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Advanced Placement Psychology Quarter 3 Term Paper Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder DSM-V-(TR) Classification Code 7: Anxiety Disorders Type 309.81: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Suraj Kopparam March 7 2016 DSM-V-(TR) Classification Code 7: Anxiety Disorders Type 309.81: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Abstract Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, also known as PTSD, is one of few mental illnesses that is triggered by a disturbing event. Many Americans experience traumatic events ranging from simple car and airplane accidents to sexual assault and domestic violence. Natural disasters is also a cause for PTSD. Hurricanes, earthquakes, and tornadoes, affect multiple people simultaneously. In other words, PTSD is a state in which …show more content…

Many people experience traumatic events and have difficulty coping with it. Usually with time and decent self-care, they will get over their trauma. However, if the symptoms get worse or last months or even years and it is starting to affect their quality of life, then they may have PTSD. Symptoms of PTSD Intrusive memories: are recurrent, unwanted stressful memories of the traumatic event; reliving the traumatic events in dreams; causing severe emotional distress and physical reactions to something that reminds one of the event. Avoidance: trying to avoid thinking or talking about the traumatic event; avoiding places, activities or people that remind you of the event. Negative changes in thinking and mood: negative feelings of self or others; inability to experience positive emotions; feeling emotionally numb; lack of interest in activities previously enjoyed; in general hopelessness. Intensity of symptoms can drastically, temporarily increase when met with reminders of the traumatic event. For example: when your car makes a loud bang due to backfire, and it revives the combat experiences. Or when you see a news report about a sextual assault and feel overwhelmed with memories of your own …show more content…

He later changed he theory to suggest that intra-psychic conflict and the external trauma causes lots of illnesses. Many aspects of this theory have been applied to the understanding of PTSD. Most people when faced with trauma get over it in a few weeks or months. However, some, especially children, have difficulty coping with traumatic events and integrating these events into their psyche. These experiences will only be repressed and will reemerge to the consciousness when later reminded of the trauma. In Freud’s view not only does the repressed trauma come back later in life, but it will also bring back other unsolved conflicts from

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