Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Hand-Out By: Alex, Justin, and Nathan
History
• The theory of PTSD has been wired into humans from the beginning of time.
• The word Post Traumatic Stress Disorder was first created in 1980 to diagnose this certain type of disorder, which directly effects our emotions, after noticing how soldiers emotions had changed in the Vietnam war.
• Survivors of any type will experience this if the event is powerful or traumatizing enough.
• Ex. Humans fighting for their lives against a saber-tooth tiger and humans surviving terrorist attacks will experience PTSD on the same scale.
Causes of PTSD
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), is a psychological disorder in response to the experience of intense traumatic events, …show more content…
• Since one of the main causes of PTSD is war, many of the other names for the disorder are associated with a war: " Soldier's Heart" (American Civil War), "Shell Shock" (WWI), "War Neurosis" (WWII), "Combat Stress Reaction" (Vietnam War).
• One is diagnosed to have PTSD when they experienced the event, avoid reminders of the event, and experience hyper arousal, all of which can occur within a month of the event.
Signs and Symptoms
• One of the most common symptoms of this disorder would be having reoccurring dreams or thoughts, uncontrollably, of the traumatic event they had previously experienced (ex. losing a loved one).
• PTSA also effects emotions, even with no link to the traumatic experience. This acts as a defensive mechanism so they would not feel the emotion of defeat or helplessness again.
• Those with this disorder may also find it difficult to sleep and may be very paranoid about the safety of themselves and loved ones.
• Other signs may include difficulty concentrating and focusing on work. They might seem very defensive and alert, ensuring nothing out of the ordinary is occurring around …show more content…
• This can lead to the victim being distant with friends and making them feel alone and meaningless in the world. This could lead to suicide or potentially threatening lives of others around them.
• One of the worst side effects that a person suffering from PTSD, especially a war victim or person that watched suffering may experience, is the guilt that they may feel.
• An example of this is if a soldier was to watch their friend killed in battle in their arms from a mistake that that very soldier made, it can scar them for life making them never want to do that mistake ever again; in short, they will not interact with anyone because they don’t want that mistake to repeat itself.
Treatments
• There are two ways to treat Post Traumatic Stress: Counseling and Medication.
• Counseling includes providing education to both the patient and the public. The patient must understand what they are going through to get better.
• For example: the symptoms they experience are caused by psychobiological reactions to the event, and they aren't in their current state because they are weak or have a flaw in their
History
• The theory of PTSD has been wired into humans from the beginning of time.
• The word Post Traumatic Stress Disorder was first created in 1980 to diagnose this certain type of disorder, which directly effects our emotions, after noticing how soldiers emotions had changed in the Vietnam war.
• Survivors of any type will experience this if the event is powerful or traumatizing enough.
• Ex. Humans fighting for their lives against a saber-tooth tiger and humans surviving terrorist attacks will experience PTSD on the same scale.
Causes of PTSD
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), is a psychological disorder in response to the experience of intense traumatic events, …show more content…
• Since one of the main causes of PTSD is war, many of the other names for the disorder are associated with a war: " Soldier's Heart" (American Civil War), "Shell Shock" (WWI), "War Neurosis" (WWII), "Combat Stress Reaction" (Vietnam War).
• One is diagnosed to have PTSD when they experienced the event, avoid reminders of the event, and experience hyper arousal, all of which can occur within a month of the event.
Signs and Symptoms
• One of the most common symptoms of this disorder would be having reoccurring dreams or thoughts, uncontrollably, of the traumatic event they had previously experienced (ex. losing a loved one).
• PTSA also effects emotions, even with no link to the traumatic experience. This acts as a defensive mechanism so they would not feel the emotion of defeat or helplessness again.
• Those with this disorder may also find it difficult to sleep and may be very paranoid about the safety of themselves and loved ones.
• Other signs may include difficulty concentrating and focusing on work. They might seem very defensive and alert, ensuring nothing out of the ordinary is occurring around …show more content…
• This can lead to the victim being distant with friends and making them feel alone and meaningless in the world. This could lead to suicide or potentially threatening lives of others around them.
• One of the worst side effects that a person suffering from PTSD, especially a war victim or person that watched suffering may experience, is the guilt that they may feel.
• An example of this is if a soldier was to watch their friend killed in battle in their arms from a mistake that that very soldier made, it can scar them for life making them never want to do that mistake ever again; in short, they will not interact with anyone because they don’t want that mistake to repeat itself.
Treatments
• There are two ways to treat Post Traumatic Stress: Counseling and Medication.
• Counseling includes providing education to both the patient and the public. The patient must understand what they are going through to get better.
• For example: the symptoms they experience are caused by psychobiological reactions to the event, and they aren't in their current state because they are weak or have a flaw in their