Post Traumatic Stress Disorder by https://padlet.com/ggonzalez70/jyz6wrutbsi8 Semper Fidelis en-us 2018-03-12 14:23:35 UTC 2018-03-16 01:43:17 UTC hello@padlet.com Overview ggonzalez70 https://padlet.com/ggonzalez70/jyz6wrutbsi8/wish/242575488 PTSD is a mental health disorder that affects combat veterans and civilians alike. Originally named "shell shock" during WWI and "combat fatigue" during WWII, it has now evolved into what we know as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. It can be acquired through witnessing or experiencing a traumatic event. Veterans are not the only people affected by PTSD and civilians suffer from it as well.]]> 2018-03-15 19:44:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ggonzalez70/jyz6wrutbsi8/wish/242575488 DSM-5 Criteria/symptoms ggonzalez70 https://padlet.com/ggonzalez70/jyz6wrutbsi8/wish/242577566
Criterion A: stressor 
Person is exposed to: death, threatened death, actual or threatened serious injury, or actual or threatened sexual violence, in the following ways 
  • Direct exposure
  • Witnessing the trauma
  • Learning that a relative/close friend was exposed to a trauma
  • Indirect exposure to aversive details of the trauma, usually in the course of professional duties (first responders, medics)
Criterion B: intrusion symptoms
Person constantly re-experiences the trauma in the following ways:
  • Unwanted upsetting memories
  • Nightmares
  • Flashbacks
  • Emotional distress after exposure to traumatic reminders
  • Physical reactivity after exposure to traumatic reminders
Criterion C: avoidance 
Person avoids trauma related stimuli after the trauma which includes:
  • Trauma-related thoughts or feelings
  • Trauma-related external reminders
Criterion D: negative alterations in cognitions and mood 
Negative thoughts or feelings that began or become worse after the trauma, in the following ways:
  • Inability to recall key features of the trauma
  • Overly negative thoughts and assumptions about oneself or the world
  • Exaggerated blame of self or others for causing the trauma
  • Negative affect
  • Decreased interest in activities
  • Feeling isolated
  • Difficulty experiencing positive affect
Criterion E: alterations in arousal and reactivity
 increased arousal and reactivity that began or worsened after the trauma, in the following ways:
  • Irritability or aggression
  • Risky or destructive behavior
  • Hypervigilance
  • Heightened startle reaction
  • Difficulty concentrating
  • Difficulty sleeping
Criterion F: duration
Symptoms last for more than 1 month.
Criterion G: functional significance 
Symptoms create distress or functional impairment (social, occupational).
Criterion H: exclusion
Symptoms can not be attributed to medication, substance use, or other illness.
Two specifications:
Dissociative Specification In addition to meeting criteria for diagnosis, an individual experiences high levels of either of the following in reaction to trauma-related stimuli:
Depersonalization. Experience of being an outside observer of or detached from oneself Derealization. Experience of unreality, distance, or distortion 
  • Delayed Specification. Full diagnostic criteria are not met until at least six months after the trauma, although onset of symptoms may occur immediately.
]]> 2018-03-15 19:49:31 UTC https://padlet.com/ggonzalez70/jyz6wrutbsi8/wish/242577566 Data ggonzalez70 https://padlet.com/ggonzalez70/jyz6wrutbsi8/wish/242577967 According to the Department of Veterans Affairs
  •  "7 or 8 out of every 100 people will have PTSD at some point in their lives."
  • "About 8 million adults have PTSD during a given year. This is only a small portion of those who have gone through a trauma".
  • "The National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCS-R), conducted between February 2001 and April 2003, comprised interviews of a nationally representative sample of 9,282 Americans aged 18 years and older. PTSD was assessed among 5,692 participants, using DSM-IV criteria."
  • 70%(24.4 million) of adults in America have experienced trauma at least once.


]]> 2018-03-15 19:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/ggonzalez70/jyz6wrutbsi8/wish/242577967 List of Causes ggonzalez70 https://padlet.com/ggonzalez70/jyz6wrutbsi8/wish/242580978
  • Sexual assault
  • Car accidents
  • Natural disasters
  • Combat situations
  • Being diagnosed with a life threatening condition
  • experiencing/witnessing extreme violence
  • severe abuse and or neglect
  • unexpected death/severe injury of a loved one
  • And many more
    • ]]>     2018-03-15 19:58:18 UTC https://padlet.com/ggonzalez70/jyz6wrutbsi8/wish/242580978     Post Traumatic Growth ggonzalez70 https://padlet.com/ggonzalez70/jyz6wrutbsi8/wish/242643169 Positive psychological change that affects personal growth after trauma and dealing with PTSD.

    • Appreciation for life
    • Personal Strength
    • Spiritual change
    • relationships with others
    A great example of someone who experienced PTG is J.R.R. Tolkien. He was a soldier during WWI and also wrote two books,The Lord of The Rings and The Hobbit. He used his trauma and experiences to create a fictional world that helped him understand what he had gone through and in the process also helped people.

    ]]>     2018-03-16 01:11:36 UTC https://padlet.com/ggonzalez70/jyz6wrutbsi8/wish/242643169     Complications ggonzalez70 https://padlet.com/ggonzalez70/jyz6wrutbsi8/wish/242645859 PTSD often leads to substance abuse, depression and anxiety disorders. This is due to the trauma and the symptoms associated with PTSD. More than 2 out of 10 veterans with PTSD also suffer from substance abuse. 1 in 3 veterans seeking help for substance abuse have PTSD.]]> 2018-03-16 01:30:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ggonzalez70/jyz6wrutbsi8/wish/242645859 Moral Injury ggonzalez70 https://padlet.com/ggonzalez70/jyz6wrutbsi8/wish/242646791 PTSD can be acquired through hauntings of what someone did or did not do. For example, a military drone operator or a cop who refuses to help someone and they die later.]]> 2018-03-16 01:37:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ggonzalez70/jyz6wrutbsi8/wish/242646791