post-traumatic stress disorder

(noun)

Any condition that develops following some stressful situation or event, such as sleep disturbance, recurrent dreams, withdrawal or lack of concentration.

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Examples of post-traumatic stress disorder in the following topics:

  • Psychological Theories of Deviance

    • Bales is accused of getting drunk and going into a town nearby his post in Afghanistan and murdering 16 Afghanis without provocation.
    • Take, for example, the case of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
    • This is a psychological condition in which a traumatic incident in one's past causes an individual to have abnormal reactions to stimuli.
    • Bales is accused of getting drunk and going into a town nearby his post in Afghanistan and murdering 16 Afghanis without provocation.
    • A gulf war soldier finds hope after a series of traumatic experiences in his life.

  • Rape

    • In the aftermath of an attack, many victims develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a severe anxiety disorder.