Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Case Study

Case study one discusses the current situation that a 27-year old male, Josh is going through. Three months ago, Josh was walking to meet his Fiancée for lunch one day when she was struck and killed by a car, right in front of his eyes. He was with her in the final moments that she was alive, and has recently quit his job. It has become too difficult for him to revisit the area in which his Fiancée was killed and now lives with his parents. Often he finds that he relives the scene of her death in his head. He has nightmares nearly every night regarding the event and various aspects of his life have been affected as a result of the accident. It is due to the evidence presented in this case study that I can conclude, Josh is suffering from a very serious case of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
The symptoms for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder are grouped into four different categories: intrusive memories, avoidance, negative changes in thinking and mood, or changes in emotional reactions (“PTSD Overview,” 2014). The case study says that it has been three months since Josh’s Fiancée was killed, and the symptoms for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder are said to begin anywhere from three months after the event occurs or can remain dormant until years following the traumatic event. In Josh’s situation, he is experiencing a number of symptoms at the three-month mark, as determined by the case study. Broken down into the four categories of symptoms for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Josh is experiencing at least one symptom from each of the