PTSD

[|POW slide.ppt][|world war 2 slide.ppt][|[[http://cavanaughstanford.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/Post%20Traumatic%20Stress%20Disorder.ppt|Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.ppt]]][|[[http://cavanaughstanford.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/Post%20Traumatic%20Stress%20Disorder.ppt|Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.ppt]]][|Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder]

[|History Students: Discuss specific examples of mental trauma in Vietnam Vets, Gulf War and POWs] [|Psych Students: Discuss effects of trauma, and symptoms/treatment of PTSD.]

[|Thomas: im Thomas, i was absent the first day so this is the first time im working on this project but i will probably do almost all of it this weekend. Also im in Mrs. cav's 2nd period psych class.]

[|Kelicia: Hiiiii! I'm Kelicia [ka lee sha, and I am in Ms. Stanford's 5th period history class. So yeah. Um, what are we going to call this thing? I'm going to be gone a lot over the next two weeks so I will probably do all of my research today, or at least as much as I can.]] [|The following information comes from][|http://www.3-4cav.com/ptsd.htm.] [|after the gulf war 13% of the 700,000 people who were sent to the persian gulf came back complaing of problems that were mental and physical. it became known as "gulf war syndrome" or "gulf war illness". these complaints prompted a research into deployment-related stressrs by the defense departnment. many of the veterans reported the odd feelings after receiving hostile incoming fire from artillery, rockets, mortars, or bombs; participating in combat missions or patrols; participating in an invasion that involved naval and/or land forces ; and encountering land or water mines and/or booby traps. many vietnam veterans had a hard time coming back home and readjusting to life. after a study, many were found to have adjusted well after some time had passed, but a few did have a hard time. the study also showed that that veterans who experienced a larger number of stressors in the war were not necessarily less satisfied or less accomplished than veterans who had a milder war experience.] [|Aaron: Hey im aaron, im in mrs. cav's first period. just to let ya know i have gotten the title page and first two slides for psychology. I did not use the link that Kelicia gave but i did use the information on the page, ty for it =) Thomas you should have enough to do the last two...then all that we have to do are history slides..if it is fine with everyone i figured we would each do 2 of our slides + 1 more...title..conc..etc.. Lemme know if anyone needs any help or has a diffferent way they want to do it.]

Psychology of PTSD: I. symptoms: typically occurs after very traumatic event, usually war but can sometimes be from rape, kidnapping, or child abuse, persistent frightening thoughts and memeories of ordeal, loss of interests, become agressive or irritable, thoughts can be triggered by things in daily life such as doors creaking or car backfiring, these are called flashbacks, the flashbacks consist of sights, sounds, and smells, the symptoms usually occur within 3 months of the experience and must take place for at least a month for PTSD to be diagnosed. II. Treatment: current strategies include patient eductaion, pharmacology, and psychotherapy
 * 1) patient education involves informing the patient about the symptoms being experienced and why they experiencing them
 * 2) pharmacology includes several prescriptions that effect reuptake of seretonin inhibitors such as trazodone and clonidine

Kelicia: Dude, what the heck did you do? Where are all the other slides? Everything is one big link to only two slides. I had all mine done, and then kid who did the opening and Vietnam what not had his, but it's all gone now, replaced by your stuff. You best find it, because I am not doing it again. I don't have time to.