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 Crisis and Trauma

Crisis is a traumatic or stressful change in a person's life. Trauma is defined as any injury, whether physically or emotionally inflicted. In psychiatry, trauma refers to an overwhelming experience that is physically and emotionally painful, distressful, or shocking, which often results in lasting effects.

Symptoms of Crisis and Trauma

 

 

Symptoms of Crisis and Trauma

 

Physical Signs of Trauma:

  • Unexplained sensations including pain

  • Sleep and eating disturbances

  • Low energy

  • Increased arousal

Emotional Symptoms:

  • Depression and fear

  • Anxiety and panic

  • Numbness, irritability, anger

  • Feeling out of control

  • Avoidance

Cognitive:

  • Distraction

  • Decrease in concentration

  • Memory lapse

  • Difficulty with decisions

Behavioral Signs & Effects:

  • Compulsion

  • Substance abuse

  • Eating disorders

  • Impulsive, self-destructive behavior

  • Dissociation Changes in interpersonal relationships:

  • Isolation, avoidance, social withdrawal

  • Sexual disruption

  • Feeling threatened, hostile, argumentative

Re-experiencing the trauma:

  •  Flashbacks

  • Nightmares

  • Intrusive thoughts

  • Sudden emotional and or physical flooding Co-occurring Disorders

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