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Traumatic |
-Event or experience (possibly life threatening) that overwhelms coping -can be single episodes or ongoing
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Frequency of Trauma |
-74% of women -81% of men |
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Trauma Reactions |
-can be general or specific -can be immediate or delayed -can be acute or chronic |
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Reactions to Trauma: PTSD |
-specific set of chronic symptoms -can be delayed |
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Reactions to Trauma: Acute Stress Disorder |
-same symptoms as PTSD but shorter (can evolve) -happens right away but does not last longer than a month |
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Reactions to Trauma: Adjustment Disorder |
-symptoms seen are less severe, less dysfunction, but disruption in life (with some anxiety, depression, behavioral disruption) is not always due to trauma - life changes can cause this |
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PTSD |
Exposure to significant trauma plus 1. intrusive re-experience 2. avoidance symptoms 3. disruption of cognitive and mood 4. hyperarousal/hypervigilence symptoms |
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1. Intrusive Re-Experience |
Flashbacks, nightmares, intrusive thoughts/emotions |
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2. Avoidance Symptoms |
Stay away from reminders, feel emotionally numb |
