post-traumatic stress
Lingering psychological wounds
Post-traumatic stress is psychological distress that follows exposure to a traumatic event—combat, assault, accidents, or other overwhelming experiences.
Symptoms include flashbacks, nightmares, hypervigilance, and emotional numbness.
The clinical term is post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), though post-traumatic stress often appears without the final word: He's been dealing with post-traumatic stress since the accident.
- intrusive thoughtsInvoluntary disturbing mental content
- flashbacksInvoluntary vivid memory episodes
- nightmaresTerrifying sleep experiences
- night terrorsFrightening partial-arousal episodes
- panic attacksAcute fear episodes
cognitive behavioral therapy · avoidance · support groups · exposure therapy · safe space · hypervigilance · startle response · fight or flight · emotional numbness · psychoeducation · sleep disturbances · medication management · survivor guilt · anxiety · dissociation · emotional scars · irritability · natural disasters
- SyndromesDown syndrome, Stockholm syndrome, metabolic syndrome, Tourette syndrome, DiGeorge syndrome
- stress types
- captivity traumaPTSD, Stockholm syndrome, learned helplessness, captivity, survival guilt
- workplace hazardsburnout, fire hazard, overwork, back pain, harassment
post-traumatic stresspost-traumatic growth
Development sparked by crisis
psychological well-being · peace of mind · psychological wellbeing · resilience · equanimity
post-traumatic stressmental health
Emotional and cognitive well-being
psychological health · recovery · remission · wellness · emotional regulation
post-traumatic stresspost-traumatic growth
Development sparked by crisis
resilience · hardiness · antifragility · meaning-making · stress resilience
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