HLTHAGE 1CC3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Combat Stress Reaction, Dsm-5, Shell Shock
26 Nov 2017
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Ptsd & ocd usually result from traumatic events; followed by compulsions (actions performed to relieve anxiety) Debate over meaning, context changes over time: now recognized as a disorder that affects anyone, not just soldiers, new chapter in dsm v under trauma and stress-related disorders. Likely candidates: war veterans, victims of violence, accidents. Rare mention of etiology (actual cause of disorder) Doesn"t develop overnight, can take months: cannot occur indirectly (ex: watching something on tv, criteria to receive diagnosis: Exposure to traumatic event involving actual/threatened death. Four main clusters of symptoms: re-experiencing, avoidance, arousal, negative cognitions & moods. Re-experiencing: person must feel event is happening again (reliving experiences, having flashbacks & hallucinations, recurring dreams, termed dissociative, causing individual to feel detached or numb, person may experience psychological and/or physiological symptoms if exposed to triggers. Avoidance and arousal: person avoids stimuli associated with event (thoughts/conversations)
