PSYC 430 LIBERTY UNIVERSITY Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorder _2023.pdf

Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorder

Tasha S Garland

Liberty University

PSYC 430: Abnormal Psychology

Dr. Robert Straub

August 7, 2023

Introduction

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) generally a

a trauma event or stressful life, tend to be apologetic more than others too. Within these

symptoms they can lead up to catastrophic events. It does not necessarily have to be a childhood

moment, it can typically be any traumatic event that has happened in one’s life. So there are six

trauma disorders: post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) very known, acute stress disorder

(ASD), second-hand trauma, reactive attachment disorder (RAD), disinhibited social engagement

disorder (DSED), and adjustment disorders. These six disorders can have health and life impacts

with one’s daily activities, plus can lead up to other health conditions if not careful.

The history of the DSM has been characterized by a shift in the theory of mental health

events, so of the others are rape, physical assaults, a death of a loved one, car wreck, torture, etc.

There was changes in the formal psychiatric diagnostic criteria, but before that criteria ever

time, as from the being it was rocky when the first DSM was released. Psychologist manifest

impact within patients to conduct of psychiatry, medicine, and the social sphere (Kawa, S., &

Giordano, J. (2012). Psychiatrist try to set the boundaries of their mental health and to help

broaden them in our areas. The psychiatric community is growing everyday, as to in the

beginning there were only a few that would help. It has took nearly sixty years to get where we

are today in the psychiatric community (Simões, G., & Silva, R. (2021).These medical/ mental

disorders all should be brought to attention to one’s doctor or psychiatrist so one can be

evaluated. No one should ever have to suffer or go through all these traumatic events and feel

like one is experiencing them all over again. Today they have more technology and new

medicines that can help, than what they had back in the day. The more we observe, analyze,

Cause of Illness

As most of everyone knows the cause of most trauma and stressor-related disorder

an accident, having a conflict, etc. All these can lead up to much more of a health problem if

under a lot of stress. We tend to stress a lot over things, when we should not. Stress plays a bad

toll on our body and hurts our body. So if we stress it can cause us to have long-lasting changes

that affect our behavior causing a condition such as post-traumatic stress disorder, known as

PTSD (Kenji et al., 2022). Even though stressful events happen daily, sometimes it is hard to get

by when one suffers with a disorder unless your doctor has prescribed one with the right

medicine or treatment. The struggle is real! Reliving these tragic events is a nightmare, I know

from experience as I too suffer from PTSD. Simple things tend to flair mine up. Sometimes

scents, being in a room with a lot of people, especially a lot of men, car accidents, hospitals, and

other things, just can’t think of them at the moment. I know everyone is different but there are a

Sometimes trauma and stressor-related disorder can be life-threatening. In all these events and

Cognitive Therapy is another way of treatment it helps modify pessimistic evaluations and

memories of one’s traumatic event. The first line of treatment for trauma is trauma-focused

psychotherapy. Which is exposure rather than the other types of therapy that is offered and

medication of course. Sometimes all we need is to talk through our problems and then we are all

okay, well until it happens again or flairs back up. One’s psychiatrist tries to turn those events

around with a goal of interrupting that disturbed behavioral or pattern event that has been

interfering with one’s every day life so that person can move past it and continue moving

forward. Narrative Exposure Therapy, better yet known as group therapy. Can act out one’s

traumatic events and as a group try to refuge through them, you are not alone, remember that!

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy, where one is hypnotized to go back

or psychologist to seek advice if needed within a mental disorder. Sometimes medication does

help, like an antidepressant or something to help sleep. A psychiatrist teaches us how to address

the other hand we can control with a little more patience in life. We could find activities we

enjoy such as go for a walk, run, listen to music, read a good book, watch a movie, do crafts,

exercise, mediate, express our feeling within a blog or journal, hang out with family and friends,

etc. There are a lot of ways to try to prevent ourself from sitting and reminiscing on traumatic

events that have happened in one’s life. Our body and brains need a break from our everyday

life, they need to enjoy something we love to do! Go ahead and stop to take a deep breath, now

did that feel better? Yes! Just image how our bodies feel when we stop and take the time to relax

for them. Stress and trauma pot a toll on our bodies, one should be careful. When a prevention is

in place it improves quality to our life, ability to work, and a health outcome is available.

Sometimes drawing is another good way to help prevent, although it might backfire too, because

trying those new things occupies one’s brain to not think about the catastrophe events, then

problem solved.

everyone deserves the opportunity no matter the situation to be heard if they are having a trauma

or stressful time. Tough topic but an important one cross cultural and trauma. They do have a

bonding relationship, for example discrimination, education, housing, employment, enslavement

of African-Americans, gender-based, ethnic, and racial. Most of the events happened long ago,

but some still are arising today, why? No idea. Stress like this can weigh heavily on one and can

bring up either memories or tragic trauma events. Why can’t everyone just get along like God

wants us to? “If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.” -Romans 12:18

(ESV). We might can’t control everything that is happening around us, but as God wants us to

try our best to seek peace with everyone around us. Cross-cultural trauma can affect anyone, not

just any certain individual. Which that goes with any disorder as well. A lot of this trauma and

in the whale, David struggled, Elijah discouraged, Job suffered, and many more. Oh let’s not

forget Adam and Eve. “ So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your

(Gregg,KCitation 2016 , p. 134). (M. Elizabeth Lewis Hall,Ket al. 2022). Trauma has so many

different types and comes with different disasters, some are unpreventable. The disciplines of

spiritual and pastoral psychology are uniquely poised to reconceptualize trauma and reframe it as

part of a stress-trauma continuum particularly given the way trauma can engender great suffering

as well as resistance and even the possibility of transformation (Holton, M.J., Snodgrass, J.L.

2023). Traumas and stress can be defined, but most importantly if one is feeling down because of

one of these situations turn to God to pray about the situation. Christians who struggle seek God,

the Bible and sometimes the pastor at their church. Everyone has their go to when their situation

arises.

lower the traumatic events that kept occurring. Life is not easy but we have God as our leader, I

feel as some people tend to forget that. Maybe some feel as God can’t help them, oh but he can.