PSYCH 2AP3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Acute Stress Reaction, Korean War, Stressor
27 Mar 2014
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Symptoms: re-experience trauma through thoughts or nightmares, avoids stimuli associated with trauma, chronic tension / irritability, with insomnia and intolerability to noise, unable to feel positive emotions. Lifetime prevalence of ptsd = 7 - 12% Occurs in a minority of traumatized people. 67% of people are traumatized in their lives: examples - wars. 10 - 20% of canadian armed forces develop ptsd: risk of trauma and ptsd is higher in people living in war-torn countries and those in dangerous jobs. 90% had been traumatized: developing ptsd is more likely in women. Even though men are exposed to trauma more. Comorbidity: 16% have 1 other disorder, 54% have 3+ more diagnoses, 54% of substance abusers have ptsd. Acute stress disorder vs. ptsd: stressor is unusually severe in both, asd. Occurs within 4 weeks of traumatic event. Acute = lasts less than 3 months. Chronic = lasts more than 3 months. Delayed-onset = starts more than 6 months after trauma.
