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Greenwich psychology major, Chris Merritt led an experiment carried out by Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Greenwich, Dr. Ian Tharp in which nearly 3,000 participants were shown descriptions of people experiencing posttraumatic stress disorder, or PTSD from either military experience, a serious industrial accident, or sexual assault, particularly rape. PTSD is defined as a prolonged and sever stress reaction to a catastrophic event or to severe, chronic stress (Mastering the World of Psychology, pg 320). Of these victims, participants were much more likely to recognize PTSD in military scenarios. In industrial accidents and sexual assaults were rarely able to recognize even a mental health problem. This is because the media presents us with many more incidents in which former soldiers experience PTSD. Studies show that PTSD arises in a broad spectrum of accidents, such as car accidents, physical or sexual assaults, and natural disasters. (Tharp, Ian) Tharp and Merritt's study was carried out alongside that of Adrian Furnham of University College London and was officially published in the Journal of Affective Disorders. With greater knowledge and enhanced understanding, victims of PTSD could be identified sooner, giving those suffering an easier life.

References: "Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: We Need More Awareness about Events That Trigger It." //ScienceDaily //. ScienceDaily, n.d. Web. 26 July 2014.

Wood, Samuel E., Ellen R. Green. Wood, and Denise Roberts. Boyd. // Mastering the World of Psychology //. Fourth ed. Boston: Pearson/Allyn and Bacon, 2011. Print.

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