PSYC 3082 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Cognitive Processing Therapy, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Startle Response
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Ptsd diagnosis cannot be made earlier than 1 month post-trauma. Markedly interferes with one"s ability to function. *****don"t need to know exactly criteria a, b, c, etc. just be familiar with them**** Combat and sexual assault are the most common traumas. About 7. 8% of population meet criteria for ptsd. Acute stress disorder trauma: importance of dissociation. Ptsd: treatments: cognitive-behavior therapies (cbt) are highly effective and generally involve exposure to avoided stimuli as well as cognitive reprocessing. Prolonged exposure: cognitive processing therapy, person is repeatedly exposed to memories of the event not the actual event, for example you may reenact it with dolls for children) Emdr: controversial form of exposure, csid (crisis intervention stress debriefing) contraindicated. When a group of individuals who experienced the same event come together and talk. Best thing to do is not talk literally about the event, but rather give them warning signs of ptsd in a positive way. About 2. 6% of general population meet criteria.
