Clients' Perceptions of Their Counseling Experiences for Trauma Related to Anesthesia Awareness

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by  N. Arlene Magee

University of New Orleans
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Fall 12-20-2013
Clients' Perceptions of Their Counseling
Experiences for Trauma Related to Anesthesia
Awareness (AA)
N. Arlene Magee
University of New Orleans, [email protected]
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Clients’ Perceptions of Their Counseling Experiences for Trauma Related to Anesthesia
Awareness (AA)

A Dissertation

Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the
University of New Orleans
in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the degree of

Doctor of Philosophy
in
Counselor Education

by

Arlene Magee

B.A., Southeastern Louisiana University, 2003
M.Ed., University of New Orleans, 2006

December, 2013
COPYRIGHT, Arlene Magee 2013

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DEDICATION

I dedicate this dissertation to my son, Jonathan Cody Gann.
Thank you for sharing this journey called life with me.
I love you.

And
Abraham Szyller, my former therapist and mentor.
Thank you for the integration.
I wouldn’t have done it without you!

And

Loyd Magee, my brother.
Thank you for teaching me how to “tell time,” tie my shoelaces, and so much more.
I still miss you.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I acknowledge the following exceptional faculty, my dissertation committee:

Dr. Barbara Herlihy, Chair
Thank you for your “real-ness”.
It is now a part of me.

Dr. Roxane Dufrene, Methodologist
Thank you for your attention to detail.
I use it every day.

Dr. Zarus Watson
Thank you for teaching me about myself and others.
I rely on it all the time.

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Table of Contents

List of Tables ..................................................................................................................... ix
Abstract ................................................................................................................................v
CHAPTER ONE ..................................................................................................................1
Introduction ................................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined.1
AA and Conflicting Findings .........................................................................................4
Drugs and Memory ........................................................................................................6
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ........................................................................................8
Conceptual Framework ........................................................................................................9
Purpose of the Study ..........................................................................................................10
Assumptions .......................................................................................................................10
Rationale ............................................................................................................................11
Research Questions ............................................................................................................11
Methodology ......................................................................................................................11
Implications........................................................................................................................12
Limitations .........................................................................................................................13
Definition of Terms............................................................................................................14
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) ............................................................14
Acute Stress Disorder ..................................................................................................14
Amnesic/Amnesia ........................................................................................................14
Anesthesia ....................................................................................................................14
Anesthesia Awareness (AA) ........................................................................................14
Barbiturate....................................................................................................................15
Benzodiazepine ............................................................................................................15
Client-Centered Therapy ..............................................................................................15
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) .........................................................................15
Cognitive Therapy .......................................................................................................15
Couple and Family Therapy. ........................................................................................15
Creative Arts Therapy (CAT) ......................................................................................16
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). .......................................................................16
Dysphoria .....................................................................................................................16
Emotional ExposureTreatment ....................................................................................16
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) .......................................16
Explicit memory...........................................................................................................16
Exposure Therapy ........................................................................................................16
Gestalt Therapy ............................................................................................................16
Group Interpersonal Therapy .......................................................................................16
Group Therapy .............................................................................................................17
Hermeneutics ...............................................................................................................17
Hypnosis ......................................................................................................................17
Idiographic ...................................................................................................................17

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Implicit memory...........................................................................................................17
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA):. ......................................................17
Ketamine. .....................................................................................................................17
Medicalization..............................................................................................................17
Morphine. .....................................................................................................................18
Multi-modal therapy ....................................................................................................18
Multi-phase therapy .....................................................................................................18
Multisystemic Therapy (MST) ....................................................................................18
Opioid .........................................................................................................................18
Perception ....................................................................................................................18
Phenomenology............................................................................................................19
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).........................................................................19
Premedication ..............................................................................................................19
Progressive Counting (PC). .........................................................................................19
Propranolol ...................................................................................................................19
Psychodynamic Therapy ..............................................................................................19
Psychoeducation ..........................................................................................................20
Psychological Trauma ..................................................................................................20
Psychosocial Rehabilitation .........................................................................................20
Stress Inoculation Training (SIT) ................................................................................20
Scopolamine. ................................................................................................................20
Sensori-motor ...............................................................................................................20
Sequelae .......................................................................................................................21
Support Group ..............................................................................................................21
Supportive Counseling (SC) ........................................................................................21
Symbolic Interactionism (SI) .......................................................................................21
Systemic Psychotherapy ..............................................................................................21
Transtheoretical therapy...............................................................................................21
Traumatic Event ...........................................................................................................21
Twilight Sleep ..............................................................................................................22
Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy ...............................................................................22
Organization of Remaining Chapters.................................................................................22
CHAPTER TWO ...............................................................................................................24
LITERATURE REVIEW ..................................................................................................24
Trauma and PTSD..............................................................................................................24
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).........................................................................26
Consequences of Trauma and PTSD ...........................................................................28
Trauma Related to Invasive Medical Procedures ........................................................30
Anesthesia Awareness (AA) ..............................................................................................33
Incidence of AA ...........................................................................................................34
The Effects of AA ........................................................................................................39
Populations at Higher Risk for AA ..............................................................................45

