Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is classified as an anxiety disorder that can develop after an individual observes and/or experiences an extreme traumatic event that involved a death or threat of death or serious injury to oneself or others (APA, 2000). An extreme traumatic event may include, but is not limited to, military combat, terrorist attacks, natural or man-made disasters, sexual assault, physical assault, theft, and torture (APA, 2000). The type of traumatic event could influence how medical and mental health professionals assess, conceptualize, and subsequently treat individuals diagnosed with PTSD. It is for this reason that sexual assault, as a traumatic event leading to the development of a PTSD diagnosis, will be at the center of the discussions. Current sexual assault statistics illustrate the need to focus on this particular population. For example: Every two minutes in the United States, someone is sexually assaulted, and each year there are approximately 213,000 survivors of sexual assault (RAINN, 2009). The purpose of this article, therefore, is to explore how cognitive behavioral therapies assess, conceptualize, and treat clients with a history of sexual assault and a diagnosis of PTSD. Treatment Components of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Treatment components of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) that are typically used in the treatment of PTSD include psychoeducation, prolonged exposure and/or in vivo exposure, cognitive restructuring and anxiety management (Harvey, Bryant, & Tarrier, 2003).PsychoeducationPsychoeducation includes providing the client with information about common symptoms that may be an experience... middle of document......conceptualize and treat clients with a history of sexual assault and a diagnosis of PTSD. The sexual traumatic event experienced by the client may elicit negative cognitions related to PTSD that are perpetuated through avoidant behavior. Prolonged exposure, in vivo exposure, and cognitive restructuring can challenge and correct these negative cognitions and avoidant behaviors. Psychoeducation can provide information as well as a rationale for therapy, while anxiety management training can provide coping skills to engage in exposure and cognitive restructuring interventions. In general, cognitive behavioral therapies can provide the means to assess, conceptualize, and treat clients and have also been shown to be effective (Dobson, 2010; Dobson and Dobson, 2009; Foa et al., 1999; Foa and Rauch , 2004;, 2003 ;, 2010).

Essay / Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is classified as an anxiety disorder that can develop after an individual observes and/or experiences an extreme traumatic event that involved a death or threat of death or serious injury to oneself or others (APA, 2000). An extreme traumatic event may include, but is not limited to, military combat, terrorist attacks, natural or man-made disasters, sexual assault, physical assault, theft, and torture (APA, 2000). The type of traumatic event could influence how medical and mental health professionals assess, conceptualize, and subsequently treat individuals diagnosed with PTSD. It is for this reason that sexual assault, as a traumatic event leading to the development of a PTSD diagnosis, will be at the center of the discussions. Current sexual assault statistics illustrate the need to focus on this particular population. For example: Every two minutes in the United States, someone is sexually assaulted, and each year there are approximately 213,000 survivors of sexual assault (RAINN, 2009). The purpose of this article, therefore, is to explore how cognitive behavioral therapies assess, conceptualize, and treat clients with a history of sexual assault and a diagnosis of PTSD. Treatment Components of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Treatment components of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) that are typically used in the treatment of PTSD include psychoeducation, prolonged exposure and/or in vivo exposure, cognitive restructuring and anxiety management (Harvey, Bryant, & Tarrier, 2003).PsychoeducationPsychoeducation includes providing the client with information about common symptoms that may be an experience... middle of document......conceptualize and treat clients with a history of sexual assault and a diagnosis of PTSD. The sexual traumatic event experienced by the client may elicit negative cognitions related to PTSD that are perpetuated through avoidant behavior. Prolonged exposure, in vivo exposure, and cognitive restructuring can challenge and correct these negative cognitions and avoidant behaviors. Psychoeducation can provide information as well as a rationale for therapy, while anxiety management training can provide coping skills to engage in exposure and cognitive restructuring interventions. In general, cognitive behavioral therapies can provide the means to assess, conceptualize, and treat clients and have also been shown to be effective (Dobson, 2010; Dobson and Dobson, 2009; Foa et al., 1999; Foa and Rauch , 2004;, 2003 ;, 2010).

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