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Psychological disorder project Post traumatic stress disorder.

Psychological disorder project Post traumatic stress disorder. What is P.T.S.D. What dose it mean. P.T.S.D is a type of anxiety disorder. It means that someone that has P.T.S.D has continual worry , nervousness and panic.

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Psychological disorder project Post traumatic stress disorder.

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  1. Psychological disorder projectPost traumatic stress disorder.

  2. What is P.T.S.D What dose it mean • P.T.S.D is a type of anxiety disorder. • It means that someone that has P.T.S.D has continual worry , nervousness and panic. • They also have problems frantic anticipation and can suffer debilitating attacks.

  3. The thoughts, feelings, and behaviors characterized by this disorder is? • Someone with P.T.S.D builds a sense of helplessness or horror. • They also show a sense of numb, unreal, or detached amnesia about the tramatic event. • They also reexperience ther truamatic event in images, dreams, and flashbacks episodes. • They also go to extremes just to avoid things that remind them of the horrible event.

  4. What thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are characterized by the disorder? • They also have sleeping difficulties and concentration difficulties. • They are also easily irritated and easily startled by minor noise or disruptions. • They also have consistant anger out burst and exagerated startle responses.

  5. The criteria for diagnosis according to the DSM-4-TR is? • ‘’Thispattern of behaviormust be chronicandpervasive, affectingmanydifferentaspects of individualslife, including social funtioning,work, shcool, andcloserelationships.’’ • ‘’Thatpersonmustexibitsymptomsthataffecttwoor more of thefollowing ares, thoughts, emotions, interpersonal funtioning, and impulse control. • Therepatterns of behaviormustalso be stableacross time andhaveonsetthat can be traced back to adolescenceorearlyadulthood. • Thesebehaviorscannot be explianed by anyother mental disorders, substace abuse, or medical condition.

  6. What various forms of treatment used for people with this disorder? • Taking an antidepresant and anti-anxirty medications can help relive symptoms. • Grief support/counseling • Behavoral and cognitive behavoral therapy to help deal with anxiety symptoms. • Group therapy with other P.T.S.D patients. • Exposure therapy (such as desensitization and imaginal flooding)

  7. The probable course or outcome of the disorder is? • People will seem to live a life full of uncontrolable worry. • They also seem to live a life with panic attacks. • They also live with high levels of stress. • Someone with P.T.S.D is more likley to have more mental disorders. • Someone with P.T.S.D is more likley to have health problems like pian, diabetes, obesity, heart problems, respiratory problems, and sexual dysfunctions.

  8. What are the chances of recovery from P.T.S.D? • The chances of recovering from P.T.S.D are very slim.

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  10. Citing web cite • [no author],[no author]([no date of publication presented]).[Bridges to recovery].Retrived from[https://about.com]

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