In 1980‚ the APA which is the American Psychiatric Association added Post Traumatic Disorder to DSM-III. PTSD is very unique disorder because of the great important placed on the traumatic stressor‚ an etiological agent. PTSD was a psychological condition of Veterans who were unable to face their experiences on the battlefield. PTSD is an anxiety disorder where some people develop after living or seeing event that caused or threatened serious death of a person or serious harm. PTSD is related to
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POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER 2 Chapter I Introduction Throughout the course of history‚ soldiers exposed to the horrors of war have been emotionally traumatized by what they saw or did. The emotional damage could be extensive and often life altering to these warriors who saw first-hand what mankind was capable of during an armed conflict. It is only in the past few decades that healthcare professionals began to assist these men and women and focused on the issues surrounding
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BASIC DATA (e.g.‚ Age‚ sex‚ gender‚ sexual orientation‚ ethnic/cultural background‚ year at UWB‚ major): He is a 21 years old single‚ Asian American‚ heterosexual male. He is a senior at UWB studying media communication. PRESENTING CONCERN (Reason for seeking services and related history): He presented with depressive mood‚ anxiety‚ fatigue‚ difficulties to concentrate‚ difficulties to fall and staying in asleep‚ and a diminished interest in daily activities. He noted that he is not motivated to
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on an everyday basis. A common psychological disorder in today’s society is posttraumatic stress‚ which is a health effect diagnosed with flashbacks. It is a normal disorder people encounter in an everyday basis. We face hardships in life that sometimes may be difficult to control. Everyone may be diagnosed with this mental disorder‚ depending on what they have been through in life which is known as a traumatic event. Which results into fearful memories that make you jump when loud noises are occurring
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Do you have Post-Traumatic Slave Syndrome? African Americans today are still suffering from the disgusting horrors of slavery. One woman‚ author Cindy George‚ wrote “Do you have Post-Traumatic Slave Syndrome?” Published in 2015 on Ebony magazine‚ and she suggest that the way African American people respond to racial events may go back to harrowing treatment of our enslaved ancestors. George begins building on recent events such as Eric Garner who was choked to death by a police officer on camera
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Head trauma can cause multiple symptoms related to vertigo. Per a journal article I read on post-traumatic vertigo‚ there are several different possible causes of her vertigo symptoms. It could involve the vestibular system‚ which contains the proprioceptive system and labyrinth of the cervical region. Evaluating for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
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Journal Scan: Reduced Post-Traumatic Stress in Family Members Witnessing CPR Huang‚ Emily MD; Lovato‚ Luis MD Family Presence during Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation 2013;368(11):1008 Patients generally died at home with their loved ones before cardiopulmonary resuscitation was invented in the 1950s. For better or worse‚ technological advances and prehospital care have moved patients away from their homes and into the hospital during the last moments of their life. (Crit Care Nurse 2005;25[1]:38
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Identify and explain the risk factors for Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after Wenchuan earthquake. What are the possible resilient factors? Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a disorder that people get anxious after experiencing‚ witnessing a disastrous event. Normally when people feel dangerous about certain situation‚ they feel afraid and feared. It is natural for people to have a ‘fight-or-flight’ response and it is a healthy reaction that protects people from danger. However‚ people
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and many ex-mothers claim to experience nervous disorders‚ loss of sleep and depression‚ increased substance abuse‚ suicidal behaviors‚ and guilt about prematurely terminating the life of their baby. These symptoms have been given the name “Post Abortion Stress Syndrome”. Studies haven’t been able to exactly pinpoint whether or not this disorder really exists‚ they have had mixed results thus far. Having said that‚ the bulk of studies and research have found that there doesn’t appear to be an actual
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that impair her life and the way she lives. Post Traumatic Syndrome Disorder is a main reason for Emily’s difficulties and mental state. Post-Traumatic Syndrome Disorder is also known as PTSD. It is a serious condition that can develop after a person has experienced or witnessed a traumatic or terrifying event in which serious physical harm occurred or was threatened. PTSD is a disorder that a person may not know he or she has. The symptoms of Post-Traumatic Syndrome Disorder can be severe at times
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