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Types of Surgeries at Higher Risk for AA...................................................................47
Causes of AA ...............................................................................................................49
Clients’ Perceptions of Counseling ....................................................................................50
Counseling for Trauma ......................................................................................................56
Counseling for PTSD .........................................................................................................59
CHAPTER THREE ...........................................................................................................66
METHODOLOGY ............................................................................................................66
Introduction ........................................................................................................................66
Qualitative Research ..........................................................................................................67
Retrospective Viewpoint ..............................................................................................68
Phenomenological Inquiry ...........................................................................................69
Heideggerian Philosophy .............................................................................................70
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ........................................................................71
The Role of the Researcher ................................................................................................73
Research Questions ............................................................................................................75
Data Collection Procedures ................................................................................................78
Permissions ..................................................................................................................80
Contacting Participants ................................................................................................81
Interviews .....................................................................................................................82
Data Collection ..................................................................................................................84
Ethical Considerations .......................................................................................................86
Data Analysis .....................................................................................................................89
CHAPTER FOUR ..............................................................................................................92
RESULTS ..........................................................................................................................92
Data Analysis Procedures ..................................................................................................92
Participants’ Demographic Information ............................................................................93
Participants ...................................................................................................................94
Lucy ..............................................................................................................95
John Phillips ..................................................................................................96
Shamus ..........................................................................................................97
K.L. ...............................................................................................................98
Ebi .................................................................................................................98
Keistador .......................................................................................................99
L.K. ……………………………………………………………………... .100
Data Analysis and Reduction ...........................................................................................101
Cluster #1— Factors that motivated the client to seek counseling ................101
Cluster #2— Factors that affected client satisfaction/rapport........................102
Cluster #3— Client’s perception of the counselor .........................................104
Cluster #4— Factors that affected the client’s perception of the counselor ..105
Cluster #5— Counseling outcome .................................................................106
Cluster #6— Responses that affected counseling ..........................................106

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Cluster #7— Client’s perception of counselor-facilitated strategies and/or
interventions ..............................................................................................107
Cluster #8— Client comfort in counseling ....................................................108
Cluster #9— Changing perspectives of the client..........................................109
Cluster #10— Factors that affected the choice of counselor .........................109
Cluster #11— Counselor factors that influenced the client to leave
counseling .................................................................................................110
Cluster #12— Role of family and significant others .....................................110
Cluster #13— Barriers to obtaining counseling.............................................111
Cluster #14— Commitment to counseling ....................................................111
Findings by Research Question .................................................................................112
Summary of Peer Review Procedure ...............................................................................119
Conclusion .......................................................................................................................120
CHAPTER FIVE .............................................................................................................121
DISCUSSION ..................................................................................................................121
Philosophical Foundation.................................................................................................121
Purpose and Research Questions .....................................................................................121
Summary of Methods and Findings .................................................................................122
Data collection ...........................................................................................................123
Data analysis ..............................................................................................................123
Findings......................................................................................................................124
Limitations and Delimitations ..........................................................................................137
Implications......................................................................................................................138
Implications for counselors ........................................................................................138
Implications for Counselor Educators .......................................................................139
Recommendations for Future Research ...........................................................................140
Personal Reflection ..........................................................................................................141
References ........................................................................................................................143
Appendix A ......................................................................................................................171
Interview Schedule...........................................................................................................172
Appendix B ......................................................................................................................174
Recruitment Letter ...........................................................................................................175
Appendix C ......................................................................................................................177
Informed Consent.............................................................................................................178
Appendix D ......................................................................................................................181
Demographic Data Collection Sheet ................................................................................182
Appendix E ......................................................................................................................183
Peer Review Agreement ..................................................................................................184
Appendix F.......................................................................................................................185
Institutional Review Board Letter of Approval 01/2010 .................................................186

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Institutional Review Board Letter of Approval 10/2012 .................................................187
Institutional Review Board Letter of Approval 10/2010 .................................................188
VITA .............................................................................................................................189

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