Understanding Trauma and Disorders in Psychology
Learn about various psychological disorders including trauma, anoxia, cerebrovascular disorders, ischemia, infarctions, hemorrhage, tumors, head injuries, concussions, and their treatments. Discover how psychological problems post-event can manifest in sensory issues, cognitive impairments, memory loss, and more.
Understanding Trauma and Disorders in Psychology
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Trauma and more disorders.. Psychology 2617
Introduction • Lesions • Anoxia a hypoxia • Anoxia is a complete cutoff of oxygen while hypoxia is a decrease • Hypoxia is usually caused by some environmental factor
Cerebrovascular disorders • Stroke • Aka CVA • Used to be treated basically like there was nothing you could do • Now more like a ‘brain attack’
Ischemia • Usually short lived • Usually a near complete or complete recovery occurs • More likely later on to have a big time stroke • Usually involves impairment of speech, vision, maybe neglect
Infarctions • Thrombosis • Basically a blockage • Embolism • Clot that moves to the brain • Both are related to fat type build ups in the arteries
hemorrhage • Rupture and spilling of blood in the brain • Usually a weak spot (aneurysm) • Intracerebral • Subarachnoid
diagnosis • Depends on the problem • Tough sometimes for TIAs • Easier with other problems, hemorrhage is easy, but the outlook is not that good anyway • Use of imaging
Psychological problems post event • Sensory problems • Cognitive issues • Memory • Motor • Speech • Abstract reasoning • Not always associated with where the injury happened!
Tumors • Malignant or benign • Infiltrative or encapsulated • MUCH easier to diagnose nowadays what with MRI and CT scanning • Radiation and chemo • Chemo best when the tumor is growing • Early detection is key then
Head injury • Is it just me or is all of this stuff getting depressing…. • We didn’t evolve in an environment that allowed us to travel at hundreds of km/h • Penetrating injury • Closed head injury
Glasgow Coma Scale • Eye opening • Verbal response • Motor response • From 3-15, 15 is ok, 3 is very bad • The funny funny story of Donnie…
Types of injuries • Edema • Herniation • Hemorrhage • Bleeding • Skull fractures
Concussion • A mild form of closed head injury • Well mild sure, but, you should get looked at • They are cumulative • The funny story of Donnie maybe ain’t that funny • Brett is the smart Lindros • Post concussion syndrome
Treatment • Amnesia is often the result or one of them • Neuropsychological evaluations • Coping skills can be taught • As usual, less severe, easier to treat