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Stress is an inevitable experience in life that can disrupt cognitive processes, neuroplasticity, endocrine and immune system in animals and humans (Dantzer and Mormede, 1995). Chronic restraint stress models are the most popular for studying the mechanisms of impairments or cognitive disturbances (Chen et al ., 2010; Yi et al.,2013). Glucocorticoids are able to modulate many cellular processes such as energy and neurotransmitter metabolism (Datson et al ., 2008) which are all the intervening…

they enouuntered as paramedics. While Webster’s dictionary defines it as "an injury (as a wound) to living tissue caused by an extrinsic agent:" It is also defined as "a disordered psychic or behavioral state resulting from severe mental or emotional stress or physical injury" (merriam-webster, 2015). The brain changes throughout one's life. The cognitive functions and brain structure will change from early childhood…

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) from a psychological view, it has to do a lot with the way family work and it conflict adjustment of a service member and their family pre and post deployment. Some of the studies on PTSD shows that the range of depression is about 10% to 20% following a deployment (Warner 2009). PTSD is a severe anxiety reaction to a traumatic event, such as rape or experiencing combat in war, in which individuals repeatedly relive the event,…

disorder called Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) (Rosenthal). People today hear a great deal about it in the news with war veterans, although, this disorder does not affect war veterans alone. For instance, if one has been exposed to any kind of tragic event, he/she is at risk of post-traumatic stress disorder. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, unfortunately, is the inevitable result from experiencing traumas ranging from war violence to car crashes. Post-traumatic stress disorder is a…

McFarland & Weisaeth, 2007). The reactions of the individual immediately after a trauma can be debilitating and beyond frightening but the human mind and body are well equipped to cope with the symptoms that result from trauma (Freidman, 2015). The stress reactions experienced…

questionnaires that can narrow down the extent of the PTSD. The second step would be to get diagnosed with the ailment by a doctor or psychiatrist to see how frequent and severe the traumatic episodes are. Once a patient has been diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder they can move on to the actual treatment of their episodes. “Furthermore, across several controlled clinical trials, both pharmacological and psychological interventions have been shown to significantly reduce PTSD…

In another experiment they described women in ways that made them feel irritated to test their stress level. I think that this experiment even though it showed the temporary inflammation and activity in their amygdala was a complete joke, If you are going to openly describe women as “annoying” and “arrogant” to their faces they obviously will show signs of stress. If you prove that almost anyone can have inflammation in their blood serum why do only some people get PTSD? If 500…

In my personal experience, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition incurred by an individual subsequent to experiencing a single traumatic or a chain of chronic traumatic events. A person diagnosed with PTSD experiences different symptoms that can greatly affect their personal and professional lives. Throughout history managing PTSD from a mental health perspective has been difficult because of confusion about the causes, triggers, and the best mental health approach…

our life for a short period of time. However, in some cases people experience chronic trauma that continues or repeats for months or even years at a time. Since C-PTSD or Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, is not an official diagnosis, rather an additional sub-diagnosis for PTSD: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. C-PTSD has damaging effects on several individuals which is growing each and every day when there are treatment options available to better each person affected. Complex PTSD has…

When people think of post-traumatic stress disorder most of the time one thinks of the soldiers coming home from war. That is not the only people who develop it. Children can develop it from many experiences. One of these experiences is being sexually abused. The after affects of survivors of childhood sexual abuse are problems that can affect the growing child long after the abuse stops. The affects can range from physical problems to emotional problems. Each survivor is affected differently it…