In the past decade there has been a tremendous increase in individuals diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric disorder that is caused as a direct result of experiencing or witnessing traumatic or life-threatening events (Iribarren‚ Prolo‚ Neagos & Chiappelli‚ 2005‚ pp. 503-504). Many individuals have suffered from traumas in childhood such as physical abuse‚ mental abuse‚ sexual abuse and bullying which can carry over into adulthood.
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War on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Com/172 In this paper I plan to take a look how war and Post traumatic stress disorder has affect our country. Our country has been affected by many wars throughout history. Also our service members have had some issue once they return form combat. Not until recently have we put a name to it‚ which is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD. PTSD has had huge effect on the public and is a key factor with the alarming rate of ex-military personnel that are
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Our service men and woman are returning home from serving their country damaged for life by a silent disease. These men and women have been trained to fight opponents they can see. They are trained to survive in situations in which others would falter. Why are our service men and women returning to their homes and country damaged and scarred for life in ways that are not always visible to the eye? How does their condition affect their everyday lives and the lives of their families? Understanding
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expect these events to happen so we often do not know how to react when it does happen‚ this can lead to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). In this assignment is the definition of PTSD‚ the reason why South Africa has such a high prevalence of PTSD and also the methods of prevention of PTSD will be discussed. DEFINITION OF POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be defined as a response people have to traumatic events in life and can arise as an immediate‚ delayed
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University of Phoenix Material appendix D Psychological and Psychophysiological Stress Disorders Respond to the following: 1. Stress can be the root cause of psychological disorders. Name four symptoms shared by acute and posttraumatic stress disorders. The 4 symptoms shared by acute and posttraumatic stress disorders are nightmares or the re-experiencing of the traumatic event through a dream cycle‚ avoiding the situation that relates to the traumatic event on purpose‚ feelings of disassociation
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something as traumatic as these things they can develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). PTSD is a severe anxiety disorder that develops following exposure to extreme psychological trauma. Throughout history PTSD has also been known as railway spine‚ stress syndrome‚ shell shock‚ battle fatigue and traumatic war neurosis. PTSD is not just a military disorder. It can affect anyone‚ both adults and children. In 1980‚ posttraumatic stress disorder was added into the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of
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Post-Traumatic Stress disorder is a difficult subject to handle‚ in most cases PTSD can be very hard to diagnose. That is why researchers and scientists created different ways to test the client. In many cases PTSD can go years without being diagnose in a person. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) a condition resulting from a severe traumatic experience‚ leading to a long-lasting state of frequent distressing recollections (flashbacks) and nightmares about the traumatic event‚ avoidance of reminders
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Post Traumatic Stress in Vietnam Veterans For more than twenty years‚ Patricia Dietz‚ a wife of a Vietnam veteran‚ has suffered along with her husband the effects of post traumatic stress disorder. She has stated that‚ "It has changed everything; it has affected the rest of his and her life." Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is when a person‚ in this case a veteran from Vietnam‚ is haunted by his memories of war and death so badly that it affects not only the rest of his life‚ but others
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that is triggered from traumatic experiences such as‚ horrid childhood‚ flashbacks‚ and possibly nightmares. Natural disasters‚ rape‚ sexual assaults‚ war veterans‚ or any other serious experiences could lead to having post-traumatic stress disorder. PTSD has several symptoms‚ which vary from diagnosed patients. Symptoms occur naturally to stressful events such as‚ irritability‚ anxiety‚ depression‚ guilt‚ increasing substance abuse‚ negativity
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Cathi Williams 9/10/2012 Informative Speech: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Has anybody in this class know anybody or themselves that have went through a traumatic event in their life‚ such as abuse‚ war‚ witnessing a murder‚ and so on? Well if you do you or that person are at risk of developing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is a relatively new psychological diagnosis‚ but it is a kind of anxiety disorder. For example after the terrorist attacks on September 11
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