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What are the three diagnostic criteria for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder?
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1. Re experiencing the Trauma. ( flashbacks, nightmares)
2. avoidance ( physical avoidance, amnesia, emotional numbing.) 3. over-arousal - insomnia, concentration difficulties, hyper vigilance, exaggerated startle response. |
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Acute stress disorder
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a variant of PTSD , but last for only a month - with smaller symptoms and briefer time course.
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What is the statistic for youth experiencing Trauma before age 18?
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About 25% experience an extreme stressor. ( pg 479)
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What is the statistic for youth who experience sexual trauma?
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PTSD develops in one third of youth who experience sexual trauma, serious accidents, and exposure to severe violence.
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What are the three variables that influence adjustment to trauma?
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1. the severity of the event
2. the person's coping ability 3. the response of the social environment. ( pg 479) |
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How might children cope with trauma?
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Examples: re-experiencing symptoms may develop by a child crashing cars together if they were in a car accident.
Other examples - night mares, seperation fears, crying, aggression, regression to immature behaviors ( sucking their thumb), |
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What is the statistic of divorce?
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Almost half of all american marriages end in divorce.
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What is the statistic of children with divorced parents?
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Children with divorced parents are more likely to do worst in school, under-achieve, have low self esteem and conduct disturbance. ( pg 479)
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What is the statistic for sexual abuse?
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Approximately 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 10 boys are sexually abused at some time in their childhood.
Victims have high rates of mental health problems. |
