Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

In this essay, the author

• Explains that post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd) is a relatively new diagnosis that was associated with survivors of war when it was first introduced.
• Explains that ptsd is an illness defined with a collection of symptoms that are comorbid with other disorders.
• Explains that ptsd symptoms can be caused by any stimuli, such as objects, images, or sounds. a clicking of a toy can symbolize an intense feeling of anxiety for the individual.
• Describes the avoidance symptom that causes the individual to change his/her everyday routine to avoid social situations, places, events, or people that provoke the recollection of the trauma.
• Explains that the most effective treatment for post-traumatic stress disorders is cognitive-behavior therapy (cbt). there are numerous counseling techniques in cognitive behavior therapies that focus on ptsd symptoms.
• Explains that exposure therapy (ex), also known as flooding, is a collective term used to describe prolonged exposure therapies.
• Explains that meichenbaum developed stress inoculation training (sit) as anxiety management training in 1974, but later modified to treat rape survivors.
• Explains that cognitive therapy focuses on the individual's interpretation of events, rather than the event itself, which beck theorize determines the emotional state of an individual after experiencing traumatic stressor.
• Explains that cognitive processing therapy incorporates exposure therapy (ex) as well as cognitive therapy and uses cognitive restructuring. it uses repeated writing about the traumatic event and rereading the narrative.
• Explains that ptsd is comorbid with other disorders such as depression or panic disorders, so it is important to choose the medication based on its effectiveness against the disorder, specific symptoms, or cluster of symptoms.
• Explains that post-traumatic stress disorder is an anxiety disorder that develops from exposure of a traumatic event.
• Explains that post-traumatic stress disorder can develop at any age with any cultural, social, and economic background. ptsd can be caused by witnessing or being part of a traumatic event.
• Explains that exposure to an extreme stressor is not a lone cause to the development of ptsd.
• Explains that resilience is the ability for an individual to cope with the disorder and recover from exposure to traumatic events.
• Explains that hyperarousal symptoms are increases in emotion by the individual. a victim of robbery can develop anxiety disorder and have poor concentration and appetite.
• Explains that group therapy addresses stigmatization of having a disorder, isolation, and alienation that is caused by ptsd.
• Explains that scientists are working on new research methods to develop new treatments and preventive ways for the disorder.
• States foa, keane, friedman, and cohen, j. a. (2000). effective treatments for ptsd: practice guidelines from the international society for traumatic stress studies.