Positive Psychology Intervention for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Case Study of Ameerah

CASE STUDY

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
Key features of the case study.....................................................................................................3
Positive psychology intervention.................................................................................................3
Why should positive psychology approach help this individual, challenges to this approach....3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................4
Literature review..........................................................................................................................4
Theme 1: Explaining the resilience intervention that are involved.............................................4
Theme 2: Ways in which such intervention helps Ameerah........................................................4
Theme 3: Various limitations of intervention in helping Ameerah.............................................5
Theme 4: Depicting intervention at various levels......................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................1

INTRODUCTION
Key features of the case study
The given case study has depicted few crucial parts which act as the pillars to understand
the case. A 14 years old girl who used to live in Syria faced major bomb blast in her apartment
where she used to live, she lost her brother in blast and her father left disabled due to the blast.
Also, Ameerah and her family fled Syria, lived in refugee camp and finally shifted to UK where
she suffered transition of settling in. all these things took a toll on her physical and mental health.
The illness here is the post-traumatic disorder which is a mental health condition being triggered
by a horrific or terrifying event, either witnessing or suffering it. Such illness is caused by the
social factors that are prevailing in Syria, conditions were so miserable that her life was
threatened. Also, environmental factors like noise of blast makes her trauma comes back.
Positive psychology intervention
As per the NICE guidelines, the positive phycology interventions recommends various
treatments for Ameerah as she is suffering from PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder). Very
effective treatment for such case is cognitive behavioural therapy which is popularly known as
CBT (Oades and et.al., 2020). It must be trauma focused which looks for the root cause and
provides proper treatment. Further, these guidelines suggest eye movement desensitization and
reprocessing (EMDR). Also, trauma focused computerized CBT which is a self-help intervention
can help Ameerah in overcoming such PTSD issues with effective consistent treatments. Under
CBT the negative thought process or cycle of self or world will be challenges in order to change
the unwanted behaviour and mood disorder such as depression. In Ameerah's case she tends to
spend a lot of time alone which indicates depression and negative thought process hence CBT
seems to the effective treatment along with other therapies. Also, resilience coaching can be
helpful as it will redevelop the personal assets of the girl.
Why should positive psychology approach help this individual, challenges to this approach
The individual here is Ameerah who is facing the trauma of past even if he is not in threat
situation any more. What she need is a change of thought process which is driven by positive
phycology. As positive phycology helps to discover what helps people to live more meaningful
lobes and can translate effective strategies for mental illness or condition management. It also
facilitates correction of negative behaviour and induces the happiness and productivity of the
individual. Positive phycological is about finding happiness from moment it moment rather than