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“…news of a partner’s infidelity sends a jolt of adrenaline into the body that sets off a stress reaction, including symptoms of numbing, obsessing, interrogating, and shifting emotions.”¹
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Steffens and Rennie (2006) found “that a majority of wives of sexual addicts respond to disclosure with significant trauma-related stress.”²
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According to Dr. Johnson (2002)…”The injured partner may exhibit the classic symptoms characteristic of PTSD, such as re-experiencing numbness, and hypervigilance.”³
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1. Glass, S. (2003). Not just friends: Protect your relationship from infidelity and heal the trauma of betrayal. New York: The Free Press.
2. Steffens, B A., & Rennie, R. L. (2006). The Traumatic Nature of Disclosure for Wives of Sexual Addicts. Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity, 13, 247-267
3. Johnson, S. (2002). Emotionally focused couple therapy with trauma survivors. New York: Guilford.
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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Inventory for Partners of Sexual Addicts
(PTSD-PSA)
CLICK HERE TO TAKE THE TEST NOW!
Hello from Dr.’s Kevin B. Skinner and Shondell Knowlton,
The following inventory has been created to help assess the potential challenges and possible trauma that individuals experience upon the discovery of their partner’s sexual behaviors. This assessment has just over 100 questions and will take you about 20-30 minutes to complete. Your answers will be confidential and will be used for research purposes to help us understand how to best help individuals dealing with their partner’s behaviors.
Here are some of the benefits you have in taking this test:
- You will learn some of the common responses we see in our professional work.
- You will discover that you are not alone in what you are feeling.
- You will be able to identify the key areas with which you need help.
- You will receive feedback in six key areas based upon your responses.
- We provide graphs to help you see how your scores compare to others who have taken this test.
- You will help us understand what you are going through which will help us be able to help others.
- You can take these results to a professional therapist and he/she will have a quick understanding of what you are feeling by reviewing your answers.
- Finally, we offer feedback so that you have an idea of things you can do to help yourself.
We thank you in advance for taking this test. We realize that your time is valuable. We also understand that if you are like many of our clients, you are hurting. We hope that as you take this test you will gain a better understanding that what you are experiencing is normal. We hope our ideas and suggestions will give you ideas that can help you in the healing process.
May God Bless You,
Dr.’s Skinner and Knowlton
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