Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Definition of illness:
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, also known as “PTSD” is classified as an anxiety disorder in which a person has in the past experienced a stressful event such as a war, rape or physical and emotional abuse (Schiraldi, 2009). The DSM-V states that by witnessing, being involved or knowing a family member or friend that experienced such event can result into PTSD and involves a response of intense fear, helplessness or horror. (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). Individuals who have suffered from PTSD experience episodic memories of the unsafe events that they had to endure and tend to avoid anything that may remind them of the event (Schiraldi, 2009).
Symptoms:
According to Peggy Thomas, “to be diagnosed with PTSD, a patient must exhibit three types of symptoms: re-experiencing symptoms, avoidance behaviors and symptoms of hypervigilance (2008). A person may endure flashbacks from the tragic event or the trauma (Thomas, 2008). Any sound, smell or sight may bring about the bad memories in which the person may start feeling sick and begin to panic (Thomas, 2008). The DSM-V mentions that patients with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder may demonstrate characteristics of avoiding behaviors that may remind them of the traumatic experience that they had to experience (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). An example of this if a person was involved in a traumatic car accident, they may feel unsafe driving a car and may refuse to get in the car (Thomas, 2008). Hyper vigilance symptoms may arise for a patient with PTSD in which they may be on guard and feeling alert and always on the edge (Schiraldi, 2009). They may show characteristics of paranoia, looking over one’s shou...
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Schiraldi, G. R. (2009). The post-traumatic stress disorder sourcebook: A guide to healing, recovery, and growth. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
... event and tend to be emotionally numb” (Anxiety Disorders). PTSD leads to flashbacks and behavioral changes to try to avoid anything that might remind the affected individual of the traumatic experience.