01:830:220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Acute Stress Reaction, Psychogenic Amnesia, Startle Response
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Defined in the dsm-v as an event that involves actual or threatened death or serious injury to self or others and creates intense feelings of fear, helplessness, or horror. What is traumatic for one person might not be traumatic for another person. Depends on who you are, how you were brought up, and what environment you are in when you experience the trauma. Not necessarily life threatening, but definitely life-altering. Examples include grief/loss, divorce, verbal abuse/bullying, and just about everything else . Verbal abuse can sometimes be more damaging than physical abuse. It is the aftermath and how they deal with it themselves. If it was traumatic to the person, then it"s traumatic. Occurs within four weeks after exposure to a traumatic stress and characterized by dissociative symptoms as well as: Reexperiencing, avoidance of reminders, and marked anxiety or arousal of sympathetic nervous system. Trauma mainly experienced in flashbacks that can happen at any time.
