TRUAMA & STRESSOR RELATED DISORDERS

PSYCHOPATHOLOGY EXAM 2

key categories

directly experienced event

witnessed events

indirect exposure (close relative)

common traumas

physical/sexual assault

accident or fire

close death by violence

natural disaster

threat or injury to close ind

withness assault

acute stress disorder

ruminate about their role, event & feel guilt/shame

symptoms lasts 3days-1 month post event

acute stress disorder symptoms

need 9 or more in any 5 categories

intrusion, negative mood, dissociation avoidance arousal

post truamatic stress disorder PTSD

disrupts life

stress & impairment lasts longer than 1 year

constantly reliving=intrusions

cant forget

PTSD symptoms

need 1 out 4 categories

last longer than 1 month

avoidance

intrusions

hyperarousal

alters cognition & mood

trauma focused therapy

prolonged exposure (gain control facing thoughts)

reframe negative thoughts (cognitive processing)

call to mind doing guided eye movemtns (EMDR)

other treatments

yoga & acupunture

psychotherapy

meds

MDMA assisted therapy

virtual reality exposure