NURS 450 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10, 13,14: Cognitive Processing Therapy, Acute Stress Reaction, Exposure Therapy
11 Dec 2017
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Disenfranchised grief grief over a loss that is not or cannot be mourned publicly or supported socially. Disenfranchised grief often involves deaths, mourners, or situations that are not socially supported or sanctioned, or carry a stigma for the mourners. Complicated grieving is a response that lies outside the norm. Chapter 13: ptsd, posttraumatic stress disorder- a disturbing pattern of behavior demonstrated by someone who has experienced, witnessed, or been confronted with a traumatic event such as a natural disaster, combat, or an assault. Typically, ptsd is chronic in nature, although symptoms can fluctuate in intensity and severity, becoming worse during stressful periods: treatment include exposure therapy, adaptive disclosure, cbt, cognitive processing therapy, and medications such as ssri"s and snri"s. Acute stress disorder: occurs after a traumatic event and is characterized by re experiencing, avoidance, and hyperarousal that occur from 3 days to 4 weeks following a trauma.
