Section 5.7 - 5.9 - PTSD

Question 1

What is “prolonged exposure” therapy?

Answer 1

• When a patient is asked to vividly recount the traumatic event over and over until there is a decrease in his or her emotional responses.

Question 2

What is the focus of cognitive therapy for PTSD?

Answer 2

• People who engage in cognitive therapy for PTSD change the way they think about their trauma. They work on stopping EXCESSIVE NEGATIVE appraisals of what has happened to them in a way that creates a sense of a serious, current threat.