what is a traumatic event?
ABUSE
EXTREME STRESSORS
ABUSE
- MILITARY COMBAT
- PHYSICAL ATTACK
- SEXUAL ASSAULT
- EMOTIONAL ABUSE
- BULLYING/STALKING
LOSS
EXTREME STRESSORS
ABUSE
- UNEXPECTED DEATH
- NATURAL DISASTER
- SERIOUS ACCIDENTS
- ABANDONMENT
- WARFARE
EXTREME STRESSORS
EXTREME STRESSORS
EXTREME STRESSORS
- DEALING WITH AN ADDICT
- HOSPITALIZATION
- MEDICAL ILLNESS
- HOMELESSNESS
- HOUSE FIRES
risk of developing ptsd is based on the traumatic event
49% SEXUAL ASSAULT
32% PHYSICAL VIOLENCE
17% EXTREME ACCIDENTS
14% UNEXPECTED DEATH
10% LIFE THREATENING ILLNESS
7% WITNESSING SOMEONE BEING KILLED/INJURED
& is ALSO DEPENDENT ON THESE FACTORS
- Individual’s brain hormones & chemicals in stressful situations
- Inherited risks of depression or anxiety
- The level of severe trauma experienced during childhood
- Family instability, lack of a social support system, or poverty
- Having a pre-existing mental health disorder OR drug/alcohol abuse
- Sleep disorders such as insomnia or sleep apnea
I don't want to talk about it
people who have experienced trauma & have PTSD are
