Post Traumatic Stress - A Psychologist's Guide

The term post traumatic stress related to a person experiencing a situation in which both the witness or are involved in a threatening event, such as the possible death or significant injury to himself or another person. Post Traumatic Stress describes going to the effects on a person who experiences a traumatic event.
traumatic event may include a personal frightening experience, such as are involved in or witness:
• severe accident (auto, workplace, plane crash)
• receives a life-threatening medical diagnosis
• permanent physical, sexual or emotional abuse
• exposure to war or natural disasters
• fraud, robbery, assault
• other compromising situations
Many of these situations can cause significant feelings of fear, anxiety and in turn, increased levels of stress. As a result, post-traumatic stress can be experienced in many načine.Tri main ways in which post traumatic stress is experienced as:
1 Repeated "reliving" of the event, which disturbs the day-to-day activities
• Flashback - episodes in which the event seems to be happening again and again
• Recurrent distressing memories of the event
• Ruminations related to trauma
• nightmares (bad dreams) about the event
• Physical reactions to situations that remind them of the traumatic event
2 Avoiding
• Emotional "numbing" - a feeling that you do not care about anything
• feeling of detachment from themselves or their environment
• Memory loss in relation to important aspects of trauma
• Decreased interest in normal activities or previously enjoyable activities
• Lowered expression of the mood on the previous behavior of
• Stay away from places, people or objects that remind them of the event
• the feeling that there is no future or part of the future
• Try to refrain from talking about the event
• Reduced or loss of pleasure previously enjoyable activities
3 Excitement
• difficulty concentrating and focusing (memory problems may occur and may be associated with lower mood states)
• Exaggerated response to things that scare you (ie, partner pressure on the shoulder)
• Hypervigilance - hypersensitivity or hyper-aroused
• irritability or outbursts of anger
• Sleeping difficulties - often waking up during the night or light sleep. It also may include trouble sleeping.
There are mainly three types of PTSD classification:
• Acute - Symptoms of PTSD lasts less than 3 months
• Deferred - The symptoms of PTSD occur after at least 6 months after the traumatic event occurred
• Chronic - Symptoms of PTSD lasts for 3 months or more
the difficulties that PTSD sufferers experience relating to the current tension that is felt on the physical and mental / emotional razini.Osoba experiencing PTSD may have an overactive fight or flight response, which makes them more 'edge' and as such irritable. This ongoing reaction to be on the edge and all frustrated combines to produce a higher level of stress and in turn can lead to worsening symptomatology. It is not uncommon for people who experience post traumatic stress disorder may also experience problems in relationships with your partner / spouse as they become more nervous and less tolerant. As such, it is important to seek help from a mental health professional if you suspect that you have PTSD. In addition, if you suspect that someone you know has this condition, it is important to be gentle with the lifting problem with them as supporting the introduction of professional help can be difficult and met with resistance.
PTSD

There are a number of well-documented and scientifically researched treatments and strategies for PTSD. Such approaches include cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), systematic desensitisation or exposure therapy, relaxation training, group therapy, eye movement desensitisation and processing, brief psychodynamic psychotherapy, family therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT ).
It is important to bear in mind that many people who develop PTSD better without treatment at all, however, it is estimated that about 30% may continue to experience some symptoms for a longer period. However, if you have symptoms of PTSD, and are involved in potentially harmful traumatic event, therapy can help you learn better coping strategies to manage intrusive thoughts and feelings more effectively.

This information is offered to Canberra on the basis of a clinical psychologist Nesh Nikolic as a guide to understanding post-traumatic stress and symptoms. If you think that you May be experiencing post traumatic stress symptoms, please contact your doctor or psychologist to discuss your experience in more detail. For further information, please visit.