PSYC 2051 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Prazosin, Cluster Headache, Burning Sensations
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Trauma & stress related disorders: stressors: external events or situations that place physical or psychological demands on a person, stress: internal psychological or physiological response to a stressor. Trauma & stress related disorders: types of disorders covered in this chapter: adjustment, acute stress, and post-traumatic stress, childhood disorders are covered in chapter 16. Exposure to stressor of any type of severity; begins within 3 months of exposure to stressor; lasts no longer than 6 months after termination of stressor or consequences from the stressor. Up to 20% for most traumatic events, higher rates for those involving interpersonal situations; varies according to the type, intensity, and personal meaning of the traumatic stressor. Lifetime for us adults is 8. 7%, 12- month prevalence is 3. 5%; varies according to the traumatic stressor and population involved, higher rates for rapes, military combat, and emergency responders. Most adults recover; adolescents may be at risk for other disorders. Ptsd diagnosis, the remainder will remit within 30 days.
