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Post Traumatic (PTSD) and Acute Stress Problems
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Post Traumatic (PTSD) and Acute Stress Problems

Symptoms and Treatments
Created byDr. J Psychology
Last updated 7/2025
English
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What you'll learn

  • Explore the Core Symptoms of PTSD and Acute Stress Disorders
  • Identify Key Risk Factors and the Prevalence of Stress
  • Explore Proven Treatments to Reduce Symptoms
  • Consolidate Your Learning with Assessments

Course content

2 sections • 16 lectures • 1h 15m total length

  • Introduction4:20
  • Promising PTSD Therapy6:14

    Explains purified MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD, detailing in-clinic administration, six-to-eight-hour sessions, and three sessions over several weeks, with about two-thirds showing significant reductions in early trials.

  • EMDR Red Feather Demonstration10:13

    The EMDR red feather demonstration guides viewers through eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing to reframe trauma memories and relieve nightmares, flashbacks, and emotional distress.

  • Lecture 3: Diagnosing types of Stress9:23
  • Lecture 4: Risk Factors for Stress4:55
  • Lecture 5: Treating Stress Disorders4:37

    Discusses how EMDR and exposure-based strategies with relaxation reduce PTSD symptoms, supplemented by targeted pharmacotherapy (norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors) and benzodiazepines, plus group therapy support.

  • Lecture 6: Treatment Goals1:16
  • Lecture 7: Stress Exercise5:05

    Explores diagnosing and treating post-traumatic stress disorder in a veteran case, emphasizing exposure therapy with relaxation, pharmacotherapy for nightmares over months, and group talk therapy to address survivor's guilt.

  • EMDR Exercise7:45

    Explore emdr, a technique that pairs back-and-forth eye movements with recalling traumatic events to form new neural pathways and ease PTSD symptoms.

  • Key Concepts about PTSD and Acute Stress1:58
  • Lecture 10: Conclusion and Congrats3:03

Requirements

  • The drive to understand stress reactions—and to explore the best treatments and therapies for healing.

Description

Understand, Treat, and Transform Trauma: Mastering PTSD and Acute Stress Disorders

Discover a comprehensive approach to recognizing and treating the four primary symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Acute Stress Disorder.

Explore the Core Symptoms:

  • Intrusive Re-Experiencing: Learn why survivors relive traumatic events through distressing memories, vivid nightmares, and intrusive thoughts—and how to help them regain a sense of safety.

  • Avoidance Behaviors: Understand the powerful strategies people use to steer clear of trauma reminders—sights, sounds, smells, and other triggers that reopen old wounds.

  • Emotional Numbing & Detachment: Identify signs of disconnection, including dissociation, memory gaps, feelings of unreality, and detachment from loved ones and daily life.

  • Heightened Arousal & Anxiety: Recognize symptoms like hypervigilance, exaggerated startle responses, guilt over survival, and chronic sleep disturbances.

Identify Risk Factors and Prevalence:
Gain insight into why some populations—including Indigenous Peoples, Hispanics, African Americans, and women—face higher risks for PTSD and acute stress disorders. We’ll also examine the latest statistics on how many people are affected each year.

Explore Proven Treatments:
Discover a range of evidence-based interventions to help clients reduce nightmares, intrusive memories, avoidance, emotional numbness, and chronic tension. You’ll watch real therapy demonstrations, learn how exposure treatments and medication can support recovery, and see how clients can reclaim their lives.

Consolidate Your Learning:
Access a clear review of key concepts and test your understanding with built-in assessments, so you can feel confident applying what you’ve learned.

Who this course is for:

  • Ideal for those interested in PTSD, stress-related symptoms, treatment options, and recovery strategies.

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