Lecture 13 - PTSD 1 Flashcards
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What is stress?
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See green writing on page 1 of G doc notes.
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What is PTSD? (DSM)
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See purple writing on page 3 of G doc notes.
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Who will get PTSD? risk factors and such…
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Is the stress response different in PTSD?
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See pink writing on page 5 of G doc notes.
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What causes PTSD? (aetiology)
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See orange writing on page 6 of G doc notes.
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Is there a genetic risk to PTSD?
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Lecture summary:
- Stress effects brain structure and function
- Physiologically, stress can be functional- but to a point!
- Significant individual differences in the management and regulation of stress
- PTSD can be a debilitating disorder
- Many psychological, biological, social and environmental risk factors for PTSD
- There should be a greater focus of protective factors/resilience
- HPA system has been a target for research which has produced some promising as well as contradictory findings – more replication is needed!
- Next lecture: PTSD, the memory system and the brain and treatment options
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