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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder |
-PTSD results from exposure to traumatic events in adults and children - most often from combat but can be from actual or threatened death.serious injury. sexual violence -trauma can come from a personal traumatic event, witnessing or learning it happen/ed to others you love, repeated exposure to details of the event, or electronic exposure as part of your job |
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What is considered traumatic? |
A traumatic event is something that was detrimental that interferes with your normal functioning |
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When do I develop PTSD? |
- patients often show symptoms after a period of time - patients often experience negative symptoms of shame or guilt |
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PTSD clusters |
1) intrusive sx.- memories, flashbacks, dreams, visual cues 2) avoidance sx.- just avoid traumatic events or their cues 3) negative change in mood/cognition sx.- dissociative amnesia, neg. beliefs, anhedonia 4) change in arousal/ reactivity sx.- irritability, anger, hypervigilance, poor sleep, poor concentration |
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Types of trauma |
1)combat( wars) 2)natural disasters (flood, hurricanes, tornadoes) 3)contrived disasters ( 9/11, rape, failed marriage) |
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Risk factors for PTSD |
-age - low educational attainment - low SES - proximity to trauma - low IQ - prolonged exposure to trauma -previous psychiatric hx. -family hx. -ethnic minorities |
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Miscellaneous info. about PTSD |
-cormorbid with substance use d/os, depression, anxiety, T.B.I.'s - in order to be diagnosed you have to have sx. for at least 1 month - younger people are more likely to be diagnosed - women tend to experience higher rates of PTSD than men - 50% recover in a few months |
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Treatment for PTSD |
- immediate processing is not recommended ...safety/ practical concerns should be #1 concern -CBT can be used as well as meds -E.M.D.R can also be used |
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Adjustment Disorder |
-friendlist d/o -must encounter a trauma/stressor -found in all cultures and age groups |
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Symptoms of Adjustment Disorder |
- low mood -crying spells/feel like crying -feeling nervous or panicky -changes in behavior |
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Duration of Adjustment Disorder |
-symptoms must arrive within 3 months but must not last beyond y months -if left untreated it can turn into PTSD - most people return to full function within a year w/o help |
