PSYC 238 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing, Cognitive Processing Therapy, Therapeutic Relationship
23 Feb 2017
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Ptsd symptoms: intrusions/anxiety, avoidance, cognitions, arousal. Prevalence of trauma: experience of traumatic events is quite common. 40-90% lifetime prevalence: women are more likely to experience ptsd following any trauma, more likely in ethnic minority veterans. More combat exposure associated with more symptoms. Etiology: ptsd has a clear cause, not everyone who experiences a traumatic event develops ptsd, environmental factors. Any person will develop ptsd when exposed to a sufficiently intense trauma: etiological issues. Empirically supported treatments: people are interested in treatments that have some research support. Support from research conducted in ideal conditions. Support from research conducted in more real world settings. Treatment general issues: important elements of most therapies. Educating clients about the process of coping with trauma. Encouraging clients to re-experience and integrate the traumatic event into their lives and self-schemas: stress inoculation training (sit) Combination of coping and anxiety management skills. Better short term results: prolonged exposure (pe)
