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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

2008-01-31T00:35:14Z

Psychedit:

'''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.

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Talk:DSM

2008-01-30T23:49:20Z

Psychedit: New page: This really needs more information. There is a great deal of misuse by non-professionals incorrectly using it to "diagnose" friends and family that have problems, which is most often an ex...

This really needs more information. There is a great deal of misuse by non-professionals incorrectly using it to "diagnose" friends and family that have problems, which is most often an exercise in folly. I am not good at organizing entire articles, but if someone was to add sections and expand it a bit I would be happy to add more information to them. [[User:Psychedit|Psychedit]]

DSM

2008-01-30T23:47:48Z

Psychedit: added a bit of information and clarfication

'''DSM''' stands for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the official handbook of mental disorder classification published by the [[American Psychiatric Association]]. The DSM is used by many in the mental health field, such as clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, physicians, nurses, and others to diagnose psychiatric conditions. The first DSM was compiled in 1952. The last major revision was DSM-IV published in 1994. Over time many changes in classification have occurred such as with [[homosexuality]]. Supporters of the DSM publications believe the works have changed to reflect ongoing changes in psychology whereas critics see political agendas helping to mold changes in content.

==External Links==

* http://psyweb.com/Mdisord/DSM_IV/jsp/dsm_iv.jsp

[[Category:Psychology]]

Talk:Breatharianism

2008-01-30T23:37:46Z

Psychedit:

Why is this in category psychology? [[User:Psychedit|Psychedit]]

Talk:Breatharianism

2008-01-30T23:36:46Z

Psychedit: New page: Why is this in category psychology?

Why is this in category psychology?