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Post traumatic Stress Disorder

Post traumatic Stress Disorder. Brayan garcia Per.6. Defenition. An anxiety disorder characterized by haunting memories, nightmares, social withdrawal, jumpy anxiety and/ or insomnia that lingers for four weeks or more after a traumatic event. Associated features.

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Post traumatic Stress Disorder

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  1. Post traumaticStress Disorder Brayangarcia Per.6

  2. Defenition • An anxiety disorder characterized by haunting memories, nightmares, social withdrawal, jumpy anxiety and/ or insomnia that lingers for four weeks or more after a traumatic event.

  3. Associatedfeatures • Flash backs of thetraumaticingevent • Dreamingabouttheevent • Troubleconcentrating • Feelingangry • Haullucinations • Relivingthemomentfordays and minutes

  4. Etiology • A tragiceventortraumatizingevent • Someexamples of this are warveteranswho are traumatizedbybombings and gunshots

  5. Prevalence • Peoplewhohaveserved in thewarages 19-30 percent • 25-70 percent of thosewhohavebeen in highlevels of war

  6. Treatment • Cognativebehavioraltherapy • Antidepressantssuch as; Celexa, prozac, paxilandzoloft.

  7. Prognosis • People can getbetterfromthisdisorderbytakingmedication and therapy.

  8. DiscussionQuestions • Do youthinkthatwarveterans can over come thisdisorderwithallthemedicationtheytake? • Ifyouwere in the position in whereyouhadthisdisorde do youthinkthatyouwould be abletoovercomeit?

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