https://www.psychdb.com/ 2026-06-12T10:32:15-0700 https://www.psychdb.com/ https://www.psychdb.com/lib/tpl/bootstrap3/images/favicon.ico text/html 2021-03-29T15:04:32-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.psychdb.com/trauma-and-stressors/acute?rev=1617055472&do=diff Acute Stress Disorder Primer Acute Stress Disorder (acute stress reaction, psychological shock) is a mental disorder that arises in response to experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event that induces a strong emotional response within the individual. Common traumas include combat/war in males, assault/rape in females, torture, natural disasters, and serious accidents. Acute stress disorder is a text/html 2022-02-16T10:50:10-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.psychdb.com/trauma-and-stressors/adjustment?rev=1645037410&do=diff Adjustment Disorder Primer Adjustment Disorder (sometimes called situational depression) is an excessive and abnormal reaction to a life stressor.Casey, P., & Bailey, S. (2011). Adjustment disorders: the state of the art. World Psychiatry, 10(1), 11. The reaction is more severe than normally expected and results in significant social, occupational, or academic impairment. text/html 2021-01-15T13:02:38-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.psychdb.com/trauma-and-stressors/home?rev=1610744558&do=diff Trauma and Stressor Disorders Primer Trauma is any event where an individual: (1) directly experiences, witnesses (in person), (2) learns about a trauma that occurred to a close family member or close friend (with the actual or threatened death being either violent or accidental), or (3) experiences, first-hand, repeated, or extreme exposure to aversive (unpleasant) details of the traumatic event (and does not learn about it through media, pictures, television, or movies, except for work-relat… text/html 2025-11-02T16:50:47-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.psychdb.com/trauma-and-stressors/ptsd?rev=1762131047&do=diff Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Primer Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a mental disorder diagnosed after an exposure to trauma, including actual or threatened death, serious injury, or sexual violation. It is characterized by intrusive and distressing memories or dreams, dissociative reactions, and substantial psychological or physiological distress related to the event. A diagnosis of PTSD requires evidence of exposure to trauma, and is characterized by intrusive and dissociativ…