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Book

Traumatized : identify, understand, and cope with PTSD and emotional stress

Call Number

  • 616.8521 M8899 (CEN)

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Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

New York : Hachette Go, [2021]

Physical Description

xiii, 235 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Summary

"An accessible guide to understand what trauma is, how PTSD is diagnosed, being aware that it can have a late onset, what can happen if it goes untreated--and how social media can be triggering our trauma"--

Contents

  • Introduction
  • Our shared trauma: how social media affects our mental health
  • Have I been traumatized? PTSD & what you need to know
  • What can cause PTSD?
  • What is dissociation & why does it happen?
  • What is repeated trauma? C-PTSD & how it's different
  • Are we sure it's C-PTSD?
  • What are the 4 attachment styles? Why trauma is rooted in childhood
  • Can trauma be passed down? transgenerational trauma and its lasting effects
  • Why do we feel so scared? The science of trauma memories
  • How can we recover? The benefits of neuroplasticity
  • The foundation of healing: finding the right treatment
  • Triggers: how to identify what causes our trauma
  • Breaking the cycle: avoiding future trauma & triggers
  • Resilience: building it & keeping it
  • Building support: how to have healthy relationships
  • Epilogue.

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