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True or false: People might have nightmares after trauma
TRUE!
Name 1 PTSD symptom
Painful thoughts (memories, flashback/nightmares)
Intense emotions (helpless, anxious, shame, etc.)
Bodily changes (increase heart rate, jittery/fidget, shallow breathing, insomnia, etc.)
Behavioral changes (avoidance)
True or False: People can get help after trauma.
True! Talking about trauma can help!
True or false: People all deal with trauma the same way.
FALSE because everyone has different experiences.
Besides therapy and medication, what other support systems can be helpful in PTSD recovery?
Support groups, family/friend support, hobbies, recreational interests, mindfulness, etc.
Name 3 types of emotions associated with trauma.
sad, scared, anger, shame, anxious etc.
True or false: People might have trouble concentrating after a traumatic event.
True! Trauma can cause people to be distracted.
What does PTSD stand for?
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Why might someone feel shame or guilt after experiencing a trauma?
because they might wrongly feel they caused it or they could have stopped it.
True or False: Trauma does not affect the body physically.
False! People might have headaches or be tired after trauma.
What are some of the things teens do when they have PTSD?
Usually, teenagers will blame themselves for not being able to prevent the accident, and will develop
****guilt and blame within themselves.
Sometimes, some will go out and seek revenge.
Why don't people get help?
money issues, lack of trust, fear of judgement, fear of discussing event
What is a trigger?
a stimulus (person, place or thing) that prompts a strong emotional or physical reaction, causing someone with PTSD to feel as though they are reliving a past trauma.
What is PTSD?
A mental health condition that can develop after a person experiences or witnesses a traumatic, stressful or terrifying event, such as a natural disaster, combat, assault, or accident. Symptoms include reliving the event through flashbacks or nightmares
What is a common type of treatment used to treat PTSD?
Extra point: specific type of treatment
Therapy, Medication
Extra point: psychotherapy, exposure therapy, CBT, Antidepressants medication, anti-anxiety medications, Cognitive Processing Therapy, Narrative Therapy
True or False: you have to experience a traumatic event in order to develop PTSD
FALSE: Indirect exposure can also lead to the development of PSTD , such as witnessing an event or hearing about a loved one's trauma
Name 3 types of traumatic experiences
War, Assault, Car Accident, Death, Natural Disater, Injury, Etc.
What is the "flight, fight, or freeze" response?
It is when the brain goes into survival mode when experience/witness something threatening or dangerous. It helps keep you safe.
With PTSD, Body stays stuck in the is mode.
Name 1 symptom of PTSD
Painful thoughts (memories, flashback/nightmares)
Intense emotions (helpless, anxious, shame, etc.)
Bodily changes (increase heart rate, jittery/fidget, shallow breathing, insomnia, etc.)
Behavioral changes (avoidance)
ame 1 area of the brain that change due to trauma
Extra points: if can identify the what area of that brain does or what happens to it after trauma
Amygdala: scans for threats, connects memories and emotions, gives alerts to body that there is danger, becomes more sensitive after trauma
Hippocampus: it shrinks, process emotions and memories, less effective to process emotions, hard to distinguish past vs present (flashback)
Prefrontal cortex: Shrinks, higher order thinking, planning, rational thoughts.
Nervous system: constant stress hormones, hyper arousal