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Cognitive approaches to PTSD

Schema are mental representations that help us understand the world around us. They also act as filters to help us interpret what is happening to us. Cognitive theorists argue that our schemas play a significant role in how we experience trauma. People perceive the stimulus, have beliefs about what is happening, store the event in memory, and retrieve the memory of the experience. Cognitive psychologists believe that...

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