PTSD in Students

PTSD is a mental illness that effects the following areas of the brain EXCEPT for:

• The Amygdala

• The Hippocampus

• The Hippopotamus

• The Right Inferior Frontal Gyrus

• The Orbitofrontal Cortex

Those who are diagnosed with PTSD are at a higher risk of developing another mental illness.

• True

• False

PTSD falls under what category?

• Trauma and Stressor related disorder

• Trauma related disorder

• Stressor related disorder

• Compulsive related disorder

Triggers for those with PTSD may include all EXCEPT for:

• Visual stimuli

• Auditory stimuli

• Olfactory stimuli

• Old factory stimuli

In the DTSM-V there are 8 specific criteria in which a patient must meet to be diagnosed with PTSD.

• True

• False

Only Veterans are diagnosed with PTSD

• True

• False

What therapy can help ease symptoms of those living with PTSD

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

• Support Groups

• Exposure Therapy

• All of the above

Which of the following are ways that you can support your students with PTSD in the class?

• Create a calm and consistent environment

• Avoid any known triggers in the classroom

• Collaborate with parents and the student to create a safe space in class

• All of the above

How can you help a student work through an attack?

• Leave them alone

• Work through breathing and assure them they are safe

• Surround them with their friends

• Be silent and let the student work through the attack

Trauma-informed IEP's for students with PTSD can be made through considering:

• Potential Triggers

• Student functioning at the point of creation of the IEP

• Impact of experience on performance

• All of the above