CCMH/544: Introduction To Clinical Assessment
CCMH/544: Introduction To Clinical Assessment
Wk 6 Discussion – Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) [due Thurs]
Wk 6 Discussion – Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) [due Thurs]
Discussion Topic
Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member.
Due Thursday
Trauma is a topic that many clients bring into therapy. Trauma-informed care is an evidence-based strategy for working with clients. In the past decade, the topic of trauma has become more popular, so it is important for counselors to have a solid understanding of trauma and the implications of trauma on clients.
Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:
How do you define trauma?
Do you think that people can experience a traumatic event but not experience posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)? Why or why not?
What would you see as essential elements to conceptualize a client’s traumatic story?
Due Monday
Post 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member. Be constructive and professional.
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Responses (1)
Alisha Oyewole
12 hours ago, at 11:31 PM NEW
How do you define trauma?
“Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders “are classi?ed in terms of psychological symptoms and behaviors that emerge in response to an external event/stressor, which is a critical diagnostic condition (APA, 2013). My trauma-informed care training, I\’ve learned that trauma can result from various situations, including accidents, abuse, violence, natural disasters, or the death of a loved one. As someone who has experienced and witnessed different traumas, it\’s alarming how, in the past, I normalized coping with these issues when I was young.
Do you think that people can experience a traumatic event but not experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)? Why or why not?
A mental health condition that develops following a traumatic event characterized by intrusive thoughts about the incident, recurrent distress/anxiety, flashback and avoidance of similar situations. Focus Media 2024 from some of the report you can\’t have one without the other. The incident accrued for the trauma to take root in the client mind.
What would you see as essential elements to conceptualize a client’s traumatic story?
The three main focal points are types of traumas, objective and subjective characteristics of trauma, and individual and sociocultural features that act as risk or protective factors. Trauma Awareness 2014
Reference Page
American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Arlington, VA: Author
Chapter 2 – Trauma Awareness – Trauma-Informed Care in Behavioral Health Services. https://textbooks.whatcom.edu/tip57/chapter/2-trauma-awareness/
Focus Media 2024
Post traumatic stress disorder: Symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatments (msn.com)
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