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Emotional or Psychological trauma - Coggle Diagram
Emotional or Psychological trauma
definition
this is extraordinarily stressful event that shatter your sense of security, making you fell helpless in a dangerous world
trauma diagnoses
occurs within the child's social environment
victim or witness to domestic violence
begins in early childhood
serious accident,illness,or medical procedure
signs and symptoms
racing heartbeat
fatigue
paleness
fear
anger
emotional outburst
nursing intervention
coping skill therapy(including stress inoculation therapy)
encourage the client to reading inspirational books
refer the patient to counselling
psychological first aid
psychophysiology
reduced size of the hippocampus is probably both a predisposing factor and a result of trauma.
the changes in the anatomy and neurophysiology of the brain.
the amygdala, which is involved in processing emotions and modulating the fear response,
reference
https://www.medscape.com/traumatic-disorder-pstd