PYC4802 Exam Prep Notes

Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorder Etiology – trauma Prognosis – Chemical make-up of the brain and the responses intrusion, avoidance, and arousal young people of different cultures following their exposure to war Combination • Fear • Anxiety • Stress Define Acute Stress Disorder ASD Acute stress disorder involves symptoms that last from three days to one month following exposure to one or more traumatic events. Symptoms develop after an individual experiences or sees an event involving a threat or actual death, serious injury, or physical violation to the individual or others. Symptoms fall into the five general categories of intrusion, negative mood, dissociation, avoidance, and arousal, and begin or worsen after the trauma occurred. People might exhibit PTSD-like symptoms for a short period immediately after a trauma. In psychiatry, trauma has assumed a different meaning and refers to an experience that is emotionally painful, distressful, or shocking, and which often results in lasting mental and physical effects. It is believed that the more direct the exposure to the traumatic event, the higher the risk for mental harm. Identify individuals who are suffering from Acute Stress Disorder People living a very stressful life resulting in an acute stress reaction, and the symptoms characterize it as a d/o