Understanding Amputation & Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Recovery
Amputation: Types, Causes, Risks, and Recovery
Amputation is the surgical removal of a limb or digit due to trauma, disease, or other medical conditions. Understanding the different types, causes, and potential challenges is crucial for effective rehabilitation and adjustment.
Types of Amputation Procedures
- Disarticulation: An amputation performed through a joint.
- Closed Amputation: A procedure designed to create a stump that can be effectively used with a prosthesis.
- Minor Amputation: Refers to amputations
Understanding Trauma: Sexual Assault & Domestic Abuse Cycles
Psychological Consequences of Sexual Assault
Sexual assault is experienced by victims as an attack not primarily against sex, but mainly against their physical and psychological well-being. The major psychological consequences of sexual assault on a victim’s emotional balance are as follows:
Short-Term Psychological Effects
- Physical complaints
- Changes in appetite
- Sleep disorders and nightmares
- Low morale, generalized anxiety, and fear
- Tendency to isolation, difficulty returning to everyday life
Medium-Term
Read MoreTherapeutic Modalities: Person-Centered, Motivational Interviewing, Gestalt, ACT, CBT
Person-Centered Approach
Core Concepts of Person-Centered Therapy
- People are trustworthy.
- Have the potential for self-understanding.
- Possess the capacity to resolve their own problems.
- Capable of self-directed growth.
Person-Centered View of Human Nature
- Congruence or Genuineness
- Unconditional Positive Regard
- Accurate Empathic Understanding
Motivational Interviewing (MI)
Primary Goal: Reducing Ambivalence, Increasing Motivation
The primary goal of Motivational Interviewing is to reduce clients’ ambivalence
Read MoreEssential Communication Skills for Healthcare Professionals
Foundations of Effective Communication
Characteristics of Effective Listening
- Empathy: Putting yourself in the patient’s shoes, trying to perceive the world from their perspective, and understanding their behavior and feelings.
- Unconditional Acceptance: Respecting and accepting the patient as they are, without critical judgment.
- Authenticity: Being and appearing as one truly is, without pretense or pretending.
Consequences of Ineffective Communication
- Patients may become withdrawn and less likely to participate
Social Psychology Essentials: Group Dynamics & Influence
Why Milgram Experiment Results Were Unpredictable
The results of the Milgram experiment were difficult to predict due to a fundamental attribution error. Researchers and participants alike underestimated the powerful influence of the situation and overestimated the role of individual personality traits in determining behavior.
Conformity vs. Obedience: Key Differences
While both conformity and obedience involve yielding to social pressure, they differ in several key aspects:
- Conformity: The pressure
Psychological Science: Historical Roots, Key Theories, and Research Design
Cognitive Biases in Thinking
- Confirmation bias: Ignoring evidence that opposes our beliefs (e.g., on vaccines).
- Failing to accurately judge source credibility (e.g., celebrity endorsements).
- Misunderstanding or not using statistics (e.g., gambler’s fallacy).
Scientific Foundations of Psychology (Antiquity–18th Century)
Psychology originated in philosophy, with roots in epistemology (the study of how we gain knowledge).
Plato: Founder of Rationalism
- Advocated rational analysis to understand the world