Post Traumatic Stress Analysis

I really enjoyed reading your post – you’ve brought up some really good and crucial points. These soldiers have risked their lives to protect our county, so it is only right and fair for our country to provide them the services and treatment that they deserve if suffering from PTSD. I also agree with you over how we need to let these veterans know that it is absolutely normal to feel distressed about what they had to experience. We should definitely not belittle them or make them feel like they are being overdramatic. PTSD is a serious disorder and should not be taken lightly.

Often called the fight or flight reflex, stress has been known to save people’s lives, whether it be on a battlefield or some dangerous situation back home. Too much stress ultimately leads to health problems, but too little stress isn’t good for us either. When we go too long without a sharp stimulating response, the body loses its ability to handle stress properly (Tom Scheve, 2009). Somewhere between too much, and too little stress can actually be good for you, helping you perform under pressure. It is when someone cannot turn off that fight or flight feeling that it begins to show its negative effects.

When presented with uncertainty about a decision, or perceiving a threat to survival such as having to swing around a horizontally metal 1-inch pole’s axis completely with nothing to hold on to other than your hands, physiological changes in the body occur (known as the ‘fight-or-flight’ response) that are known to excite the sympathetic-division of the autonomic nervous-system into a ‘hyper-aroused’ state which is described to be “a non-specific response” to stress by Selye (1979) [reference to textbook case study on pg243]. Continuing on with Selye’s pioneered research on ‘stress’, he was able to distinguish between two different responses to ‘stress’ – a negative response would be labeled ‘distress’ and can be seen in worrying situations;

There are many types of depression disorders and pain disorders. The two I will be talking about are Somatic Symptom Disorder and Major Depression Disorder. The difference between the two is where Somatic a person complains about pain that no one can find and the other one is depression. In the article that I read about Michelle Adams, 51-year-old former hairdresser. She had gone to a psychiatric clinic.

Introduction Whether at war or at home, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been around since the earliest records of violence in the history of humankind. Although it has been known by different names such as shell shock or combat exhaustion, the symptoms have remained relatively the same and not exclusive to war or combat. PTSD is known to be incurable, but with the advent of modern day treatments and therapies many symptoms of PTSD can be mitigated and alleviated. Background Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is defined by DSM-5 as a trauma and stressor related disorder where the individual being diagnosed has been exposed to a serious and traumatic experience.

I loved your post! It was engaging and it was obvious that you are passionate about the topic you provided in your discussion. I completely agree with several of your points. Individuals in today’s society seem more emotionally driven than in times past.

Stress is the one thing people cannot get away from in life. Our daily lives are riddled with life hassles that produce unwanted stress in any form good or bad. The documentary film from National Geographic called “Stress: Portrait of a Killer” shows how stress is the ultimate killer. Stress is a constant in today’s society and an ever growing concern with its effects on the human body. The National Geographic documentary talks about how stress is not a state of mind but something that can be measured.

Both of these readings highlight the best practices to use when working with those who have experience trauma, but in different populations. The first article by Bath looks at the idea of the three pillars: safety, connection, and managing emotions. The second is more of a research study examining individuals in homeless shelters, which is trauma in and of itself, and often have other psychological problems, as well. When working with any population that has experienced significant traumatic events, or any population for that matter, Trauma-Informed Care should be implemented in order to ensure all individuals are comfortable and receptive to assistance. One of the main similarities between the suggested responses to these demographics is the emphasis on establishing safety.

My teacher once told me about a man with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder(PTSD). Apparently, the man was from Augusta, and had only been back a couple of days from Afghanistan when this incident occurred. She told me that there was a fair happening on base, and this man was playing your traditional fair games such as the balloon dart game with his family when one of the balloons popped and this man hit the ground. He began crawling in full defense mode everywhere. She said that people just started laughing at him, and the Military police came to retrieve him and his family.

All that we do, we are bound to encounter stress. Stress can be defined as a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances. Whenever one is facing difficulty ,suffering anxiety, or feeling worried,stress will immediately take over. Stress has been, and will remain to be, a natural part of our daily routine. This causes many to underestimate its overall effects.

In addition to the client’s diagnoses of Acute Stress Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder, Suzy also shows symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD); however, a diagnosis could not be made. The client exemplified symptoms such as: witnessing the event personally, having flashback and intrusive memories, decreases in sleep, and distressing dream to name a few. These particular symptoms place the client in the category for the diagnosis of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. This diagnosis was unable to be the primary diagnosis due the time frame of symptoms. PTSD symptoms should be present three months after the event.

According to National Institute of Health, stress is an internal state that people experience as they encounter changes throughout their lives. III. I have learned about the effects of stress due to my personal experience such as dealing with depression, weight gain, and being antisocial. IV. Today I will explain the physical, mental, and emotional effects of stress.

Experiencing traumatic or life-threatening events can cause a psychiatric disorder known as PTSD. Found to have psychobiological correlates, PTSD can hinder one’s ability to function properly in their daily lives. The physical and psychological symptoms associated with PTSD are vague and incomplete considering this condition can be masked with other anxiety-related disorders (eg. panic disorder, agoraphobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, social phobia, etc.). Treatment regarding combat-related PTSD was found to be more resistant than those who develop PTSD from other traumas further revealing unclear facts related this disorder. Clinical psychologists hypothesize that the difference between veterans and other patients with PTSD may be related

Part A: Defining Stress 1. What is Stress? Stress is how the body, specifically the nervous system, reacts to mental pressure. The person may feel under pressure, overloaded, overwhelmed, strained or anxious about certain tasks or events. Stress can be a good thing where it can motivate the person to reach their full potential but stress can also be a bad thing as it can damage a person’s health.

This state of equilibrium is ideal for the bodies, however, adaptive evolutionary changes have made it that when stressor are trigger our bodies respond to ensure survival. This change is referred to as The General Adaption Syndrome characterized by Hans Selye in 1936. The General Adaption syndrome or (GAS) is the pattern followed in the physiological response to stress, consisting of three phases: alarm, resistance, and exhaustion phase. In the alarm phase the stressor disputes body’s stability, temporarily lowering resistance, this phase is also know as the Fight or Flight phase, meaning that your body is preparing to fight or run after the autonomic nervous system (ANS) is triggered. The ANS has two branches to its system the Sympathetic System: which causes the body to become energized, and is responsible for the release of the stress hormones epinephrine (which relives pain) and cortisol (helps store nutrients).