Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Question 1

EBP

Answer 1

Trauma focused CBT

Cognitive Processing Therapy - helps change the way they think about the trauma “no one can be trusted” think of people that can be trusted

Question 2

Prognosis

Answer 2

fair - most symptoms will remit after 3 months. Better prognosis if there is good premorbid functioning

Question 3

Therapist characteristics

Answer 3

active and direct

goal oriented

collaborative

rogerian conditions of warmth, positive regard, empathy and consistency in order to build clients trust

validating client’s experience

Question 4

Medication

Answer 4

SSRi, beta-blockers, anti-psychitoic and anticonvulsants