Watch the required Kanopy video series “Living with PTSD.”
Address the following questions related to the experiences, symptoms, and treatment of trauma.
- Discuss the types of traumas that the people in the video experienced.
- What are some of the symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder that were talked about by the trauma victims?
- What were the challenges for some of the people in the video for obtaining treatment for PTSD?
- If you were a therapist in this case, what therapeutic modality would you use to treat PTSD (e.g., cognitive-behavioral, person-centered, family systems)? Use 1-2 scholarly sources to support your answer. If you have not taken a theories course, choose one theory from the above list and summary the articles.
- What are the benefits of having offenders discuss their offenses prior to discussing any of their trauma history when they are in therapy?