HLTHAGE 1CC3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder, Etiology, Combat Stress Reaction
12 Oct 2017
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Different material forms (ocd & ptsd) sharing the same core feature, anxious distress. Matters because of how we approach treatment and how we understand ourselves. Ptsd & ocd often result from traumatic episodes or events. First, shell shock, then combat fatigue after wwii, now ptsd. (symptoms between the two were slightly different) New chapter on trauma & stress related disorders in dsm 5. War experience, victims of violence, industrial accidents, likely candidates. You can"t be diagnosed with ptsd from watching something on tv, can"t be through third party exposure. Some may say the event of trauma may change or affect the brain. Person must feel as if the event is recurring. Can cause an individual to feel detached or unreal, have deja vu or numbness to certain events/ experiences situation that may trigger flashback. Person can experience both psychological and psychological distress if exposed to. Ptsd usually accompanied by increased arousal & anxiety generally. person may have.
