Amanda Harris Research Paper
RUNNING HEAD: PTSD and Treatment Harris 1
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Evidenced Based Treatment
Amanda Harris
SUNY College at Old Westbury
Author Note
Correspondence concerning this paper should be addressed to Amanda Harris, who is a student a SUNY College at Old Westbury, 223 Store Hill Road, Old Westbury, NY 11568. Email: aharri24@lmail.oldwestbury.edu
RUNNING HEAD: PTSD and Treatment Harris 2 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder was first brought to the public’s attention in affiliation to war veterans. According to the National Institute of Mental …show more content…
In very young children, these symptoms can include bedwetting, even though they’d learned how to use the toilet before. Secondly, forgetting how to speak, or being unable to speak. Thirdly they could act out the scary event during playtime. Lastly the children can become extremely clingy with a parent or other adult. There are many circumstances which can play a part in whether a person will get PTSD. There are a variety of risk factors for PTSD which includes living through dangerous events and ordeals, having a history of mental illness, and getting hurts. Also seeing people hurt or killed, feeling horror, helplessness, or intense fear are other risk factors. Having little or no social support after the event and dealing with more stress after the event, such as loss of a loved one, or losing a job or home are other risk factors for PTSD. The symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder usually commence within 3 months of the traumatic event but periodically develop years afterward. A few people can recover within a 6 month period; however for other people the condition can become more chronic. Either a psychiatrist or a psychologist can diagnose their client with PTSD. In order to be diagnosed with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder the client must experience the avoidance and hyper arousal symptoms as well as re-experiencing symptoms for at least one month. …show more content…
Can you tell me what it is like for you to be here?
Dan: Well, I have to tell you that I don’t like it very much. I have never been to counseling before and I do not know what to expect.
Therapist: You have nothing to worry about, what you tell me stays in this room and I will not judge you for anything you say to me.
Dan: Thank you I appreciate that. I have had a problem lately with avoiding my family and friends, and I have been very anxious by always checking my surroundings for any sign of danger. I need to stop being anxious and avoiding people I care about.
Therapist: Alright so I’m hearing that life is better for you with your loved ones and without you being anxious. I would like to help you get better, and we will get their eventually.
Greg: Yeah I would like his life to be better in a lot of different ways.
Therapist: Lara, what about you? What is it like for you to be here?
Lara: It’s heartbreaking and difficult. I want Dan to get better and I want to see him more instead of avoiding me.
Therapist: So this is something the whole family has been dealing with for a long
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Evidenced Based Treatment
Amanda Harris
SUNY College at Old Westbury
Author Note
Correspondence concerning this paper should be addressed to Amanda Harris, who is a student a SUNY College at Old Westbury, 223 Store Hill Road, Old Westbury, NY 11568. Email: aharri24@lmail.oldwestbury.edu
RUNNING HEAD: PTSD and Treatment Harris 2 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder was first brought to the public’s attention in affiliation to war veterans. According to the National Institute of Mental …show more content…
In very young children, these symptoms can include bedwetting, even though they’d learned how to use the toilet before. Secondly, forgetting how to speak, or being unable to speak. Thirdly they could act out the scary event during playtime. Lastly the children can become extremely clingy with a parent or other adult. There are many circumstances which can play a part in whether a person will get PTSD. There are a variety of risk factors for PTSD which includes living through dangerous events and ordeals, having a history of mental illness, and getting hurts. Also seeing people hurt or killed, feeling horror, helplessness, or intense fear are other risk factors. Having little or no social support after the event and dealing with more stress after the event, such as loss of a loved one, or losing a job or home are other risk factors for PTSD. The symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder usually commence within 3 months of the traumatic event but periodically develop years afterward. A few people can recover within a 6 month period; however for other people the condition can become more chronic. Either a psychiatrist or a psychologist can diagnose their client with PTSD. In order to be diagnosed with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder the client must experience the avoidance and hyper arousal symptoms as well as re-experiencing symptoms for at least one month. …show more content…
Can you tell me what it is like for you to be here?
Dan: Well, I have to tell you that I don’t like it very much. I have never been to counseling before and I do not know what to expect.
Therapist: You have nothing to worry about, what you tell me stays in this room and I will not judge you for anything you say to me.
Dan: Thank you I appreciate that. I have had a problem lately with avoiding my family and friends, and I have been very anxious by always checking my surroundings for any sign of danger. I need to stop being anxious and avoiding people I care about.
Therapist: Alright so I’m hearing that life is better for you with your loved ones and without you being anxious. I would like to help you get better, and we will get their eventually.
Greg: Yeah I would like his life to be better in a lot of different ways.
Therapist: Lara, what about you? What is it like for you to be here?
Lara: It’s heartbreaking and difficult. I want Dan to get better and I want to see him more instead of avoiding me.
Therapist: So this is something the whole family has been dealing with for a long