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What is
disorder, although unknown to most, can also
occur in children and civilian adults
For most civilian cases, PTSD is related to some
form of abuse: sexually, physically, or mentally.
PTSD?
Some symptoms of the disorder are sleepless
nights, anxiety, depression, and
skittishness. The result of abuse can be
associated to a skittish puppy after being abused
by its handler. A simple shut of a door will now
~Steven Swagler scare the dog. It is not healthy to live life dealing
with skittishness.
PTSD, like depression, can be cured or
suppressed with multiple types of medicine.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD for short Buddhas meditation is the first type, which is
is a physiological and neurological imbalance as meditation is designed to change the automatic
result of witnessing a traumatic event. These thinking of the brain away from negative thought
events could be as small as a car accident and as . When the patient can control what they are
large as fighting in a war or a terrorist attack. The thinking, then success is achieved. This takes a lot
brain is designed to respond to moments or of patience that most patients do not have. The
events based on knowledge and experience. next two types of medicine are good
Some believe that it is just a state of mind, and substitutes to meditation. Cognitive therapy,
you can convince yourself it isnt true but, for created by Aaron Beck in the 1960s is one of the
those who suffer from the disorder it is like living substitutes. Beck created the process of catching
in someone elses life. Luckily for these people it the bad thoughts or what was causing the
can be cured. anxiety and then challenging them or proving
that they cannot affect you anymore. The other
PTSD can form in response to many different form is a more modern pill group known as SSRI
events, but war and abuse are the primary or Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors. Prozac
causes. The main portion of PTSD patients are is a pill in the SSRI pill group that is commonly
war veterans who have completed tours used to treat depression, PTSD, and anxiety. It
overseas. These men and woman of the armed takes five weeks for Prozac to go into effect but
forces have seen and experienced things that once it does all life is restored for the patient. The
most of us cannot even comprehend. They leave fourth way to cure PTSD is to find something that
the states as a normal person and when they will shift the patients focus as Melissa Walker
return, they have an extremely hard time states in her ted talk, Art can heal PTSD's
adjusting back to normal. After going through invisible wounds . Some found the cure in art
what they have, how could they go back to and dancing, while others have found the cure in
normal? This is a very tough question because supporting other humans or taking up childhood
without experiencing a situation like theirs, we hobbies.
cannot truly understand or relate to them. This are abused sexually, physically, and or mentally.
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Connections?
A study by Steven Swagler
requirement of getting PTSD thus providing
sufficient concluding data. The purpose of the
first portion of the study would be to find
correlations between heart rate, sleep activity,
After the vast amounts of research I have happiness levels and, answers to a PTSD
conducted on the topic of PTSD, I seem to be assessment. The second portion of the study
left with unanswered questions and a desire for will find a correlation between cures and time it
more information. The following study might takes to significantly reduce the symptoms.
answer these questions. These questions might There will be two groups of people. To start I
include but are not limited to: will create a study where a group of 5000
1. How does the type of event or severity of randomly selected soldiers are tracked for ten
event effect curing time and probability of years following their final tour of service. A
getting PTSD? stratified sample of the 5000 soldiers will be
2. How does Gender affect the probability of made and they will be randomly selected under
getting PTSD and the effects of curing methods the condition that they have served overseas for
on male vs female? at least one tour of duty. This means that 1000
3. Which method of curing is the best for ..? will be randomly selected from each major
(. insert any random person) branch of the US military: Air Force, Army, Coast
4. Does a persons environment during the Guard, Marine Corps, and Navy. This
duration of treatment effect rates of stratification occurs to see if there is a
improvement? correlation to the type of military deployment,
To answer these questions this study will have the percent that exhibit symptoms of PTSD, and
two parts with two participating groups of a curing methods. Then 5000 civilian participants
total of 10000 people. I chose 10,000 people for will also be selected to participate in the study.
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Of these 5000 civilians, 2400 controlled environment. This eating habits, exercise routines,
participants will be randomly will be in the form of and family involvement.
chosen from the state records screenings and survey. The This collected data can now be
of the reportedly abused under results from the three tests will quantified, graphed, and
the condition that the abuse be collected and analyzed overlaid to see how different
had occurred within the past against the stereotypical PTSD traumatic events, cures, and
year. These participants will patient. These tests will be lifestyles affect the speed of
also be stratified into sub repeated one year later. The PTSD symptom reduction. This
groups: 800 for mental abuse, new results will be compared information will help hospitals
800 for physical abuse, and 800 to that of the first tests and and psychologist prescribe the
for sexual abuse. The remaining again to the stereotypical PTSD correct and most efficient
2600 participants will be patient. This will help verify means of curing for specific
randomly selected from a who has developed the patients. The patient's cure can
region in the world that has disorder. Once data is now be individualized to
experienced a great natural analyzed, the groups can be bring them back to their
disaster with a high loss of life. charted or graphed to show normal lifestyle.
