Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Reactions
REEXPERIENCING Intrusive thoughts, feelings Traumatic dreams Flashbacks Intense psychological distress triggered by reminders Physiological reactivity PERSISTENT AVOIDANCE Of thoughts, feelings, talking of activities, places, people associated with trauma Inability to recall Numbing, detachment, estrangement Restricted affect Foreshortened future INCREASED AROUSAL Sleep difficulty Irritability, assaultive behavior Difficulty concentrating Difficulty remembering Hypervigilance Startle response PTSD is diagnosed…