PTSD
The PTSD is a mental health condition that certain people usually experience after having
been threatened with life, for example, war or natural disasters, car accident or even a sexual
assault, which is abbreviated as PTSD. It was also considered natural to have memories, to feel
at their edges or even to sleep trouble after this sort of occurrence (Williams, Richardson &
Galovsky, 2013). First of all, it can be so difficult to just do the usual everyday things, e.g. go to
work, school or just spend time with people who matter.
Post-traumatic stress disorder is not a warning or deficiency symptom. A variety of
factors may increase the risk of a person developing post-traumatic stress disorder, many of
whom are not monitored. As an example, a very serious or even long-term traumatic accident or
even injury during the accident may often result in a person becoming much more likely to
experience post-traumatic stress disorder (Shiromani, Keane & LeDoux, 2014).
Observations of the client William in Thompson Family Case Study
The case report offered no detail about the history of William and his symptoms. He had
some history of joining the armed forces and becoming active in the Iraq war as a war prisoner,
leading him to endure trauma. The chaos inside the home also left William homeless as he
couldn't pay his mortgage that led him to stay with an uncle. PTSD DSM-5 involves signs of
invasiveness, repeated involuntary and disruptive moments of discomfort, persistent
psychological discomfort to signals, dissociative reaction and significant physiological measures.
William may have endured traumatic experiences, because he was an Iraq war veteran before the
war and that may have contributed to his frequent recollections of his past (Frankl, 2019).
Therapeutic approaches
Trauma-oriented therapies are critical for clients with PTSD. This will be best for the
client to engage in exposure counseling as it would help William face his oral or written
experiences, as he will contribute to an in-depth account of all emotional exposure. Cognitive
therapy also helps recognize and correct errors that overestimate a client's current threats (Jasbi
et al., 2018).
Expected outcomes
The anticipated outcome of William's therapy is that some of the PTSD symptoms he had would
fade, and his friends and family members would note that. Including depression, anxiety and
better sleep conditions and good memory output, the PTSD symptoms that would decrease the
client. I also expect William to improve cognitive and emotional changes by modifying his
dysfunctional thoughts and emotions and learning how to deal with past and current experiences.
References
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Brand, S. (2018). Influence of adjuvant mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) on
symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in veterans–results from a
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Shiromani, P., Keane, T. M., & LeDoux, J. E. (2014). Post-traumatic stress disorder. Humana.
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