Assignment: Evidence-Based Interventions Used In Trauma
Individuals can experience trauma from public events at the national level or extremely private ones at the interpersonal level. In this Discussion, analyze these two types of trauma, describing potential interventions and their effectiveness.
To prepare: Read the DSM-5 section on trauma and stressor-related disorders and review the Learning Resources on PTSD, disaster response, and trauma.Then search the literature for studies related to an evidence-based intervention used to treat those suffering from trauma and stressor-related issues. Specifically, locate the following:
1. One study on treating symptoms resulting from a national traumatic event (e.g., natural disaster, mass shooting, war)
2. One study on treating symptoms resulting from an interpersonal trauma (e.g., rape, childhood sexual molestation, domestic violence)
Then, Post a response in which you address the following:
Post the APA references for the two studies you located.
• Provide a brief description of the traumatic events, including a summary of how they affected the individuals involved.
• Describe the interventions discussed in the articles and explain how they addressed the psychosocial issues and needs of the individuals affected by the trauma.
• Explain the effectiveness of the interventions, as stated in the articles.
• Analyze and discuss the similarities and differences in the individuals' needs depending on whether the issues occurred due to a national traumatic event or an interpersonal trauma.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also Include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
Articles:
1. Interview: What is PTSD Really? Surprises, Twists of History, and the Politics of Diagnosis and Treatment by Bessel van der Kolk with Lisa M. Najavits.
2. Applying Recovery Principles to the Treatment of Trauma by Jasset C. Smith, Scott M. Hyman, Raquel C. Andres-Hyman, Jessica J. Ruiz and Larry Davidson.
3. The role of anxiety sensitivity in reactivity to trauma cues in treatment-seeking adults with substance use disorders by R. Kathryn McHugha, Kim L. Gratz and Matthew T. Tull.
4. Text Book: Psychological Testing of Hispanics, Second Edition: Clinical, Cultural, and Intellectual Issues, K. F. Geisinger (Editor).
Chapter 13- LATINOS AND DEPRESSION: MEASUREMENT ISSUES AND ASSESSMENT by AZARA L. SANTIAGO-RIVERA, GREGORY BENSON-FLóREZ, MARIA MAGDALENA SANTOS, AND MARISELA LOPEZ.
5. A narrative review of binge eating disorder in adolescence: prevalence, impact, and psychological treatment strategies by Eleonora Marzilli, Luca Cerniglia and Silvia Cimino.
6. Broadening perspectives on trauma and recovery:
a socio-interpersonal view of PTSD by Andreas Maercker* and Tobias Hecke.
7. Loss and Grief in Patients With Schizophrenia: On Living in Another World by Maria Mauritz and Berno van Meijel.