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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
This paper discuses the history, controversy, neurophysiology and treatment of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
3,675 words (approx. 14.7 pages) |
9 sources |
MLA | 2007
Paper Summary:
This paper explains that, although the initial diagnosis of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was related to war veterans, this diagnosis has been extended to the general population including sufferers of childhood sexual abuse. The author points out that the increased understanding of memory and the areas of the brain involved in long term and short term storage has enhanced the understanding of this disorder. The author hypothesizes that people who do not suffer from PTSD have attached some type of contextual meaning to what they witnessed or have modulated the memory to incorporate a meaning that is greater than simply "what happened". The paper discuses common methods of treatment such as exposure therapy, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) and various drugs.From the Paper:
"From this research, two important parts of the brain stand out; the hippocampus and the amygdala. First, it is necessary to discuss these organs and their importance to memory and brain functioning, then connections can be made to PTSD. The amygdalae are two almond shaped bundles of neurons that are located in an area of the brain known as the medial temporal lobe. Its primary function is in the formation and storage of memories associated with emotional events. Studies involving the functioning of the amygdala sometimes involve the fear response in rats."Sample of Sources Used:
- Mcnally, R., Cognitive abnormalities in post traumatic stress disorder, TRENDS in cognitive Sciences, 2006, Vol. 10 No. 6
- Astur, R., St. Germain, S., et al, Hippocampus function predicts severity of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, 2006, Cyber Psychology and Behavior, Vol. 9 No. 10
- Kitayama, N., Vaccarino, V., et al, MRI measurement of hippocampal volume in post traumatic stress disorder, 2005, Journal of Affective Disorders, 2005, vol. 88
- Karle, A., Schaefer, M., et al, A meta-analysis of structural brain abnormalities in PTSD, Neuroscience and Behavioral Review, 2006, Vol. 30
- Isaac, C., Cushway, D., Jones, G., Is post traumatic stress disorder associated with specific deficits in episodic memory?, 2005, Clinical Psychology Review, Vol. 26
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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 13, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Term-Paper-Post-Traumatic-Stress-Disorder-PTSD/102289
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"Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)" 15 January 2012. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Term-Paper-Post-Traumatic-Stress-Disorder-PTSD/102289>
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Mar 21, 2008 I graduated from University of Cincinnati with a cummulative 3.465 GPA and earned a B.A. with a focus on Psychology. This institutions school of Arts and Sciences Psychology department has a focus on research. Some papers were used for the university's Honors Scholars Program. Almost all are in APA format with ciations from scholarly journals. Some are from pre-requisite classes some are upper level. I hope they serve you as well as they did me!
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