Thesis Statement: PTSD can be caused by going through a traumatic, life-changing event and can result in reliving the experience, not communicating with those around you, being on edge due to the “stressors” of life, one’s way of thinking to be molded based on the experience, or even physical damage to one’s body.
Bassett, Deborah, Dedra Buchwald, Spero Manson. “Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Symptoms among American Indians and Alaskan Natives: A Review of the Literature.” Social Psychiatry & Psychiatric Epidemiology. Vol. 49 Issue 3 (2014): p 417-433. Print.
This article goes into findings about resources for clinicians to be able to help the American Indian and Alaskan Native population with PTSD. Numbers have shown that these two groups …show more content…
NHS, 9 June 2015. Web. 30 Oct. 2015. .
This article explains three of the main causes of PTSD. The survival mechanism comes from the flashbacks of the event and can leave someone with PTSD “on edge”. Adrenaline levels can rise and trigger the “fight or flight” instinct humans have when faced with danger. Lastly, the hippocampus, the part of the brain that controls emotions, is smaller in those with PTSD. It’s said that this is the cause of anxiety since flashbacks and nightmares are not processed properly. Those with PTSD have many things going on mentally and that alone can affect them physically and even more so mentally.
Patki, Gaurav, Ankita Salvi, Hesong Liu, Samina Salim. “Witnessing traumatic events and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: Insights from an Animal Mode.” Neuroscience Letters. Vol.600 (2015): 28-32. Print.
This article goes about exploring PTSD in experiments with rats. It goes on to prove that auditory senses and the sense of smell cannot be triggers for PTSD. However, one’s behavior can change with PTSD, even if for just six weeks as the researchers state. This article provides the evidence that PTSD is not something to take lightly or can be caused by anything. It also shows through research that behaviors can change based on something …show more content…
Campbell. “Combat Veterans’ Symptoms of PTSD and Partners’ Distress: The Role of Partners’ Perceptions of Veterans’ Deployment Experiences.” Journal of Family Psychology. Vol. 25 No. 6 (2011). Print.
This article goes into how those in a relationship with someone with PTSD react to their experiences. Their relationships see more distress than those where neither member has PTSD. This study goes into how the partners reacted to their loved one’s PTSD symptoms. The study finds that the greater the PTSD symptoms, the greater distress in the partners. This research reflects how the symptoms effect daily lives and how stressors of the daily life affect both members of the
Bassett, Deborah, Dedra Buchwald, Spero Manson. “Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Symptoms among American Indians and Alaskan Natives: A Review of the Literature.” Social Psychiatry & Psychiatric Epidemiology. Vol. 49 Issue 3 (2014): p 417-433. Print.
This article goes into findings about resources for clinicians to be able to help the American Indian and Alaskan Native population with PTSD. Numbers have shown that these two groups …show more content…
NHS, 9 June 2015. Web. 30 Oct. 2015. .
This article explains three of the main causes of PTSD. The survival mechanism comes from the flashbacks of the event and can leave someone with PTSD “on edge”. Adrenaline levels can rise and trigger the “fight or flight” instinct humans have when faced with danger. Lastly, the hippocampus, the part of the brain that controls emotions, is smaller in those with PTSD. It’s said that this is the cause of anxiety since flashbacks and nightmares are not processed properly. Those with PTSD have many things going on mentally and that alone can affect them physically and even more so mentally.
Patki, Gaurav, Ankita Salvi, Hesong Liu, Samina Salim. “Witnessing traumatic events and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: Insights from an Animal Mode.” Neuroscience Letters. Vol.600 (2015): 28-32. Print.
This article goes about exploring PTSD in experiments with rats. It goes on to prove that auditory senses and the sense of smell cannot be triggers for PTSD. However, one’s behavior can change with PTSD, even if for just six weeks as the researchers state. This article provides the evidence that PTSD is not something to take lightly or can be caused by anything. It also shows through research that behaviors can change based on something …show more content…
Campbell. “Combat Veterans’ Symptoms of PTSD and Partners’ Distress: The Role of Partners’ Perceptions of Veterans’ Deployment Experiences.” Journal of Family Psychology. Vol. 25 No. 6 (2011). Print.
This article goes into how those in a relationship with someone with PTSD react to their experiences. Their relationships see more distress than those where neither member has PTSD. This study goes into how the partners reacted to their loved one’s PTSD symptoms. The study finds that the greater the PTSD symptoms, the greater distress in the partners. This research reflects how the symptoms effect daily lives and how stressors of the daily life affect both members of the