Psychology 3316F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Twin Study, Panic Disorder, Statistical Significance

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 3316F/G
• Professor: ferwen

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Types of risk factors: objective trauma characteristics (e. g happened at age 9, subjective trauma characteristics (e. g. was distressing , pre-trauma psycho(bio)logical factors (before trauma, post-trauma psycho(bio)logical factors (after trauma) One twin went to war and the other didn"t. Ptsd: those with smaller hypo are more likely to develop ptsd, but the hypo did not shrink as a result of trauma, it, was small to begin with, psychological. Being anxious (always afraid that something bad is going to happen: social support both pre-trauma, but especially after trauma is risk factor. If to the left of dashed line, then its a protective factor (low risk of developing ptsd) Failing to resolve > different disorder must be present. Reaction ; however, concept of survivor"s syndrome (survivor guilt) largely developed as a result of longitudinal study of this group. Moral injury: want to get more specific than just combat exposure in general, analysis, role & choice: Perpetration (commission) vs. witnessing (omission: exposure vs.