The event must be one that the what percent of each group
population does not commonly and subgroup ended up with
experience. Of those 2600, PTSD after the traumatic event.
there will be a stratification Those participants who have Continue to the
where fifty percent will be male
and fifty percent female to see
who have developed PTSD will
be treated by a group of
next page to see if
if there is a correlation between specialists who all practice you or someone
gender and PTSD affects and different types of curing
curing methods. methods. To reduce bias the you know has
Regarding testing, each patients will be stratified by the
participant will be tested based initial group that they started
PTSD
on three categories. The first is in and then within that group
sleep activity; where monitors prescribed a random cure.
will be hooked up while they Every year the testing process
sleep for a months duration to from above will re-occur for
monitor heart rate and the these patients. Each individual
amount of restless sleeping. patient will now have a chart
This will help show if the showing the results in the form
patient may have the disorder of a line graph, where PTSD
or not. The second will be a symptom levels is on the left
happiness or satisfaction of life and time is on the bottom. A
test. This will be compared to downward trend will result in
the same test that friends and good progress being made.
family took regarding your This will go on for ten years
state before deployment. The and during the time between
third will be taken by the testing, data will be collected
participant comprehensive about how each person lives
PTSD test or assessment that their life for example; marital
will be conducted by a trained status, community
psychologist and in a involvement, drinking habits,
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The PTSD
Self-isolating, dread or social interaction
Anxiety in crowds, traffic
Despair, depression, sadness, emptiness, loneliness
Inability to trust others
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Very reluctant to talk about your traumatic event
Lack of interest or motivation regarding
employment, recreation, former hobbies, sex,
the website listed afterwards or visit Relationships that were once close and even
my textbook page for the electronic intimate are now strained, cold, distant, requiring
too much energy to maintain
version. (circle what you expirence) Emotional numbness, flat, can't get happy or sad,
'dead inside'
Re-experiencing Symptoms: Memories and Substance abuse to 'numb' yourself (drug, alcohol,
food)
images of the traumatic events may intrude
Suicidal thoughts
into the minds of those with PTSD. They occur
Suicide attempts
suddenly without obvious cause. They are often Physical fatigue
accompanied by intense emotions, such as Neglect/abandon personal care, hygiene, nutrition,
grief, guilt, fear, or anger. Sometimes they can exercise
be so vivid a person believes the trauma is Arousal Symptoms: Fearing further trauma,
actually reoccurring. PTSD sufferers are always on the alert, on guard,
Nightmares, Night Terrors jumpy, unable to sleep, angry, irritable. Many
Sleepwalking, Sleep Fighting also have concentration and memory problems.
Unwanted Daytime Memories, Images, Thoughts, Anger, irritability, short fuse, fits of rage
Daydreams Hypervigilance (always on guard), always need to be
Flashbacks, Feeling Like You're Reliving the armed with knife or gun; could also include
Traumatic Event emotional hypervigilance
Somatic Flashbacks (Physical Pain / Medical Easily startled, react to loud noises, jumpy
Condition Linked to the Feeling or Bodily States Substance abuse to un-numb yourself (drugs,
Associated with the Traumatic Event) alcohol, food)
Fixated on War Experience, Living the Past Reduced cognitive ability (slow thinking, confusion,
Spontaneous Psychotic Episodes (the World poor problem-solving, concentration)
Vanishes and you're Suddenly Somewhere Else, Poor memory
Experiencing Some Sort of Trauma) Trouble falling asleep or staying asleep, insomnia
Panic Attacks, Undefined Dread or Fear Night sweats
Phobias Accelerated heart rate, rapid breathing, heart
Avoidance Symptoms: Traumatized individuals palpitations for no good reason
attempt to avoid situations, people or events Question/abandon faith, feeling of being betrayed
that remind them of their trauma. They feel or abandoned by God, mad at God
numb, emotionless, withdrawing into Fear of becoming violent
themselves trying to shut out the painful Becoming violent, provoking fights
memories and feelings. Friends and family feel Homicidal thoughts
rejected by them, as they are unable to show Anniversary reaction (become anxious nearing the
appropriate affection and emotion. monthly or yearly anniversary of the traumatic
Avoiding anyone or anything that reminds you of event)
the traumatic event Adrenalin junkie (taking risks, getting hyped-up)
Physical/emotional reaction to things that remind
you of the traumatic event http://ptsdusa.org/what-is-ptsd/get-help/
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