lesson 18 Flashcards
can occur in a person who has witnessed an extraordinarily terrifying and potentially
deadly event
PTSD/ POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
the person re-experiences all or some of it through dreams or waking recollections and responds defensively to these flashbacks.
PTSD/ POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
stems from events that cause moderate to severe stress reactions that may be experienced as a sense of
horror, helplessness, serious injury, or threat of serious injury or death
PTSD/ POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
give precipitating events for PTSD
combat
natural and man made disasters
terrorist attacks
serious accidents or illness
sexual or physical assault
Full diagnosis is not met until after the trauma(s), although ________ onset of symptoms may occur immediately.
at least six months
To be diagnosed with PTSD, an adult must have all of the following for at least 1 month:
one re-experiencing symptom
one avoidance symptom
what are the re-experiencing symptoms of PTSD
flashbacks
bad dreams
frightening thoughts
reliving the trauma over and over, including physical symptoms like a racing heart or sweating
flashbacks
development of severe anxiety, dissociative, and other symptoms that occurs within one month after exposure to an extreme traumatic stressor
acute stress disorder
development of emotional or behavioral symptoms in response to an identifiable
stressor (or stressors) occurring within 3 months of the onset of the stressor.
adjustment disorder
anything that causes a great deal of stress in the person’s life
stressor
once the stressor (or its consequences) has ended, the symptoms do not persist for more than an additional ______
6 months
helps patients recognize and modify potentially harmful
thinking patterns, such as fears that traumatic events will recu
cognitive therapy
Used to help PTSD patients reduce flashbacks and nightmares
exposure therapy
lets patients safely
face frightening situations and memories until they are better able to cope with them
exposure therapy
Used in conjunction with exposure therapy
EMDR
