Helpful information on understanding PTSD.

1. PTSD "soldier's heart "

2. defini t ion

3. Anxiety disorder after exposure to terrifying event in which grave physical harm was threatened definition

4. Fear triggers split-second changes in body to defend against danger or avoid it definition

5. This “fight-or-flight” response is healthy meant to protect person from harm definition

6. In PTSD, reaction is changed or damaged - one may feel stressed or frightened even when no longer in danger definition

7. Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD) prolonged exposure to traumatic event; long-lasting problems of emotional & social functioning definition

8. f a cts

9. Women sexually abused at earlier ages more likely to develop C-PTSD facts

10. Up to 100% of children who endured sexual abuse tend to develop facts

11. Women twice as likely as men to develop facts

12. Approximately 7%-8% of US likely develop in lifetime facts

13. symp t oms

22. diagn o sis

28. fac t ors

29. Risk factors make a person more likely to get PTSD factors

30. Resilience factors reduce risk of the disorder factors

31. Factors present before trauma and others become important during and after traumatic event factors

34. treat m ent

36. Psychotherapy can occur one-on-one or in group treatment

37. Talk therapy usually lasts 6 to 12 weeks or more treatment

38. Research shows support from family and friends an important part of therapy treatment

42. hel p ing

49. PTSD "soldier's heart "