Post_Traumatic_Stress_Disorder

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder The consequences of trauma and PTSD vary greatly depending on the age of the victim, the nature of the trauma, the response to the trauma and the support to the victim in the aftermath. In general, victims of PTSD suffer reduced quality of life due to the intrusive symptoms which restrict their ability to function. They may alternate periods of overactivity with periods of exhaustion as their bodies suffer the effects of hyperarousal. Reminders of the trauma they suffered may appear suddenly, causing instant panic, and possible flashbacks. They become fearful, not only of the trauma itself, but of their own reactions to the trauma. Body signals that were once providers of essential information, become dangerous. For example, heart beat acceleration that might indicate over-exertion or excitement, becomes a danger signal in itself because it is a reminder of the trauma response, and therefore is associated trauma, become, victims, ptsd, victim, suffer, response, reminders, pynoos, periods, itself, impact, dangerous, danger, child, becomes, ability, without, vicious, vary, university, undeveloped, together, things, therefore, terribly, symptoms, support, suffered, suddenly, study, special, skills, signals, signal, safety