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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Hannah R auchle and Nicole Piazza. What is PTSD?.

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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

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  1. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Hannah Rauchle and Nicole Piazza

  2. What is PTSD? • Post-traumatic stress disorder is an anxiety disorder characterized by terrifying physical or emotional trauma that causes the person that survived through the horrible event to have persistent , reminding thoughts, memories and flashbacks of the event.

  3. Who does if affect? • PSTD affects all ages and all sex’s. It affects people who survive through a serious event.

  4. What is the cause of this disorder? • The causes of the disorder are terrifying events such as: • personal assaults • accidents • military combat • natural disasters • Sexual assaults

  5. What are the symptoms? • The symptoms include: • Frightening thoughts and memories • Sleep problems • Detachment from others • Easily startled or frightened • Feeling emotionally numb

  6. Treatment options • Counseling • Medications • Group treatment • Psychotherapy

  7. Resources • http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd/index.shtml • http://www.medicinenet.com/posttraumatic_stress_disorder/article.htm • http://www.anxiety.emedtv.com/ptsd

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