PTSD Symptoms
The P in PTSD stands for "Psychological"
False: It stands for "Post"
Having PTSD makes you more likely to develop substance abuse problems
True
90% of people who survive trauma develop PTSD
False: 20-30% do
Anger is a symptom of PTSD
True: it is part of the hyperarousal symptom cluster
It is best to work on becoming substance-free before working on trauma issues
False:it is best to address both at the same time from the start
People don't ever recover from PTSD, they just get better at dealing with it
False: people do recovery from it
People with PTSD always remember the details of their trauma
False:many people do not
Substance abuse makes you more vulnerable to further trauma
True
Complex trauma means the trauma is complicated and hard to explain
False: it means multiple traumas or ongoing traumas
You can develop PTSD from watching someone else get hurt
True:it doesn't have to happen to you directly
For most people who have both PTSD and substance abuse, the substance abuse came first
False:PTSD comes first two-thirds of the time
You have to tell your trauma story in order to recover from PTSD
False: some people do recovery this way but some recover by focusing on the present