Ava is a 60 year old wealthy Asian woman who lives in a very nice home in Newport Beach.
She is a widow and lives alone, but she is quite active and involved in her community and she
is very healthy overall.
Recently Ava was a victim of a home invasion robbery while she was home alone at night.
She was tied up during the robbery but she was left unharmed and the criminals were never
caught. Now Ava cannot sleep, has constant flashbacks of that evening, she feels unsafe in
her home and also out in the world and she is just generally extremely anxious and upset all
the time as she is terrified that something like this will happen to her again. Her friends note
that Ava is very jumpy - the slightest noise seems to cause her to startle and she is reluctant
to go out with anyone but she is also unhappy and highly stressed when she is home alone.
Ava says she is planning to move to a new house as she feels unsafe in her current house and
she is planning to have her grandson move in with her in the new house. Unfortunately she is
currently so upset that she is not able to take these positive actions and she is quite upset
about it.
Ava's physician refers her to a psychologist for help and they physician and the psychologist
work together to help Ava get treatment and get better. After some months of treatment Ava
is much better and is back to her normal activities and most of her symptoms are gone.
Ava's treatment team is likely to have used one or more of the following treatments that are
empirically supported as treatments for PTSD. ONE of these is NOT usually considered to be
a recommended treatment for PTSD though - which of the following treatments was NOT
likely to have been an appropriate treatment choice for Ava given her symptoms and likely
diagnosis?
antidepressant medications
trauma focused CBT
Prolonged Exposure therapy
EMDR
cognitive processing therapy
atypical antipsychotic medications
WET written exposure therapy

Question

Ava is a 60 year old wealthy Asian woman who lives in a very nice home in Newport Beach.
She is a widow and lives alone, but she is quite active and involved in her community and she
is very healthy overall.
Recently Ava was a victim of a home invasion robbery while she was home alone at night.
She was tied up during the robbery but she was left unharmed and the criminals were never
caught. Now Ava cannot sleep, has constant flashbacks of that evening, she feels unsafe in
her home and also out in the world and she is just generally extremely anxious and upset all
the time as she is terrified that something like this will happen to her again. Her friends note
that Ava is very jumpy - the slightest noise seems to cause her to startle and she is reluctant
to go out with anyone but she is also unhappy and highly stressed when she is home alone.
Ava says she is planning to move to a new house as she feels unsafe in her current house and
she is planning to have her grandson move in with her in the new house. Unfortunately she is
currently so upset that she is not able to take these positive actions and she is quite upset
about it.
Ava's physician refers her to a psychologist for help and they physician and the psychologist
work together to help Ava get treatment and get better. After some months of treatment Ava
is much better and is back to her normal activities and most of her symptoms are gone.
Ava's treatment team is likely to have used one or more of the following treatments that are
empirically supported as treatments for PTSD. ONE of these is NOT usually considered to be
a recommended treatment for PTSD though - which of the following treatments was NOT
likely to have been an appropriate treatment choice for Ava given her symptoms and likely
diagnosis?
antidepressant medications
trauma focused CBT
Prolonged Exposure therapy
EMDR
cognitive processing therapy
atypical antipsychotic medications
WET written exposure therapy

Accepted Answer

***F*** ∻Key Concept∻ ⚹Atypical Antipsychotic Medications⚹ ∻Explanation∻ ⚹Atypical antipsychotic medications are not typically considered a first-line treatment for PTSD and are more commonly used for other mental health conditions such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. The other treatments listed are empirically supported for PTSD.⚹◊What role did cognitive processing therapy likely play in Ava's treatment for PTSD?⍭ Generate me a similar question◊

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