PSYC 3140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Debriefing, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Dissociative Identity Disorder
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Adjustment disorders: a category of compromise: adjustment disorders, fall somewhere between effective coping strategies and posttraumatic stress disorder. Sur(cid:448)i(cid:448)ors" (cid:271)iologi(cid:272)al pro(cid:272)esses: personalities, childhood experiences, cultural backgrounds. Severity of traumas: biological and genetic factors, trauma-related physical changes in the brain and body, abnormal neurotransmitter and hormone activity (norepinephrine and. Cortisol: biochemical arousal and damage may also occur (hippocampus and. Traumatic events trigger physical changes in the brain and body that may lead to severe stress reactions and, in some cases, to stress disorders: some research suggests abnormal neurotransmitter and hormone activity (especially. Impoverished childhood: psychological disorders in the family, being younger than 10 years old when parents separated or divorced. The experience of assault, abuse, or catastrophe at an early age: weak social support. End lingering stress reactions: gain perspective on painful experiences, return to constructive living, treatment for combat veterans, drug therapy, behavioral exposure techniques.
