What is PTSD?
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an emotional illness that that is classified as an anxiety disorder and usually develops as a result of a terribly frightening, life-threatening, or otherwise highly unsafe experience.
What are the symptoms?
1 symptoms: the sufferer re-experiences the traumatic incident
ex. nightmares, flashback
Class 2 symptoms: the sufferer displays avoidance, wants to stay away from anything that may possibly remind her/him of the trauma. May also display lack of responsiveness or interest to all life circumstances
ex. sights, smells, sounds, conversations associated or reminding of trauma, unable to enjoy once joyful activities or have loving feeling
Class 3 symptoms: hyperarousal
ex. irritable all the time or inability to sleep.
What causes PTSD?
it can be caused by some highly unsafe experiences
Briefly explain how memory and emotion relate to PTSD.
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