How Long to Read Understanding Traumatic Stress

How Long Does it Take to Read Understanding Traumatic Stress?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 12 minutes to read Understanding Traumatic Stress by Nigel Hunt

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Traumatic events are common, and range from road traffic accidents, through rape and sexual abuse, to disaster and war. While many people deal effectively with these experiences, a minority have severe problems, which are often manifested as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The book is aimed at those with PTSD and those who are caring for someone with the disorder. It includes a strong focus on wounded military personnel. Topics include: understanding the symptoms including memory problems, avoidance and denial, emotional numbing, and hyperarousal, related disorders such as depression and substance abuse; traumatic memories and the underlying biology - how brain mechanisms are affected in the response to traumatic events. Treatments such as cognitive behavioural therapy and EMDR. Narrative approaches, whereby people develop their own stories about their traumatic experiences to help them put them into meaningful contexts; Drug techniques including anxiolytics and antidepressants, and the problems of prescribing drugs for such a complex disorder; Problems faced by carers; Vicarious or secondary trauma; Growing through experience - trauma from an alternative perspective, that of resilience and growth; Professional help - your GP, clinical psychologists and psychiatrists.

How long is Understanding Traumatic Stress?

Understanding Traumatic Stress by Nigel Hunt is 128 pages long, and a total of 33,024 words.

This makes it 43% the length of the average book. It also has 40% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Understanding Traumatic Stress Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours to read Understanding Traumatic Stress aloud.

What Reading Level is Understanding Traumatic Stress?

Understanding Traumatic Stress is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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