Description:
Post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD can develop in people who have experienced
a traumatic event which may have threatened their safety/life, or who have witnessed
an event that threatened others- Events triggering the onset of PTSD are varied and
may occu at a local scale (e-g- car accident) through to an international scale (e-g-
war)- it is not uncommon for those suffering from PTSD to have upsetting flashbacks
or nightmares of the event, and be physically/psychologically distressed when
reminded of the event- PTSD may manifest as intense fear, helplessness, aggression
or horror- Gurent treatments may incorporate psychotherapy and medications to
manage symptoms-
choose to focus on the impact of PTSD on
daily functions (e-g- sleep, memory,
