Post Traumatic Stress Disorder? “According to the American Psychiatric Association, Post-traumatic stress disorder is known to be an anxiety disorder that resulted from a particular tragic or terrifying incident stimulating major stress. Individual with PTSD normally have constant frightening thoughts & memories of their past encounters, this makes them emotionally numb to their close relatives or friends. PTSD knows no age limit or barrier, it can happen at any age. This disorder interrupts…
The release of the remake of the movie IT coming out this week sparked my interest in the way fear can be a pull in american society to both avoid something and how fear seems to make somethings irresistible. Scary movies in america have been some of the fastest grossing films of all time. There is something about testing our limits that draws people of all ages to the movie theaters. The same concept applies to things like sky diving, walking a tight rope or even training lions. There is…
persistent PTSD from any other disorder, is that there is always a constant…
Pick an emotion, any emotion you would like to learn more about (except happiness and stress). Panic Quote from Mr. Robot a) Do some research about that emotion using an “evolutionary psychology” standpoint to explain the reason and/or function of the emotion. “Why does the emotion exist?” If the question is asking about the origin and evolutionary development of Panic, the answer depends on how far back we can go to study the evolution of brains’ pain mechanism. According to Panksepp…
is used for social networking (How People Spend…). These communal networks like Facebook or Twitter, are realms that commonly promote the development of anxiety disorders (Duong). One disorder that is commonly produced is Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD); a condition that makes societal interactions impossible for an individual (Social Anxiety Disorder). One frequent contributor to SAD is Facebook. In this form of social media, it develops a void in the individual because when they view another…
The Impact of Trauma on the Brain: The Physiological Effects of PTSD Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a disorder that can develop after an individual has been exposed to, or has witnessed a traumatic event. The most common symptoms of PTSD are flashbacks, nightmares, insomnia, lack of concentration, emotional numbing, difficulty remembering events related to the trauma, avoidance of reminders of the event, and hyperarousal. In addition to the psychological manifestations of PTSD, there…
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to feel unwanted? Welcome to my life. Feeling unwanted isn’t your boyfriend of two weeks breaking up with you or your friend not asking you to come eat after school with her and her brother. Unwanted isn’t your mom cancelling plans last minute because she had more work left at the office than she thought. Unwanted is how you feel when your parents chose substances, such as alcohol or drugs over you. Unwanted is how you feel when you finally down the bottle…
Panic disorder is an anxiety disorder which may be diagnosed from recurrent unexpected panic attacks or at least one attack followed by a period of fear about additional panic attacks. Panic attacks are sudden periods of intense anxiety that may not be appropriate for the amount of potential danger in a situation. They are common with up to 40 percent of the population experiencing one at some time in their life. It is when these panic attacks are recurrent, there is a long period of fear of an…
What are anxiety disorders? Anxiety disorders are a group of mental disorders characterized by feelings of anxiety and fear. Anxiety is a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome. Fear is an emotion that people feel when they believe they are in danger or something is threat to them. There are many different anxiety disorders. Some of the many disorder are Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorders, Phobic Disorders,…
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder or better known as PTSD, is a disorder in which a person experiences a scary or traumatizing incident that often leads to flashbacks to that same traumatizing event. If a person has developed PTSD, this disorder can very much interrupt the basic functioning of one’s life, and be very hard to cope with. Many times if someone is experiencing symptoms of PTSD then they may not be able to hold down a job or even keep a good steady relationship. PTSD is most prevalent…