A client is admitted to the inpatient adult psychology unit with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). When assessing the cause, the nurse can identify which of the following to be the result of psychological trauma? Select all that apply
A) Experienced abuse from a former partner
B) Was raped while walking home from work one evening
C) Lost their mother, with whom they had very close to relationship
D) Had a car accident in which they suffered head trauma
E) Regularly cuts their wrists as a form of self-inflected trauma
Ans: A, B, C
Harassment, embarrassment, child abuse, sexual abuse, employment discrimination, police brutality, bullying, and domestic violence are examples of events that can lead to psychological trauma. Family violence, loss of family members, acts of terrorism, and natural disasters are all traumatic events. Physical trauma may result from bodily injury resulting from an accident, self-inflicted damage, or violence perpetrated by others. Automobile accidents are a major threat to adolescents. Self-inflicted physical trauma is often associated with mental disorders.
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