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Therapy and medication
What is the two forms of treatment for PTSD?
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they get flashbacks, bad dreams, and frightening thoughts
What happens when someone has a re-experiencing PTSD attack?
100
fear memories are created may help to refine or find new interventions
Why are fear memories a big study for scientists?
100
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
What does PTSD stand for?
200
Talks patients through frightful events
What is "talk therapy"?
200
Memory, an image, sound and even a smell
What is PTSD triggered by?
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being emotionally numb, strong feelings of guilt, worry or depression & losing interest in activities.
What is avoidance?
200
Plays a role in emotion, learning, and memory.
What is the amygdala?
200
1980
When was PTSD discovered as a disorder?
300
Helps people face and control their fears
What is exposure therapy?
300
Alcohol/ drug abuse, also domestic violence
What can PTSD lead to?
300
Easily startled, feeling tense or on edge, troubles sleeping and/or anger outbursts.
What is Hyperarousal?
300
They play a role in creating fear memories
How do genes relate to PTSD?
300
Risk Factors
Why do some people get PTSD and others don't?
400
Sertraline and Paroxetine
What are the two main forms of medication used to cure PTSD patients?
400
Anyone, mainly war veterans, victims of sexual assault and people who have had a near death expirence
Who can get PTSD?
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one
How many re-experiencing thoughts can a person have until PTSD is detected?
400
a protein needed to form fear memories
What is Stathmin?
400
Acting out the scary event during playtime
What is one symptom that shows a child may have PTSD?
500
Antidepressants
Both forms of medication are..?
500
About half
How many people receive at least "minimally adequate" treatment?
500
three
How many avoidance symptoms can one have before PTSD is detected?
500
involved in dealing with fear and stress
What is Brain Areas?
500
psychological disturbance caused by prolonged exposure to active warfare, especially being under bombardment.
What is shell shock?