Report on Matthew J. Friedman’s
Posttraumatic and Acute Stress Disorder
Heather L. Rutherford
Liberty University Matthew J. Friedman’s Posttraumatic and Acute Stress Disorder
Chapter 1: Overview of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Chapter 3: Global Treatment Issues for PTSD
Chapter 4: Psychological Treatments for PTSD
Chapter 5: Pharmacological Treatments for PTSD
Chapter 6: Strategies for Acute Stress Reactions and Acute Stress Disorder (ASD)
Summary
In chapter 1 the author (Friedman, 2015) begins by defining trauma, how the history of PSTD can be traced back to the 19th century and the psychological impacts that PTSD can have on people. The author (Friedman, 2015) further notes to prevent PSTD is to prevent all trauma and that is impossible. …show more content…
How timing is essential if the patient is a danger to one’s self or others, if abuses are happening that can complicate PTSD treatment, and if there is a potential immediate crisis. Types of treatment can be combining treatment, treating other disorders at the same time, the type of PTSD, cultural, religious or environmental differences, addressing memories, and the safety of patients or their loved ones (Friedman, 2015). Types therapies can be trauma focused, supportive therapy, present-centered, acceptance and commitment, group, individual, family or couple therapies, peer counseling, mental imagery, relaxation training, virtual reality, teleconference, hypnosis, and art therapy. It is important to note (Friedman, 2015) part of care should include achieving a type of normalcy, correcting misunderstanding and the removal of self -blame or …show more content…
Therefore, I feel that I would need to have many tools in my toolbox to help as many clients as possible. I think person centered therapies such as stress inoculation therapy could be a good therapy for some clients because “it allows for the management of symptoms rather than trauma processing,” (Friedman, 2015). Clients that are involved in person centered therapy have a lower dropout rate then those involved in cognitive behavior therapies.
Critical thinking Questions
1. The text (Friedman, 2015) states that pharmacological treatments work best when patients are accepting, when other conditions are present and when cognitive behavior therapy is unavailable. With this state it makes me question if they exhausted all other potential therapy choices before entering pharmacological treatments.
2. I further question pharmacological treatment for some patients, because they may have a higher potential to misuse medications, what are the potential risks factors, and the time frame given to patients to see if the medications are successful.
3. Are traditional treatments such as cognitive behavior therapy more effective when combined with alternative treatments such as hypnosis, relaxation treatment and
Posttraumatic and Acute Stress Disorder
Heather L. Rutherford
Liberty University Matthew J. Friedman’s Posttraumatic and Acute Stress Disorder
Chapter 1: Overview of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Chapter 3: Global Treatment Issues for PTSD
Chapter 4: Psychological Treatments for PTSD
Chapter 5: Pharmacological Treatments for PTSD
Chapter 6: Strategies for Acute Stress Reactions and Acute Stress Disorder (ASD)
Summary
In chapter 1 the author (Friedman, 2015) begins by defining trauma, how the history of PSTD can be traced back to the 19th century and the psychological impacts that PTSD can have on people. The author (Friedman, 2015) further notes to prevent PSTD is to prevent all trauma and that is impossible. …show more content…
How timing is essential if the patient is a danger to one’s self or others, if abuses are happening that can complicate PTSD treatment, and if there is a potential immediate crisis. Types of treatment can be combining treatment, treating other disorders at the same time, the type of PTSD, cultural, religious or environmental differences, addressing memories, and the safety of patients or their loved ones (Friedman, 2015). Types therapies can be trauma focused, supportive therapy, present-centered, acceptance and commitment, group, individual, family or couple therapies, peer counseling, mental imagery, relaxation training, virtual reality, teleconference, hypnosis, and art therapy. It is important to note (Friedman, 2015) part of care should include achieving a type of normalcy, correcting misunderstanding and the removal of self -blame or …show more content…
Therefore, I feel that I would need to have many tools in my toolbox to help as many clients as possible. I think person centered therapies such as stress inoculation therapy could be a good therapy for some clients because “it allows for the management of symptoms rather than trauma processing,” (Friedman, 2015). Clients that are involved in person centered therapy have a lower dropout rate then those involved in cognitive behavior therapies.
Critical thinking Questions
1. The text (Friedman, 2015) states that pharmacological treatments work best when patients are accepting, when other conditions are present and when cognitive behavior therapy is unavailable. With this state it makes me question if they exhausted all other potential therapy choices before entering pharmacological treatments.
2. I further question pharmacological treatment for some patients, because they may have a higher potential to misuse medications, what are the potential risks factors, and the time frame given to patients to see if the medications are successful.
3. Are traditional treatments such as cognitive behavior therapy more effective when combined with alternative treatments such as hypnosis, relaxation treatment and