NURS 3121- Week 6 Exam Study Guide Solutions

NURS 3121- Week 6 Exam Study Guide Solutions trauma refers to.... - Ans:-experiences that cause intense physical and psychological stress reactions experiences - Ans:-can refer to 1 event or a series of events or a set of circumstances that is experienced by an individual as physically or emotionally harmful experiences have... - Ans:-lasting adverse effects on the individuals physical, social, emotional, or spiritual well being common reactions to trauma - Ans:--anxiety, fear, or terror -re experiencing the trauma -helplessness, guilt, shame -avoidance or detachment -hyper vigilance -difficulty concentrating or with decision making ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 2/16 -anger, sadness, grief, or depression -fatigue or exhaustion -dissociation -substance use types of trauma disorders - Ans:--acute stress disorder -PTSD -adjustment disorder -reactive attachment disorder -disinhibited social engagement disorder -other and unspecified trauma and stressor related disorders acute stress disorder symptoms - Ans:--severe anxiety -dissociation and dissociative amnesia -flashback episodes -avoiding or withdrawing from people, places or experiences that are reminiscent of the trauma/traumatic experience ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 3/16 -poor concentration -hyper vigilance -nightmares -trouble sleeping acute stress disorder: duration of symptoms - Ans:-appear 2 days to 4 weeks after the event and usually resolve by 4 weeks (lasts 0-28 days) post traumatic stress disorder - Ans:-PTSD is comprised of 4 clusters of symptoms clusters of symptoms in PTSD - Ans:--intrusion symptoms -avoidance symptoms -negative alterations -alterations in arousal and reactivity clusters of symptoms in PTSD: intrusion symptoms - Ans:-recurrent, involuntary, and intrusive recollections of the event ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 4/16 clusters of symptoms in PTSD: avoidance symptoms - Ans:-avoidance of stimuli, associated with the trauma clusters of symptoms in PTSD: negative alterations - Ans:-negative alterations in cognitions or moods associated with the event, or numbing, or both clusters of symptoms in PTSD: alterations in arousal and reactivity - Ans:-alterations in arousal and reactivity including heightened sensitivity to a potential threat PTSD symptom duration - Ans:-symptoms must have lasted longer than a month and cause clinically significant distress or impairment trauma interventions for PTSD: present guidelines strongly recommend... - Ans:--CBT -cognitive processing theory (CPT) -cognitive therapy (CT) -exposure therapy (EXP) trauma interventions for PTSD: other therapies - Ans:--brief electric psychot