PTSD Concept Map for Students and Clinicians
See how post-traumatic stress disorder breaks into symptoms, causes, risk factors and treatment. Then create your own map from your notes, PDF or slides.
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- What you get
- Interactive mind maps of the main ideas and how they connect. Free: overview maps (detailed maps on your first 3 creations). Plus: detailed maps with supporting concepts.
- Exports
- Your first PDF or PNG export is free; Plus exports anytime.
- Price
- Free plan: 5 creations a week, up to 3 a day. Plus: $9.99/month or $99.90/year (USD; local prices at checkout).
- Sign-up
- A free account is required before you create anything (Google or email). No credit card.
- What you can upload
- PDF, Word (.docx), PowerPoint (.pptx), plain text or Markdown, and images (PNG, JPG, WebP, GIF), or type a topic. One file per creation on the free plan; several at once on Plus.
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Build a PTSD Map From Your Own Material
Start from your lecture slides, textbook chapter or class notes and get a structured map in minutes.
Built From Your Files
Upload a PDF, DOCX, PPTX, text file or image and the AI extracts the PTSD content into branches.
Clear Symptom Structure
Intrusion, avoidance, negative mood and arousal are grouped so you can see how they relate.
Quiz and Flashcards
Turn the map into a quiz to test recall, or create flashcards from the same notes.
How to Make a PTSD Concept Map
Three steps take you from source material to a map you can expand, edit and study.
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Add Your Material
Upload your notes, chapter or slides, or type the topic PTSD directly.
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AI Builds the Map
The AI organizes symptoms, causes, risk factors and treatments into expandable branches.
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Study, Expand and Quiz
Expand any node, edit the text, export as PNG or PDF, then test yourself with a quiz.
Understanding PTSD Through a Concept Map
Post-traumatic stress disorder is a condition that can develop after exposure to a traumatic event such as combat, assault, a serious accident or a disaster. A PTSD concept map divides it into the core areas clinicians and students study: symptom clusters, causes and risk factors, the diagnostic criteria, and the main treatment approaches.
- Symptom clusters: intrusion, avoidance, negative mood and cognition, and arousal
- Causes and triggers: the traumatic event and what makes it more likely
- Risk factors: prior trauma, family history, social support and coping
- Diagnosis: criteria and how symptoms must persist to meet them
- Treatment: trauma-focused therapy and medication options
Use the map to revise before an exam, prepare a case presentation or check how the symptom clusters connect. To build a map from your own course notes, create one with CogniGuide.
PTSD Concept Map Questions
Answers on the condition and on making your own map.
What are the main symptom clusters of PTSD?
PTSD symptoms are usually grouped into four clusters: intrusion (flashbacks and nightmares), avoidance of reminders, negative changes in mood and thinking, and changes in arousal and reactivity such as irritability or hypervigilance.
What treatments are used for PTSD?
Trauma-focused psychotherapies such as cognitive processing therapy, prolonged exposure and EMDR are commonly used. Some people also receive medication, usually an SSRI or SNRI, under medical supervision.
Which files can I use to make a PTSD map?
You can upload PDF, Word (DOCX), PowerPoint (PPTX), text or Markdown files, or images. You can also type the topic directly if you have no source file.
Is CogniGuide free to use for a PTSD concept map?
Yes. The free plan allows 5 creations a week with no payment needed. Paid plans raise the limits. You can also turn the finished map into a quiz.