Term Papers on Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

Term Paper Title	Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
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Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

The causes and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are generally similar in
children and adults. The traumatic experience is followed by recurrent or intrusive
recollections, including repetitive play, frightening dreams, reenactment of the trauma, and
intense reactions to symbolic reminders of the trauma. The child tries to avoid thoughts,
feelings, people, and places associated with the traumatic event and may be unable to recall
important aspects of it. There may also be signs of general emotional numbing, a
diminished interest in life, and a foreshortened sense of the future. Other symptoms are
insomnia, irritability, difficulty in concentrating, outbursts of rage, and jumpiness (an
exaggerated startle response).

Like adult PTSD, the childhood form is a severe and debilitating mental illness, not just the
extreme of a continuum of responses to distressing situations. It is also a chronic disorder:
in our research we have found that more than 40% of maltreated children are still suffering
from PTSD a year after they were first diagnosed. Despite these resemblances to adult
PTSD, the childhood type has certain special features involving the nature of the trauma,
the particular forms taken by the symptoms, the frequency of the individual symptoms, and
the course and duration of the disorder.

The traumatic experiences of children often involve maltreatment by parents or other
caregivers. The resulting loss of protection, sense of betrayal, daily fear, and
overwhelming sense of helplessness may color all the child's later personal relations. Adults
often have the strength to cope with traumas that are devastating for children, leaving them
cognitively and emotionally disorganized, helpless, and hopeless. Maltreated children often
fail to develop social skills and have serious difficulties with their families and others. Many
adults with personality disorders and almost all those wit...

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