PSYC 260 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Mydriasis, Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Sleep Disorder
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Type 1: exposure to single traumatic event. Exposure to actual or threatened death, injury, or sexual violence. Marked change in reactivity (at least 2) Negative changes in cognition/mood (at least 2) Persistent, exaggerated negative beliefs about one"s self, the world, others. Persistent distorted cognitions about event"s causes/ consequences. Cant be contributed to substance or other medical condition. Exposure to actual/threatened death, injury, or sexual violence. At least 9 symptoms in any of the following 5 categories. Person feels or acts like event is currently happening. Intense/prolonged distress when exposed to reminders of event. Altered sense of reality around one"s self or surroundings. Inability to remember important part of event due to dissociative amnesia. Of distressing thoughts, memories, or feelings related to event. Of external reminders that bring up distressing, thoughts, or feelings. Onset: begins w/in one week of traumatic event. Not attributed to substance or other medical condition. Other painful emotions besides fear evoked in response to trauma.
