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1
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PTSD

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Consequences of experiencing extreme traumas (stressors)

- became more prominent after vietnam war

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Trauma

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Event in which individual exposed to actual or threatened death, serious injury or sexual violation

needs to be experienced:

  • directly
  • witnessed
  • learned it happened to someone close
  • experienced repeated or extreme exposure to details of traumatic events
  • wide range of specific events can induce PTSD or acute stress disorder —> can be extraordinary or common
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4 Types of Symptoms

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Four symptoms:

  1. Repeated reexperiencing of the event
  2. Avoidance of situations, thoughts, memories associated with event
  3. Negative changes in thought and mood associated with event
  4. Hypervigiliance & chronic arousal

can be mild to moderate –> permitting normal functioning
can be immobilizing –> deterioration at work, family & social life

4
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Acute Stress Disorder

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similar to PTSD (also consequence of experience extreme trauma)

BUT
- more short term –> symptoms occur within 4 weeks after trauma and last at max 1 month

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Adjustment Disorder

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similar to PTSD
symptoms arise within 3 months
- can be of any severity –> but not so extreme as on PTSD (that is difference to PTSD)

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DSM-V

Criteria A

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Exposure to actual/threatened death, serious injury or sexual violence in one (or more) of these ways

  1. direct experience
  2. witnessing, in person, the event occurring to other
  3. learning event happened to someone close
    - in case of actual/threatened death it must have been violent or accidental
  4. experiencing extreme/repeated exposure to aversive details of traumatic event
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DSM-V

Criteria B

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Presence of one or more of following symptoms beginning after occurrence of traumatic event

  1. recurrent, involuntary & intrusive distressing memories
  2. Distressing dreams with content and/or affect related to trauma
  3. Dissociative aspects (flashbacks) in which the person feels/acts as the event was recurring
  4. Intense/prolonged psychological distress at exposure to internal/external cues that symbolize/resemble an aspect of the event
  5. marked psychological reactions to internal/external cues that symbolize/ resemble an aspect of the event
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DSM-V

Criteria C

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Persistent avoidance of stimuli associated with the traumatic event, beginning after the event occurred, evidenced by one or both

  1. Avoidance of / efforts to avoid distressing memories/thoughts/feelings about the event
  2. Avoidance of/ efforts to avoid external reminders
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DSM-V

Criteria D

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Negative alterations in cognition and mood associated with the traumatic event, beginning/ worsening after it occurred as evidenced by two or more of the following

  1. Inability to remember an important aspect due to dissociative amnesia (not injury/substances, medications)
  2. Persistent & exaggerated negative beliefs & expectations
  3. Persistent, distorted cognitions about the cause/consequences that lead the individual to blame him/herself or others
  4. Persistent negative emotional state
  5. Diminished interest/participation in significant activities
  6. Feeling of detachment/estrangement form others
  7. Persistent inability to experience positive emotions
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DSM-V

Criteria E

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Marked alterations in arousal and reactivity associated with the traumatic event beginning /worsening after it occurred as evidenced by two or more of the following

  1. Irritable behavior and angry outbursts
  2. Reckless/destructive behavior
  3. Hypervigiliance
  4. Exaggerated startle response
  5. Problems with concentration
  6. Sleep disturbance
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DSM -V

Criteria F

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Duration of the Disturbance (B, C, D, E) is more than one month

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DSM-V

Criteria G

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Disturbances cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning

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DSM-V

Criteria H

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The disturbance is not attributable to the effects of substances to another medical condition

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Types of Traumas

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  • Natural disasters (ambulance workers highest rate getting PTSD) –> least likely leading to PTSD
  • Human made disasters (Terrorist attacks, wars) –> more likely leading to PTSD
  • Sexual assault –> very likely developing PTSD (about 50%, and 25% still have PTSD after 2 years)
15
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Environmental and Social factors leading to PTSD

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Severity, duration and proximity to traumatic event predict ppl. reaction to trauma

people with more social support recover faster

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Psychological Factors

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  • general increased symptoms of anxiety/depression –> more prone
  • Style of coping influences vulnerability
    self-destructive/avoidant strategies (drinking, self- isolation) more likely
    dissociation also increases likelihood
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Gender Differences

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  • Women more likely than men
  • may experience triggers more often (sexual abuse)
  • may receive less social support - trauma more stigmatized
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Cross-Cultural differences

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  • African Americans more likely –> more traumas of certain types
  • minorities less help seeking
  • Culture appears to influence manifestation of anxiety
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Amygdala

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stronger

more reactive to emotional stimuli

20
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Medial Prefrontal Cortex

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weaker

less able to dampen reactivity when to occurs

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Hippocampus

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smaller
probably because NT overload
memory problems and problems with regulation of the body’s fear response –> not returning back after threat passed

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Cortisol

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lower resting cortisol levels

  • usually cortisol reduces sympathetic NS activity after stress
  • lower levels –> prolonged activity after stress –> more easily develop conditioned fear
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Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis

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  • in PTDS vulnerable ppl, components of theses