Trauma Flashcards
What are some of the possible threatening events that could cause PTSD?
Natural disasters, accidents, sexual assaults, terrorist attacks, war, work related trauma
What % of people experience a traumatic event in their lifetime?
70%
What % of people go on to develop PTSD after experiencing a trauma?
5-10%
According to the readings, what are the most common psychological interventions fro PTSD?
Trauma focused CBT / eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing
According to the DSM5, what is criteria A, for PTSD?
Exposure to a traumatic event (actual or threatened death, serious injury or sexual violation)
According to the DSM5, what is criteria B, for PTSD?
Intrusion symptoms (re-living and re-experiencing)
According to the DSM5, what is criteria C, for PTSD?
Avoidance
According to the DSM5, what is criteria D, for PTSD?
Negative alterations in cognition and mood
According to the DSM5, what is criteria E, for PTSD?
Alterations in arousal and reactivity
According to the DSM5, what is criteria F, for PTSD?
Duration of more than 1 month
According to the DSM5, what is criteria G, for PTSD?
Functional significance
According to the DSM5, what is criteria H, for PTSD?
Attribution (not due to substances)
What are flashbacks?
Vivid experiences which relive aspects of the trauma / incorporates the senses
What is complex PTSD?
When exposure to a trauma has been prolonged
What is the lifetime prevalence of PTSD?
6-9%