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Professor and class, During the diagnosis period, one’s gender and culture may have a significant impact on the display of symptoms. As found by Olff (2017), the overall presence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is higher in women than men, with scores for PTSD in women being increased (para.1). Women are more likely to experience traumatic symptoms longer, develop PTSD, and express an increased sensitivity to circumstances that remind them of the event. Women experience different forms of trauma then men, such as exposure to an increase in high-impact trauma, (sexual trauma), as stated by Olff (2017), and trauma tends to happen at a younger age for women, which can impact neurobiological development (para.1). The accepted theory of the difference between women and men is that men are generally independent, therefore, their likelihood of seeking help after a traumatic event is less documented. Race, or culture, is another considerable factor when diagnosing a client. Wilde (2020) found that individuals in certain cultures are taught to look specifically for certain symptoms that are common to their culture. With concentration being set on specifics and given consistent, positive feedback, these symptoms become enhanced, thus making the cultural context an influence on the individual’s distress with the emphasis on symptoms (para.10). Also, a study conducted of adverse child experiences (ACE), men of color experienced more adversity, such as discrimination and poverty, than other cultural groups. There are drastic differences in how a culture perceives traumatic experiences. How a certain culture views their world, as in what is considered normal, possible, or disruptive, due to a traumatic experience is also specific to one’s culture (Wilde, 2020, para.9). For example, a missile destroying a house may be experienced as utterly unimaginable in one culture while being a daily occuramce in another. References Olff, M. (2017 Sep 29). Sex and gender differences in post-traumatic stress disorder: An update. Eur J Psychotraumatol, 8 (sup4): 1351204. Doi:10.1080/20008198.2017.1351204 Wilde, L. (2020). Trauma across cultures: Cultural dimensions of the phenomenology of post- traumatic experiences. Psychopatholohy and Phenomenology-Perspectives, 18 . 222-229. https://journals.openedition.org/phenomenology/1609#tocto1n3

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