role between distal trauma exposure, proximal traumatic symptoms, and simulation induced trauma symptoms. These results are significant to both forensic psychology and civil litigation, particularly in cases involving plaintiffs with a history of trauma.application/pdfengThe author of this work is the copyright owner. UH Libraries and the Texas Digital Library have their permission to store and provide access to this work. Further transmission, reproduction, or presentation of this work is prohibited except with permission of the author(s).Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)Civil litigationEggshell psyche2018-02-15Thesisborn digital