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Author Wolfelt, Alan, author.

Title Reframing PTSD as traumatic grief : how caregivers can companion traumatized grievers through catch-up mourning / Alan D. Wolfel.

Publication Info. Fort Collins, Colorado : Companion Press, [2014]
©2014

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Description 1 online resource.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series The Companioning Series
Companioning Series.
Contents Front Cover; Title Page; Half Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; The soul of grief; De-pathologizingPTSD; The missing piece? Mourning; Thank you; Chapter One: Grief not as an illness but as a response to injury; Terms used in this book; Chapter Two: Traumatic loss and grief; What is PTSD?; PTSD by the numbers; The inciting event, or "stressor"; Inciting events in PTSD; PTSD and the military; PTSD sub-types; Chapter Three: The symptoms of PTSD and traumatic grief; PTSD symptoms; Uncomplicated grief symptoms; Shock, numbness, denial, and disbelief.
Disorganization, confusion, searching, and yearningAnxiety, panic, and fear; Explosive emotions; Guilt and regret; Sadness and depression; Relief; "Comorbidities" in PTSD; PTSD versus grief; Traumatic grief; Care-eliciting symptoms; PTSD versus operational stress injury; Chapter Four: The fear factor of PTSD; PTSD and the brain; A "disease" of memory; Is PTSD an inherited predisposition?; Can-and should-we prevent traumatic memories?; PTSD and the biological/spiritual chasm; Chapter Five: Fear, withdrawal, and negativity in normal grief; Fear in normal grief.
Avoidance and emotional/spiritual withdrawal in normal griefNegative cognition and mood in normal grief; Chapter Six:Traumatic grief as a form of complicated grief; Ten factors that can contribute to complicated grief; 1. The specific circumstances of the loss; 2. The griever's personality, including the ability to understand and access emotionality; PTSD: Risk factors and resilience; 3. In the case of the death of someone loved, the griever's relationship with the person who died; 4. The griever's access to and use of support systems; 5. The griever's cultural/ethnic background.
6. The griever's religious/spiritual/philosophical background and current worldview7. The griever's concurrent stressors; 8. The griever's family systems influences; 9. The griever's participation in meaningful rituals; 10. Losses that tend to be stigmatized; How complicated grief presents; Absent or delayed grief; Distorted grief; Converted grief; Chronic grief; PTSD in children and teens; The preschool subtype of PTSD; Chapter Seven: Medical-model therapies as treatment; Psychological debriefing; Early cognitive-behavioral interventions; Short-term cognitive behavioral therapy.
Evidence-based psychotherapy and griefDrug therapy; EMDR; Psychosocial rehabilitation; Chapter Eight: Mourning as "treatment"; Experience; Mourning Need 1: Acknowledge the reality of the losses; Primary and secondary losses in traumatic grief; Mourning Need 2: Feel the pain of the losses; Mourning Need 3: Remember the losses; Mourning Need 4: Develop a new self-identity; Complementary therapies for traumatic grief; Mourning Need 5: Search for meaning; Mourning Need 6: Receive ongoing support from others; A family-systems approach in PTSD; The importance of the six central needs of mourning.
Summary An estimated eight percent of Americans are thought to be suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder at any given time. Many are victims of or witnesses to violence. Others have been neglected of abused. Some have experienced a traumatic accident or natural disaster. Still others have experienced the sudden and perhaps violent death of someone they love. No matter the cause, PTSD results in symptoms of acute stress, including anxiety, persistent thoughts or flashbacks, and a host of other physical, emotional, cognitive, social, and spiritual challenges. In this guide for counselors and careg.
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Subject Post-traumatic stress disorder.
Post-traumatic stress disorder.
Post-traumatic stress disorder -- Treatment.
Post-traumatic stress disorder -- Treatment.
Grief therapy.
Grief therapy.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Wolfelt, Alan D. Reframing PTSD as Traumatic Grief : How Caregivers Can Companion Traumatized Grievers Through Catch-Up Mourning. Chicago : Companion Press, ©2014 9781617222139
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