Symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are observable changes in a person’s emotional state that occur rapidly as a result of a traumatic event.

Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder are not expected to occur in every person who experiences trauma. If symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder are observed intensely in a person after a traumatic event and this condition is disrupting his general and mental health, treatment is absolutely necessary.
 

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• In post-traumatic stress disorder, the event is constantly replayed in his mind, 

• Flashbacks

• Behaving as if reliving the event in the present moment

• Experiencing intense distress in response to any trigger that reminds him of the event 

• Nightmares involving the trauma 

• Avoiding situations, people, places, activities, or objects that remind him of the event in post-traumatic stress disorder 

• In post-traumatic stress disorder, the erasure of important details related to the event from memory, 

• Constant fear, 

• Living in a state of dread, 

• Making negative generalizations about himself and the outside world; loss of interest in the outside world,

• Emotional numbing, 

• Detachment from his surroundings,

• Startling at sudden noises, 

• Difficulty falling asleep, 

• Difficulty focusing on and sustaining a task, 

• Becoming suddenly angry over even the smallest things, 

• Decreased tolerance.

Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder may not be observed in every person who experiences trauma. Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder are seen in individuals who have been exposed to such an event and have not been able to recover from its effects. Not everyone exposed to trauma develops PTSD. Factors contributing to personal susceptibility include introversion, a high external locus of control, dysfunctional coping strategies, guilt related to survival, excessive anger, genetic and physical predispositions, the individual’s interpretation of the trauma, recent stressful life events, a history of psychiatric illness in the individual or his family, and a history of alcohol or substance abuse.
 

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• In post-traumatic stress disorder, the event is constantly replayed in the mind, 

• Flashbacks

• Behaving as if reliving the event in the present moment

• Experiencing intense distress in response to any trigger that reminds him of the event 

• Nightmares about the trauma 

• Avoiding situations, people, places, activities, or objects that remind him of the event in post-traumatic stress disorder 

• In symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, the erasure of important details related to the event from memory, 

• Constant fear, 

• Living in a state of dread, 

• Making negative generalizations about himself and the outside world, and loss of interest in the outside world,

• Emotional numbness, 

• Detachment from his surroundings,

• Startling at sudden noises, 

• Difficulty falling asleep, 

• Difficulty focusing on and sustaining a task, 

• Becoming suddenly angry over even the smallest things, 

• Decreased tolerance.

Not everyone exposed to trauma develops post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Factors contributing to personal vulnerability include introversion, a high external locus of control, dysfunctional coping strategies, feelings of guilt related to survival, excessive anger, genetic and physical predisposition, the individual’s interpretation of the trauma, recent stressful life events, a history of psychiatric illness in the individual or his family, and a history of alcohol or substance abuse.

In addition to the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, certain physiological changes also occur in the individual following the trauma. Anxiety, fear, arousal, a state of hypervigilance, and increased selective attention—which result from the activation of the sympathetic nervous system, the body’s protective system against perceived danger—are biological responses aimed at self-protection. Although increased blood pressure, sweating, and muscle tension may lead to the mistaken belief that he has a heart condition, these are temporary physical reactions that do not pose a life-threatening risk.

In the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, certain physiological changes also occur in the individual following the trauma. 

Resulting from the activation of the sympathetic nervous system—the body’s defense mechanism against perceived danger—these include: 

• Anxiety, 

• Muscle tension—although these may lead to the mistaken belief that he has a heart condition, they are temporary physical reactions that do not pose a life-threatening risk.