Symptoms
What is one of the most well known symptoms of PTSD?
Flashbacks
Can children be diagnosed with PTSD?
Yes
What does CBT stand for?
(not the funny one)
Cognitive behavioral therapies
What is the percentage of adults have PTSD yearly?
3.5%
True or False: PTSD does not cause irritability or types of insomnia.
False
What are the parts of PTSD avoidance?
Avoiding reminders of said traumatic events ie. people, places, hobbies, objects, or situations that could be a potential trigger.
True or False: PTSD can be self diagnosed.
False
What kind of medications would a doctor prescribe to a PTSD patient?
antidepressants such as SSRIs and SNRIs
Women are how many times as likely to have PTSD than men?
2 times
Which parts of the brain is affected most during PTSD?
The amygdala and the pre-frontal cortex
What are Intrusive symptoms of PTSD?
Intrusive thoughts, repeated thoughts, involuntary dreams, and/or flashbacks.
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What treatment form do doctors use on children with PTSD?
Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
What percentage of adolescents from 13-18 years old suffer from PTSD?
8%
What response is triggered in the body at time of trauma?
a Fight or Flight Response.
What Symptom of PTSD Corresponds with the definition?
forgetting/ unable to remember details or aspects of traumatic events. Constantly possessing negative thoughts, feelings, and mindsets that were distorted by the traumatic event. Changing the way you act due to fear of traumatic events happening again. Constantly feeling fear, anger, horror, guilt, shame, detached, emotionless, empty.
Alterations in Mood and Cognition
What are 2 requirements to get a PTSD diagnosis?
A diagnosis of PTSD requires someone having exposure to an upsetting or traumatic event, doctors need proof of symptoms that last for more than a month AND cause significant distress or interrupt a person's daily functioning.
Which type of therapy corresponds with the definition?
showing repeated, detailed imaginative processes of trauma or exposures to triggers in a safe and controlled environment to help patients face fears and gain control of their negative emotions
Prolonged Exposure Therapy
What fraction of people will be diagnosed with PTSD in their lifetime? #/#
1 in 11
The fight or flight response alarms what systems?
The hypothalamic, pituitary, and adrenal systems,
known as the HPA axis.
What symptom of PTSD corresponds with the definition?
Being irritable, having angry outbursts, behaving recklessly or self-destructively, being overly suspicious of people and surroundings.
Alterations in arousal and reactivity
When do ptsd symptoms usually develop?
3 months
Which therapy type corresponds with the definition?
changing negative emotions (ie. shame, guilt, anger) and negative beliefs that are rooted in the trauma.
Cognitive Processing Therapy
US Latinos, African Americans, and Native Americans/Alaska Natives have ______ rates of PTSD than non-Latino white folk.
Higher
What happens to the prefrontal cortex?
It becomes underactive, slowing down the ability for an individual to decide if a stimuli is not a threat.