Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ( Ptsd ) - 1514 Words

Description Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is defined as â€Å"a condition that generates waves of anxiety, anger, aggression, depression and suspicion; threatens a person’s sense of self; and interferes with daily life functioning† (Smeltzer, Bare, Hinkle Cheever, 2010, p. 99). As human beings, we are built with different type of emotions and feelings that can endanger us or benefit us. When faced with a traumatic life event, an individual will either overcome the event and become stronger from the experience or that event can hinder the person causing them to experience the signs and symptoms of PTSD. According to Carrion and Kletter (2012), (as cited in Gabbay, Oatis, Silva Hirsch, 2004) â€Å"epidemiological studies indicate that†¦show more content†¦The study revealed that â€Å"internalizing symptoms may play an even more important role in predicting delinquency than youths’ level of risk for maltreatment† (Bender et al., 2011, p. 83). According to Bender 2011, child abuse and neglect are among the high risk factors in the development of post traumatic stress disorder. In the United States for instance, there have been millions of cases reported for child abuse and neglect (Bender et al., 2011, p. 81). Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: Individual Therapy Studies has shown that the most used treatment for adolescents with PTSD is cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) . According to Rezvan, Baghban, Bahrami, Abedi (2008), CBT acts by trying to replace disgusting memories and recurring fears with multiple adaptive coping responses (p. 309). A study was conducted by Allen, Oseni, and Allen (2012), on a 16 year-old Caucasian male called Adam, who presented with symptoms of Post traumatic stress disorder that came from him witnessing his brother’s death. His brother got into a car accident which left him in critical condition and sadly pass away shortly after being admitted to a hospital (p. 633). Adam presented with experiencing feelings of sadness and sense of hopelessness, chest pains, lightheadedness, difficulty sleeping, nightmares, episodes of anger and other symptoms of panic attacks. Adam completed six months of CBT therapy sessions which was conducted by a clinical