PSY 361 Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders Focus on PTSD
PSY 361 Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders Focus on PTSD
Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders: Focus on PTSD. In this written assignment, you will use a variety of resources on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to evaluate and answer a series of questions on a given case study. PTSD is a recognized diagnosis in Section II: Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5).
Specific diagnostic criteria exist for adults and children. A great deal of research has been done regarding risk factors for developing PTSD, as well as the prevention and management of this condition. Utilizing recognized resources relating to this disorder, a case study will be analyzed.
Please look at these resources before beginning your work:
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
Helping children and adolescents cope with violence and disasters: Police, fire, and other first responders:
What rescue workers can do
American Psychiatric Association. (2013). The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. (5th ed.). Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Publishing. Section II: Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders.
Helping children and adolescents cope with violence and disasters for parents of children exposed to violence or disaster: What parents can do
Understanding school violence
Understanding youth violence
Coping with stress after a violent event
Case Study: Johnny is a 12-year-old student at Hometown Middle School. Six weeks ago, he witnessed a fight lunch time between two students at the adjacent table in the cafeteria.
During the fight, a knife was pulled and its use resulted in serious injury to one of the students. Emergency medical services (EMS) were called, and the student was removed via ambulance. Since that day, Johnny has had frequent nightmares in which he revisits the fight scene. He has refused to eat lunch in the cafeteria and instead hides in the bathroom during the lunch hour.
Once this was discovered, he was brought to the guidance counselor, and his mother was called to school. Johnny insists that the cafeteria isn’t safe, and in discussion with the guidance counselor his mother mentions that Johnny insists on keeping a kitchen knife at his bedside table.
Further evaluation of Johnny’s school performance demonstrates that his grades have fallen from their usual level.
The biopsychosocial model of health psychology incorporates biological, social and psychological factors. Based on these, evaluate the health-related behaviors exhibited by Johnny in the scenario.
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What health promotion (prevention) practices could be addressed? What factors might influence Johnny and his mother’s utilization of health care resources based on his developmental stage? Assess the scenario and comment on how psychological methods might be employed to assist Johnny in managing and coping with the situation.
Your assignment should include the sections listed below. Each section will focus on stress-related behaviors, referral for services, risk factors, and management and prevention of a stress-related disorder.
Answer the following questions, citing information from the specified resource(s) to support your writing and any statements of fact. Each question should be answered in a separate section, with a minimum of at least one paragraph (minimum five sentences).
In addition to the specified resources for each section, you may include additional scholarly or peer-reviewed references relating to the topic question, but this is not required.
Be sure to synthesize the information provided in the class resources regarding the factors affecting Johnny’s behaviors and choices.