Cogni ve Processing Therapy for PTSD Ques ons and
answers With complete solu on new!! 2025/2026
CPT is a treatment for - Ans PTSD
PTSD Criteria - Ans -event, exposure to actual or threatened death, serious injury, or sexual
violence. Directly, witnessing, or learn of this happening to a loved one. Repeated exposure to
aversive details of trauma
-intrusions, distressing memories or nightmares, intrusive images, intense reac"vity when
reminded
-avoidance, internal reminders and external reminders
-nega"ve altera"ons in cogni"on and mood; nega"ve beliefs about oneself, others, or the
world; persistent, distorted thoughts about cause of trauma; nega"ve emo"onal state,
detachment, no posi"ve emo"ons
-arousal, irritability, anger problems, reckless, self-destruc"ve behavior, hypervigilance, hyper
startle, sleep problems, poor memory, and concentra"on
Not everyone gets PTSD, most o'en trauma survivors have a natural recovery - Ans - when
people do develop PTSD, research shows that people can and to recover
- PTSD is a result of stalled recovery
-trauma focused treatment is to get a person unstuck
Seven trauma focused psychotherapies recommended as treatment for PTSD - Ans -cogni"ve
processing therapy
- prolonged exposure
- eye-movement desensi"za"on and reprogramming
- other specific cogni"ve behavioral therapies for PTSD
- brief eclec"c psychotherapy
, - nega"ve exposure therapy.
- wri*en narra"ve exposure
* recommended over psychopharmacology
CPT for PTSD - Ans -decreases symptoms related to trauma, such as child abuse, sexual
assault, combat, and natural disasters
-short term, trauma-focused
- 12 weekly sessions
- can be delivered in a group, individual, or combined format
-can be done with or *WITHOUT* the trauma narra"ve
-works with adolescents or adults
CPT characteris"cs - Ans - men and women have similar outcomes
- no difference in racial diversity
- veterans show large treatment gains
- borderline personality disorder traits do not predict CPT outcomes
- no difference in outcome in those with current or past alcohol use disorders
-individuals with TBI history do well in CPT
CBT (cogni"ve behavioral therapy) - Ans - how we think influences how we feel, which drives
how we behave
- behavior reinforces thoughts and feelings
Social cogni"ve theory of PTSD - Ans - to make sense of the world, humans constantly ask why
- we organize our life experiences into categories, or schemas, to make meaning
-traumas that lead to PTSD clash with prior schemas or confirm them
answers With complete solu on new!! 2025/2026
CPT is a treatment for - Ans PTSD
PTSD Criteria - Ans -event, exposure to actual or threatened death, serious injury, or sexual
violence. Directly, witnessing, or learn of this happening to a loved one. Repeated exposure to
aversive details of trauma
-intrusions, distressing memories or nightmares, intrusive images, intense reac"vity when
reminded
-avoidance, internal reminders and external reminders
-nega"ve altera"ons in cogni"on and mood; nega"ve beliefs about oneself, others, or the
world; persistent, distorted thoughts about cause of trauma; nega"ve emo"onal state,
detachment, no posi"ve emo"ons
-arousal, irritability, anger problems, reckless, self-destruc"ve behavior, hypervigilance, hyper
startle, sleep problems, poor memory, and concentra"on
Not everyone gets PTSD, most o'en trauma survivors have a natural recovery - Ans - when
people do develop PTSD, research shows that people can and to recover
- PTSD is a result of stalled recovery
-trauma focused treatment is to get a person unstuck
Seven trauma focused psychotherapies recommended as treatment for PTSD - Ans -cogni"ve
processing therapy
- prolonged exposure
- eye-movement desensi"za"on and reprogramming
- other specific cogni"ve behavioral therapies for PTSD
- brief eclec"c psychotherapy
, - nega"ve exposure therapy.
- wri*en narra"ve exposure
* recommended over psychopharmacology
CPT for PTSD - Ans -decreases symptoms related to trauma, such as child abuse, sexual
assault, combat, and natural disasters
-short term, trauma-focused
- 12 weekly sessions
- can be delivered in a group, individual, or combined format
-can be done with or *WITHOUT* the trauma narra"ve
-works with adolescents or adults
CPT characteris"cs - Ans - men and women have similar outcomes
- no difference in racial diversity
- veterans show large treatment gains
- borderline personality disorder traits do not predict CPT outcomes
- no difference in outcome in those with current or past alcohol use disorders
-individuals with TBI history do well in CPT
CBT (cogni"ve behavioral therapy) - Ans - how we think influences how we feel, which drives
how we behave
- behavior reinforces thoughts and feelings
Social cogni"ve theory of PTSD - Ans - to make sense of the world, humans constantly ask why
- we organize our life experiences into categories, or schemas, to make meaning
-traumas that lead to PTSD clash with prior schemas or confirm them
