Trauma Recovery Process Analysis

Additionally, we will discuss the process of trauma recovery and fight-flight responses e.g. some people when exposed to traumatic events have a natural recovery process of PTSD while others have a difficult time with recovery because something obstructs the natural process of PTSD. Therefore, treatment is important because it helps patients get "unstuck" (Resick & Monson, 2018). Another educational component I will focus on is educating the patient regarding the premise of cognitive theory as it relates to the client’s current interruption of the traumatic event based on his beliefs. For example, while growing up the client may have learned about the world and organized them in categories or beliefs which could have influenced his interruption

process of the traumatic events. For example, some people believe that “good things only happen to good people and bad things only happen to bad people.” When unexpected events occur that does not fit his beliefs, there are different ways he may make them fit. One way he may have tried to make the events fit his beliefs is by altering his memories or interpretations of the event to fit pre-existing events which is known as assimilations. Another example would be changing his memories/ interpretations of the event by self-blaming for not preventing the event. For instance, the client might state “If I had made better chooses this would not have happened”. Changing the event may seem easier than changing your entire set of beliefs about the world, how people behave, or your belief about your safety. It is possible that instead of changing the events, he may have changed his beliefs to accept what happened which is labeled in CPT as accommodations. This is the purpose and goal of therapy.