This document discusses trauma and interventions for treating individuals experiencing trauma. It defines trauma medically as an injury that puts a person's health at risk, and psychiatrically as a disruptive event causing interference for over a month. Common reactions to trauma include PTSD and acute stress disorder. Risk factors for developing trauma disorders are discussed. The goals of trauma intervention are to reduce distress and prevent long-term problems through techniques like crisis intervention, education, debriefing, and cognitive therapy within the first few weeks. Assembling an intervention team can help reduce the likelihood of long-term issues.
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2. “Trauma” in the medical community
Implies that a person is at serious risk for
loss of life and/or significant areas of
functionality
In medicine, trauma signifies that someone
has a specific wound or injury that brings
their physical wellbeing into risk
3. Psychiatric use of the
Term trauma implies that a person has
experienced a significantly disruptive event.
Followed by interference in their social or
occupational lives for more than a month
after the event occurs
6. Nightmares and
“Flashbacks” about the event,
Concentration problems,
Extreme irritability,
Emotional fluctuations,
Insomnia,
Or attempts to avoid reminders of the event.
7. A lesser known emotional reaction to trauma
is what is known
As acute stress disorder (ASD),
ASD may be a good predictor of who may
develop PTSD in the future
First 2 days to 1 month
8. Acute stress disorder also differs from PTSD
in the emphasis it places on dissociation,
Which occurs when people experience
ongoing emotional numbness or detachment
from one’s surroundings or an unexplained
memory loss for events related to the trauma.
9. Mild Risk Factors:
■ Lack of education
■ Family history of psychiatric problems
■ General childhood adversity
Moderate Risk Factors:
■ Positive psychiatric history in victim/witness
■ Poor psychological functioning in victim/witness prior to event
■ Reported child abuse
■ Severe trauma
■ Perceived life threat during event
■ Extreme emotion during/after trauma
Significant Risk Factors:
■ Lack of social support
■ Extreme dissociation during/after trauma
■ Subsequent life stress
10. Often begin when an event violates
Some of the “core” beliefs that people
instinctively hold true,
Such as a belief in a fair and just world, the
need for physical safety, and the need for a
positive view of oneself
11. Traumatic reactions are also more
Likely to persist when individuals conclude
that they (or those around them) are no
longer safe or when an experience challenges
Their self-worth or their ability to positively
influence or control their life.
12. Ability to recover quickly
Demonstrated by many suggests that
protective psychological factors must be
present to allow them to overcome difficulty
with greater ease.
13. What characteristics
Contribute to these resilient reactions?
Hardiness,
Self-enhancement, and
The presence of positive emotion.
14. Trauma work is meant to help individuals
resolve emotional reactions and
Integrate critical events into one’s
experiential history
15. Crisis intervention strategies are typically
applied as a way to prevent
The development of pathological difficulties
in the first place
17. Assess an individual’s personal and interpersonal
Resources
Establish a supportive relationship
Develop an understanding of the client’s
Primary and secondary needs
Coordinate referrals to specialized
Treatment providers and/or assistance
Organizations
Monitor the client’s progress and
Follow-through on an outlined recovery
Plan
18. The goals of intervention are
To reduce immediate distress and try to
prevent
Long-term problems
19. CISD Was developed with two basic
intentions:
1. To alleviate the distress that emergency
personnel experience following grave
situations in the line of duty
2. And to help expedite the recovery from
“normal” distress in people who endure
abnormal and/or extreme situations
20. Trauma victims typically begin a CBT trial
within the first
few weeks
A treatment schedule in CBT is
typically done on an individual basis and may
last for up to
6 weeks,
21. Cognitive restructuring
Education about reactions to trauma
Breathing and relaxation training
Imagined exposure to the memory of
traumatic events
Confrontation of feared, but safe, situations
23. A prepared treatment team
Reduces the likelihood of long-term
problems.
24. Step 1:Address Basic Needs
Step 2:Anticipate Recovery, Screen for
Ineffective Coping
Step 3: Implement Early-Intervention
Protocols
STEP 4 :Termination, Referrals, and Follow-
Up
25. include the gradual reduction of emotionality
during repeated discussions of the traumatic
experience; the reformulation of thoughts,
beliefs, and perceptions concerning the
events
reduction of negative emotions
reliance on ineffective coping strategies.
26. Compassion fatigue represents a caregiver’s
diminished ability
To feel empathy or interest in helping victims
of trauma
As a result of being exposed to the intense
emotions associated
With their experiences
27. Lack of social support,
A personal history of trauma,
And a diminished level of self-care on the
provider’s behalf have also been associated
with higher levels of compassion fatigue.