PTSD
By: JAZMAN LOPEZ
Period 5
What does
PTSD
develop?
Main research questions
How
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is PTSD
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How is ptsd
assessed?
Why did i
choose PTSD?
I chose to research about
PTSD because i wanted to
know more about what is
PTSD and how it’s
triggered. PTSD is a
interesting subject to me
and caught my eye and
made me want to
understand it more and
know who else other than
veterans experience it.
What is PTSD?
PTSD stands for Post Traumatic stress
Disorder. PTSD is a severe anxiety disorder
following a traumatic event.
EX: military combat, sexual
assault, etc.
It is diagnosed in people who have
“experienced,witnessed, or were
confronted with an event or events
that involved actual or threatened
death or serious injury, or a threat to
the physical integrity of self or
others”, and have responded with
“intense fear,helplessness,or
horror”.
How does PTSD affect the
people?
● Causes vivid flashbacks
● Almost always on the
edge
● Avoid people, objects,
and situation
Re-experiencing
symptoms
Symptoms of PTSD
Avoidance and
numbing
symptoms
Arousal
symptoms
ETC.
Effect of trauma
on the
Hippocampus,
Ventromedial, and
Amygdala.
Hippocampus
Amygdala
Ventromedial
How is PTSD
developed?
Ptsd is a mental health
problem that is developed
after a person has
experienced and or
witnessed something life
threatening and leaves
upsetting
memories
Key terms
Traumatic- emotionally
disturbing or distress
Anxiety- feeling of
worry,nervousness,unease
,
typically about an
imminent event or
something with an
uncertain outcome.
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How common is PTSD?
Questions:
Who is most likely to
develop PTSD?