True or False:
The P in PTSD stands for psychological
False, it stands for...
True or False:
Having PTSD makes you more likely to develop substance abuse problems
True
True or False:
90% people who survive trauma develop PTSD
False,
20-30 percent do
True or False:
Anger is a symptom of PTSD
True!
It is part of the hyperarousal symptom cluster
True or False:
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
True or False:
People don't ever recover from PTSD, they just get better at dealing with it
False,
People do recover!
True or False:
People who have PTSD always remember the details of the trauma
False,
Many people do not
True or False:
Substance abuse makes you more vulnerable to trauma
True
True or False:
Complex trauma means the trauma is more complicated and hard to explain
False,
It means multiple traumas or ongoing traumas
True or False:
You can develop PTSD from watching someone else get hurt
True,
It doesn't have to happen to you directly
True or False:
For most people who have both PTSD and substance abuse, the substance abuse came first
False,
PTSD comes first 2/3 of the time
True or False:
You have to tell your trauma story in order to recover from PTSD
False,
Some people don recover this way but some recover by focusing on the present