L33 Psych 354 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Acute Stress Reaction, Lead Poisoning, Sexual Assault
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An event that involves actual or threatened death or serious injury, or sexual violence to self or others. If it happens to loved ones, could still be traumatic. Exposed repeatedly to horrible events (like first responders) When someone is forced or coerced into unwanted sexual activity without agreeing or consenting because of. Act or feel like the even tis happening again. Psychological/physiological distress at exposure to cues that symbolize or resemble event. Persistent avoidance of stimuli associated with the trauma. Could be avoiding real things or avoiding the thoughts. Feelings of restlessness and agitation, anger and irritability and sleep disturbances. Dissociation disruption of normally integrated mental processes involved in memory, consciousness, identity or perception. If it occurs 1 week after an event, it is predictive for ptsd. Ptsd is different from most dsm-5 disorders because information about etiology is included in diagnostic criteria. Exposure to traumatic events i. ii. iii. iv. Negative alterations in thoughts and moods associated with trauma.
