Why Are CBT-Based Trauma-Specific Interventions the Primary Intervention Used in Child

question 12

Multiple Choice

Why are CBT-based trauma-specific interventions the primary intervention used in child abuse?

• A)They deal with perpetrator treatment and services.
• B)They address trauma-specific symptoms, deal directly with the experience, and help children put their abuse in perspective and move forward.
• C)They integrate individual and community interventions.
• D)They address trauma-specific symptoms through medical psychiatry and prescriptions.

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Definitions:

General Adaptation Syndrome

A three-stage response (alarm, resistance, exhaustion) that the body has to prolonged stress, proposed by Hans Selye.

Exhaustion Stage

The final stage of the stress response, as described by Hans Selye in his General Adaptation Syndrome model, where the body's ability to resist stress becomes depleted after prolonged exposure, leading to increased vulnerability to illness.

General Adaptation Syndrome

A model describing the body's short-term and long-term reactions to stress, consisting of the alarm, resistance, and exhaustion stages.

Exhaustion Stage

The final phase of the General Adaptation Syndrome, characterized by the body's depletion of physical and psychological resources following prolonged stress.