Chapter 13: Trauma and Stressor-related Disorders Flashcards
(13 cards)
is a disturbing pattern of behavior demonstrated by someone who has experienced, witnessed, or been
confronted with a traumatic event such as a natural disaster, combat, or an assault
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
occurs after a traumatic event and is characterized by reexperiencing, avoidance, and hyperarousal that occur from 3 days to 4 weeks following a trauma.
Acute Stress Disorder
is a treatment approach designed to combat the
avoidance behavior that occurs with PTSD
Exposure Therapy
is a specialized CBT approach developed by the
military to offer an intense, specific, short-term therapy for active-duty military personnel with PTSD.
Adaptive Disclosure
has been used successfully with rape survivors with PTSD as well as combat veterans.
Cognitive Processing Therapy
is a subconscious defense mechanism that helps a person protect his or her emotional self from recognizing the full effects of some horrific or
traumatic event by allowing the mind to forget or remove itself from the painful situation or memory
Dissociation
Types of Dissociative Disorders:
*Dissociative Amnesia
*Dissociative Identity Disorder
*Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder
The client cannot remember important personal
information (usually of a traumatic or stressful nature).
Dissociative Amnesia
This category includes a fugue experience where the client suddenly moves to a new geographic location with no memory of past events and often the assumption of a new identity.
Dissociative Amnesia
formerly multiple personality disorder
Dissociative Identity Disorder
The client displays two or more distinct identities or personality states that recurrently take control of his or her behavior.
Dissociative Identity Disorder
The client has a persistent or recurrent feeling of being detached from his or her mental processes or body
Depersonalization
sensation of being in a dream-like state in
which the environment seems foggy or unreal
Derealization
