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| + | '''Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder''' is an [[anxiety disorder]] that can occur after experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event. Some examples of a traumatic events are: [[military combat]], [[natural disasters]], [[terrorist attacks]], car accidents, physical and sexual assault. It can also affect rescue workers that respond to the traumatic incident. During [[World War I]], Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder was called "Shell Shock". It was then changed to "Battle Fatigue" during [[World War II]] and then its name was changed again to "Operational Exhaustion" during the [[Korean War]]. PTSD got its current name during the [[Vietnam War]]. | ||
| + | People exposed to a traumatic incident will most likely develop some of the symptoms of PTSD. These symptoms can be very long lasting and severe. Why PTSD develops is currently being studied. Biological, psychological and social factors affect the development of PTSD. PTSD is not diagnosed unless the symptoms last for 1 month or longer. | ||
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| + | There are four types of symptoms associated with PTSD: | ||
| + | * Re-experiencing | ||
| + | ** Examples of re-experiencing include, but are not limited to, flashbacks, nightmares, or persistent unwanted recollections of the traumatic event. | ||
| + | * Emotional numbing | ||
| + | ** Examples of numbing include, but are not limited to, feeling detached, a flattened affect (a decrease in the strength of emotions felt or range of different emotions felt), or loss of enjoyment in previously enjoyed activities. | ||
| + | * Avoidance | ||
| + | ** Examples of avoidance include, but are not limited to, avoiding a street on which an assault or accident took place, avoiding people associated with the trauma (even if they had no causal role), or avoiding anything that may be similar or reminders of the traumatic event. | ||
| + | * Increased arousal | ||
| + | ** Examples of increased arousal include, but are not limited to, increased startle response (such as jumping at loud noises or seeing something appear unexpectedly), difficulty sleeping, irritability, trouble concentrating, or hypervigilance. | ||
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Revision as of 01:51, February 29, 2008
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is an anxiety disorder that can occur after experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event. Some examples of a traumatic events are: military combat, natural disasters, terrorist attacks, car accidents, physical and sexual assault. It can also affect rescue workers that respond to the traumatic incident. During World War I, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder was called "Shell Shock". It was then changed to "Battle Fatigue" during World War II and then its name was changed again to "Operational Exhaustion" during the Korean War. PTSD got its current name during the Vietnam War.
People exposed to a traumatic incident will most likely develop some of the symptoms of PTSD. These symptoms can be very long lasting and severe. Why PTSD develops is currently being studied. Biological, psychological and social factors affect the development of PTSD. PTSD is not diagnosed unless the symptoms last for 1 month or longer.
There are four types of symptoms associated with PTSD:
- Re-experiencing
- Examples of re-experiencing include, but are not limited to, flashbacks, nightmares, or persistent unwanted recollections of the traumatic event.
- Emotional numbing
- Examples of numbing include, but are not limited to, feeling detached, a flattened affect (a decrease in the strength of emotions felt or range of different emotions felt), or loss of enjoyment in previously enjoyed activities.
- Avoidance
- Examples of avoidance include, but are not limited to, avoiding a street on which an assault or accident took place, avoiding people associated with the trauma (even if they had no causal role), or avoiding anything that may be similar or reminders of the traumatic event.
- Increased arousal
- Examples of increased arousal include, but are not limited to, increased startle response (such as jumping at loud noises or seeing something appear unexpectedly), difficulty sleeping, irritability, trouble concentrating, or hypervigilance.
