PSYC 3690 Chapter Notes -Current Literature

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3690
• Professor: Benjamin Gottlieb

Document Summary

Article 3 -cumulative adversity and ptsd: evidence from a diverse community. Studies suggest that most people will experience at least one traumatic event in their life, but only 9. 12% of young adults who were experienced a trauma met the criteria for ptsd. About of adults in their 30"s will have ptsd as a result of a traumatic experience. Experts suggest that even genetic and biological factors can influence the likelihood that someone will have ptsd. Rape and sexual violence are the strongest predictors of ptsd. The sudden death of a loved one is the most common cause of ptsd, but it"s also the most common traumatic experience. Personality and attitude vulnerability is a strong risk factor as well. Cumulative stress is a risk factor for psychological distress and disorders, but studies have not conclusively studied cumulative stress and ptsd. Many studies have looked at the stress following the traumatic event, but none have conclusively studied stress beforehand.