PTSD

Health Matters

Int – Adv
Teens & Adults
Grades 9–12

In this lesson, students learn seven facts about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). They practice related vocabulary, learn to differentiate symptoms from traumatic events and interventions, and discuss the stigma surrounding mental health issues.

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Focus

life skills
4-skills list
health & safety
post-traumatic stress disorder
parts of speech
interpretive
productive

Vocabulary

triggering
assault
trauma
symptom
flashback
exacerbate
interfere
susceptible
cling
intervention
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A spinning paper plane