Post+Traumatic+Stress+Disorder

= = = Definition = toc = = A prolonged and severe stress reaction to a catastrophic event or to severe, chronic stress. p.320 Gen Psych Chapter 10, p. 320

= Examples: = A catastrophic such as an earthquake or plane crash, chronic stress such as that experienced by soldiers engage in combat or residents of neighborhoods in which violent crime is a daily occurrence.

9/11 is a day many will never forget. People who were in New York when the twin towers crashed witnessed the planes crashing; these people may duck down or worry grossingly when seeing or hearing an airplane, due to the horrific event.

MILITARY There are many soldiers who often go into war/combat. When they return home, some of the soldiers experience symptoms of **post traumatic stress disorder** when hearing the sound of something as simple as fireworks and mistake it for a bomb or gun shot and then react accordingly as they would in combat.

Many people think of PTSD as a joke. Fact is PTSD is very real. When military members answer the nations call to go fight for our freedom they put alot on the line. I found a great quote on a picture app on my phone, but i do not know who said it. "A Vetran is someone who, at one point in their life, wrote a blank check for an amount up to and including their life, made payable to The United States of America." This quote pretty much sums up and gives a good idea of what military members could possibly go through. When Soldiers, Airmen, Seamen and marines go through a tramatic experience in their job, they have extremely vivid memories of that event for the rest of their lives. there is counceling avaliable to us to get through some of our tough times at home.

PTSD can come back to someone at any time; During sleep, in a crowd, driving down the road, even walking down the street.

= Analogies: = [|Another PTSD Analogy (yawn!)] Explains an analogy between PTSD and driving a car

= Mnemonics: =
 * Prolonged, **
 * Ongoing **
 * Severe **
 * Trembling and **
 * Tingling when **
 * Remembering **
 * An **
 * Unpleasant **
 * Malicious event **
 * And **
 * Trying to **
 * Isolate and keep **
 * Calm **

=In the News:= [|PTSD researchers chase ripples through community] Families of soldiers with post traumatic stress disorder fear the diagnosis has been viewed widely as a “biological phenomenon,” one treatable solely with medication. Others worry that overwhelming public attention on the condition has “camouflaged” the other, more prevalent effects of war on soldiers at Fort Carson.

[|Experts on PTSD in Military Searching for What Works] An Institute of Medicine panel gathers expert testimony as it evaluates the effectiveness of treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder in military and veteran populations.

[] Here is a story about Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, who developed PTSD and murdered 17 Afghanistan civilians earlier this year.

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i noticed that there was two post traumatic stress disorder pages in this chapter. The first page on PTSD has been edited so i wanted to edit this page to share some of my experience and give examples.