Abnormal Psych Trauma

studied byStudied by 0 people
0.0(0)
learn
LearnA personalized and smart learning plan
exam
Practice TestTake a test on your terms and definitions
spaced repetition
Spaced RepetitionScientifically backed study method
heart puzzle
Matching GameHow quick can you match all your cards?
flashcards
FlashcardsStudy terms and definitions

1 / 29

flashcard set

Earn XP

Description and Tags

Test 3

30 Terms

1
Trauma
Intense experiences that cause harm to an individual’s emotional and physical well-being
New cards
2
“Common” types of trauma
Combat exposure, Victimization or Abuse, Natural disaster, Terrorism, Torture
New cards
3
traumas early in life…
are more often integrated into a person’s personality
New cards
4
DSM-5 criterion for trauma exposure
Directly experience Witness the event as it occurred to others Learning the traumatic event occurred to family or friend Experiencing repeated or extreme exposure to aversive details of a traumatic event
New cards
5
Psychological stress disorder (& the difference)
Acute Stress Disorder (symptoms < 1 month) Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (symptoms \> 1 month)
New cards
6
Some factors that contribute to PTSD development
Longer traumas, repeated traumas, traumas that occur early on in someone's life, and traumas that are interpersonally perpetrated and baseline levels of high trade anxiety
New cards
7
Symptoms of PTSD and acute stress disorder
Re - experiencing the traumatic event, Avoidance, Negative alterations in cognitions and mood, Increased arousal and reactivity
New cards
8
Re-experiencing the traumatic event
intrusion, intrusive and distressing thoughts, memories, dreams Flashbacks
New cards
9
Avoidance
Avoid activities that are reminders of trauma (e.g., situations, thoughts, or feelings) Important to psychotherapy, avoidance reinforces avoidance
New cards
10
Negative alterations in cognitions and mood
Detachment from other people Loss of interest in activities that once brought enjoyment
New cards
11
Increased arousal and reactivity
Hyper-alertness, exaggerated startle response Concentration difficulties, sleep disturbance takes it tole on the body
New cards
12
Trigger
any person, place, situation, object or internal sensation that reminds the person of something present at the time of the initial trauma
New cards
13
internal triggers
Bodily responses or thoughts that remind person of their feelings during the trauma
New cards
14
External triggers
persons, place, situation, or object can be associated with positive things
New cards
15
PTSD beliefs
warps view of the world into something inherently dangerous and they believe they are vulnerable to dangers
New cards
16
PTSD prevalence rate
1 yr 3.5%
New cards
17
PTSD onset
Symptoms usually develop within first 3 months following trauma (may be delayed for months or years: repressed memories can bubble up after a reminder (controversial cuz of freud repressed memories )
New cards
18
Natural recovery mechanism
the return to normal state after a trauma within 3 months post trauma
New cards
19
Culture related issues
Risk and severity of PTSD differ across cultural groups as a result of variation in type, impact, and meaning of trauma; women diagnosed with this disorder 2:1 in comparison to men Lower socio - economic status and marginalized minorities
New cards
20
what are factors the increase likelihood of someone getting PTSD
Biological (over - reactive stress circuits) Genetics (both genes and intergenerational transmission) Personality (self - blame) Inaccurately blaming themselves Childhood Experiences (ACEs): Adverse childhood events: divorce, neglect, abuse, SA, loss of a parent Low Social Support Low SES, Minority Status: increase victimization Severe & Prolonged Traumas: will increase likelihood of PTSD Intentionally inflicted traumas: if someone is intentionally inflecting trauma (moral thingie )
New cards
21
PTSD treatment generally
focusing on talk about the trauma in order to get better Basic Goals: End the stress reactionGain perspective on painful experiencesReturn to constructive living
New cards
22
PTSD behavioral exposure treatment
Making sense of the trauma by exposure to the traumatic memory Both imaginal and in vivo exposure Re - telling the story of the trauma in order to stop avoiding thoughts/memories of the event (imaginal exposure)Doing work outside of therapy to confront situations or other reminders of the trauma “in real life” ( in vivo exposure)
New cards
23
PTSD EMDR treatment
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Developed by Francine Shapiro Move eyes in rhythmic manner from side to side Flood mind with images of situations ordinarily avoided issues What is the exact mechanism that causes this to work?Is this just a different type of Exposure Therapy?
New cards
24
PTSD Insight treatment
Discuss deep - seated feelings Accept actions and experiences: if everyone could predict actions to change trauma then no one would have trauma Become less judgmental of the self Learn to trust other people
New cards
25
PTSD Cognitive treatment
Examine and change dysfunctional attitudes and styles of interpretation
New cards
26
PTSD Narrative therapy
Writing about the trauma from a narrative perspective “rescripting” often used for nightmares- write your nightmares with a different outcome
New cards
27
Psychopharmacological treatments
SSRI’s: helpful for reducing baseline anxiety Prazosin – effective in reducing nightmares Controversial: psychedelic drugs (psilocybin & MDMA) Help put trauma in context - reduces pessimistic thoughtsBad trip doesn’t necessarily mean the treatment didn’t work
New cards
28
PTSD mindfulness based treatment
acceptance is an important component of being able to heal from a trauma, being able to accept that the trauma happened
New cards
29
PTSD controversies
Legal implications of diagnosis?:One of the only disorders you can sue someone for giving you Are memories of trauma accurate? What about recovered or repressed memories?
New cards
30
Critical incident stress debriefing
Victims are helped to talk about feelings and reactions to traumatic incidents within days of the incident occurring Research has demonstrated equal (or even higher) rates of PTSD in debriefed groups Interferes with someone’s natural recovery mechanisms
New cards

Explore top notes

note Note
studied byStudied by 64 people
213 days ago
4.7(3)
note Note
studied byStudied by 26 people
891 days ago
5.0(1)
note Note
studied byStudied by 25 people
514 days ago
5.0(1)
note Note
studied byStudied by 4 people
688 days ago
5.0(1)
note Note
studied byStudied by 16 people
903 days ago
5.0(1)
note Note
studied byStudied by 10 people
760 days ago
5.0(1)
note Note
studied byStudied by 67 people
701 days ago
5.0(4)
note Note
studied byStudied by 44 people
758 days ago
5.0(3)

Explore top flashcards

flashcards Flashcard (92)
studied byStudied by 11 people
841 days ago
4.0(1)
flashcards Flashcard (116)
studied byStudied by 10 people
800 days ago
5.0(1)
flashcards Flashcard (43)
studied byStudied by 15 people
3 days ago
5.0(1)
flashcards Flashcard (57)
studied byStudied by 17 people
751 days ago
5.0(2)
flashcards Flashcard (40)
studied byStudied by 2 people
177 days ago
5.0(1)
flashcards Flashcard (71)
studied byStudied by 42 people
385 days ago
5.0(4)
flashcards Flashcard (82)
studied byStudied by 41 people
88 days ago
5.0(1)
flashcards Flashcard (222)
studied byStudied by 29 people
646 days ago
5.0(1)
robot