PTSD Jeopardy

PTSD Symptoms

100

True or False: The P in PTSD stands for "psychological"

False it stands for Post

200

True or False: Anger is a symptom of PTSD

True, it is part of the hyperarousal symptom cluster

300

People who have PTSD always remember the details of the trauma

False- many people do not

400

True or False- You can develop PTSD from watching someone else get hurt 

True- it doesn't have to happen to you directly 

Links between PTSD and Substance abuse

100

Having PTSD makes you more likely to develop substance abuse problems

True

200

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 

300

Substance abuse makes you more vulnerable to further trauma 

True

400

For most people who have both PTSD and substance abuse, the substance abuse came first.

False- PTSD comes first 2/3 of the time

PTSD Facts

100

90% people who survive trauma develop PTSD

False, 20-30% do

200

People don't ever recover from PTSD, they just get better at dealing with it

False- People do recover from PTSD

300

Complex trauma means the trauma is complicated and hard to explain 

False- it means multiple traumas or ongoing trauma

400

You have to tell your trauma story in order to recover from PTSD 

False- some people do recover this way but some recover this way but some recover by focusing on the present