This project asks you to consider how trauma and crises affect survivors’ ability to operate on a socio-psychological and spiritual level.
You must select a film that depicts a crisis or trauma situation for this assignment.
You will write a reflection paper identifying the crisis/trauma, giving your thoughts on the impact the movie had on you, and identifying the major areas of crisis/trauma in the plot after watching the movie and reading Tan’s article on inner healing prayer as a trauma intervention.
Talk about how you would help one of the movie’s traumatized characters by using Tan’s inner healing prayer.
Overview
A thorough understanding of traumatic stress reactions and typical responses to trauma is necessary for providing trauma-informed care (TIC). Providers need to be aware of how trauma might impact how treatment is presented, how patients interact with it, and how well behavioral health services work out. This chapter looks at typical reactions that survivors may have in the immediate aftermath or years later.
Trauma, including one-time, repeated, multiple, or long-lasting incidents, has a different impact on each person. Some people may overtly show signs of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but many more others will show resilient reactions or transient subclinical symptoms or effects that don’t meet diagnostic standards. Trauma’s effects might be undetectable, sneaky, or downright destructive. Numerous elements, such as an individual’s traits, the nature and qualities of the event, and the individual’s environment, can influence how an event affects a person.
This chapter begins with a summary of typical reactions, highlighting the fact that traumatic stress reactions are common responses to aberrant situations. In the context of those who might need behavioral health care, it shows typical short- and long-term reactions to traumatic situations. The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5;
American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2013a) does not include psychological symptoms. This chapter also examines trauma-related reactions that either do not qualify as mental disorders or show resilience. Additionally, it targets widespread illnesses linked to severe stress. The final section of this chapter discusses co-occurring mental and substance-related diseases before examining the role of culture in defining mental illness, specifically PTSD.
