Neurobiology
•This system controls involuntary processes like heart rate during stress.
•What is the autonomic nervous system?
•Disorder lasting less than one month post trauma.
•What is acute stress disorder?
•PTSD ratio women to men.
•What is 2:1?
•Historical term for combat trauma.
•What is shell shock?
•Therapy using bilateral stimulation.
•What is EMDR?
•This pathway releases corticosteroids via hypothalamus → pituitary → adrenal.
•What is the HPA axis?
•Symptom cluster involving avoiding reminders.
•What is avoidance?
•Name a high-risk demographic.
•What are low income or minority groups?
•Civilian trauma occurs how many times more than combat?
•What is 10x?
•What is Prolonged Exposure?
•Cognitive restructuring trauma therapy.
•System that restores body to baseline after threat.
•What is the parasympathetic nervous system?
•Nightmares, hypervigilance lasting 2 months post trauma.
•What is PTSD?
•% of ASD developing into PTSD.
•What is about 80%?
•Interpersonal violence increases what risk?
•What is higher PTSD risk?
•Cognitive restructuring trauma therapy.
•What is CPT?
•Brain structure overactive in PTSD responsible for fear.
•What is the amygdala?
•Memory gaps + detachment symptom cluster.
•What are negative alterations in cognition/mood?
•Two protective factors.
•What are social support and resilience?
•Military trauma as perpetrator leads to what?
•What is increased severity?
•Medication class used.
•What are SSRIs?
•Explain biological dysregulation in PTSD hyperarousal.
•What is HPA axis dysregulation and SNS overactivation?
•Symptoms begin 2 weeks after trauma.
•What is Acute Stress Disorder?
•Three common comorbidities.
•What are depression, substance use, anxiety?
•Caregiver trauma leads to what impact?
•What is attachment disruption/complex trauma?
•First step before trauma processing.
•What is stabilization?