Ethical and Cultural Issues Arising from the Psychology of Terrorism- 3 Credit Hrs.

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NDAbb3 - Treating PTSD: Natural Disasters, Sexual Abuse, and Combat Post Test

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Questions:

1.1 In the ‘Trigger Chart’ technique, what are four categories of triggers that a client might feel?
1.2 What do bodily triggers include?
3.1 What is one of the more difficult issues to address in the ‘Memory Prompts’ technique?
4.1 Why is the ‘Counting Method’ technique an excellent way to help resistant clients begin to emotionally recall their trauma?
4.2 Under ‘Risks’, what are some warning signs to be aware of when a client is undergoing the ‘Counting Method’ recall?
5.1 What may be a helpful technique for clients to reduce their anger with their targets?
6.1 What are some categories of a clients’ loss?

Answers:

A. (1) Triggers he/she felt might be the easiest to endure; (2) triggers he/she felt he/she might be able to handle after a few more months of healing; (3) triggers he/she felt he/she might be able to confront in a few years; (4) triggers he/she plans to avoid
B. It puts a time limit on the recall
C. Fainting spells, hallucinations, total immobilization for more than two to three hours, self-mutilation, suicidal thoughts, and being unable to function at all for more than a day
D. The ‘Gestalt Chairs’ technique
E. What kind of pictures are least harmful to the client’s healing process
F. Visual, auditory, olfactory/smell, taste, and physical
G. Financial, emotional, medical, physical, and philosophical, spiritual and/or moral losses

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Questions:

8.1 What exercise may be useful for clients to pinpoint and resolve any feelings of self-blame and guilt that he/she has?
9.1 What must a PTSD client do in order to promote his/her healing?
10.1 What are forms of intrusion?
11.1 What are six ways that may help intimacy flourish in survivors?
12.1 What does the seriousness of the PTSD symptoms a child develops after a traumatic event depends on?

Answers:

A. Whether the child witnessed the event or was caught right in the middle of it, how much trauma the child was exposed to, the severity of the event, and the degree of violence involved
B. The ‘Reducing Self-Blame and Guilt Feelings’ exercise
C. A client needs to separate his/her grief and other feelings from his/her anger
D. (1) Accept fears; (2) replace ideas that block intimacy; (3) develop communication skills; (4) gradually risk and discern; (5) notice how conflicts are handled; (6) consider picking up where they left off before the trauma
E. Flashbacks, memories of the trauma, overwhelming feelings of terror, extreme anxiety, helplessness or rage, confusion, unwanted and frightening dreams, unexpected and painful bodily sensations