Chapter 10 - Trauma and Stress Resources

Resources
Chapter Summary

Video Resources

Crash Course Psychology: Trauma and Addiction

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=343ORgL3kIc

This is a quick summary of psychopathology associated with trauma.

Related Websites

HelpGuide.com’s Section on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

http://www.helpguide.org/articles/ptsd-trauma/post-traumatic-stress-disorder.htm

Anxiety and Depression Association of America’s Understanding PTSD Page

http://www.adaa.org/understanding-anxiety/posttraumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd

American Psychological Association’s Page on Trauma

http://www.apa.org/topics/trauma/

Yehuda, R. (2002). Post-traumatic stress disorder. New England Journal of Medicine, 346(2), 108–14.

Shalev, A. Y., Cohen, J., Ellis, S. J., Litva, A., Devilly, G. J., Clark, T., ... & Summerfield, D. (2001). Post-traumatic stress disorder. BMJ, 322(7297), 1301; author reply 103–4.

The chapter begins by defined trauma and stressor related disorders, which is a new category in DSM-5. The chapter then discusses the five adulthood trauma and stress related disorders, which are: posttraumatic stress disorder, acute stress disorder, adjustment disorders, other specified trauma- and stressor-related disorders, unspecified trauma-and stressor-related disorder. The chapter ends by discussing some of the existing empirically supported treatments, including emotional processing theory, prolonged exposure, and narrative exposure therapy.