3. Flashcards
In the United States, ____% of men and ___% of women report exposure to at least
one lifetime traumatic event
61%
51%
______% of clients in public behavioral
health care settings have experienced trauma.
90%
what is trauma?
Individual trauma results from an event, series of events, or set of circumstances experienced by an individual as physically or emotionally harmful or life-threatening with lasting adverse effects
Affects: individual’s functioning and mental, physical, social, emotional, or spiritual wellbeing.
Survivors of childhood trauma are up to 5,000%
more likely to _________, _________, _________
- attempt suicide
- having eating disorders
- become IV drug users
What are the 6 approaches to trauma?
- Assure physical and psychological safety, making sure the setting is safe.
- Build and maintain trust by being transparent
- Offer peer support and self-help
- Approach care as collaborative effort
- Empower the patient and allow them to have a voice/choice
- Recognize cultural, historical, and gender Issues
T or F
“One does not have to be a
therapist to be therapeutic”
T
Should you facilitate recovery or control recovery?
facilitate recovery
In PE for post-trauma patients, what should you do?
- ask permission to touch
- offer pt control of the situation
- allow patients to set limits , tell story to decide who hears the story