Course Title:	As the Pendulum Swings: The Etiology of PTSD, Complex PTSD, and Revictimization
	Category:	11
	Credits:	1
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	Objectives:	Readers will learn the history of explanations for hysteria and PTSD. Readers will be familiarized with recent explanations for PTSD that focus on genetic-behavioral-environmental interactions. Readers will learn about some of the concerns of researchers for misuse of the findings that not all people develop PTSD in response to trauma.
	Description:	As stated by the author - "During the 19th century, a picture was painted of trauma in which the focus was on pathologies of the victims, including notions of inherited "moral degeneracy," with little cognizance of the greater contextual factors, such as the traumatic events themselves, that contributed to the symptom picture. The role of trauma in the etiology of posttraumatic symptoms was incorporated into the DSM-III in 1980 and the PTSD category was initially viewed as an improvement over earlier categorizations of trauma, as it acknowledged that some experiences are so overwhelming that few people would escape unscathed. However, recent findings that not all persons who have suffered traumatic events develop PTSD have led some writers to discussion of a genetic component to PTSD. This article looks at this conclusion and the role of individual and contextual factors in relation to PTSD, Complex PTSD, and revictimization." Keywords: Trauma, victim, genes, genetic, social construction, social constructionist
		Approval Bodies: Professional Development American Psychological Association Florida Dept. of Health (Board of Social Work, Marriage & Family, Mental Health Counseling) NAADAC, National Association for Addiction Professionals National Board for Certified Counselors Ohio Board of Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board, Expiration 03/31/2010 California Board of Behavioral Sciences Illinois Social Work Continuing Education Association of Social Work Boards Approved Continuing Education (ACE) CAADAC, California Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors CAADE - California Association for Alcohol/Drug Educators California Board of Registered Nursing Texas Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Marriage and Family Therapist Ohio Board of Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board, 04/2010 to 03/2012