Definitions for posttraumatic stress disorder
post·trau·mat·ic stress dis·or·der

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1. posttraumatic stress disorder, PTSDnoun

   an anxiety disorder associated with serious traumatic events and characterized by such symptoms as survivor guilt, reliving the trauma in dreams, numbness and lack of involvement with reality, or recurrent thoughts and images

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1. posttraumatic stress disorder

   Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health disorder that occurs after a person has experienced or witnessed a traumatic event such as a natural disaster, a serious accident, a terrorist act, war/combat, rape, or other violent personal assault. It is characterized by severe and long-lasting emotional distress that persists even long after the traumatic event, often causing flashbacks, nightmares, severe anxiety, and uncontrollable thoughts about the event. PTSD affects a person's normal functioning and impacts their social, personal, and occupational life. People with PTSD can feel frightened even when they are not in danger.

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1. Posttraumatic stress disorder

   Posttraumatic stress disorder is a severe condition that may develop after a person is exposed to one or more traumatic events, such as sexual assault, serious injury or the threat of death. The diagnosis may be given when a group of symptoms such as disturbing recurring flashbacks, avoidance or numbing of memories of the event, and hyperarousal continue for more than a month after the traumatic event. Most people who experience a traumatizing event will not develop PTSD. However, because women are more likely to experience more high impact trauma, they are more likely to develop PTSD than men. Children are less likely to experience PTSD after trauma than adults, especially if they are under 10 years of age.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of posttraumatic stress disorder in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of posttraumatic stress disorder in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of posttraumatic stress disorder in a Sentence

1. Arash Anoshiravani:

   Whether it’s the child who was physically abused and has PTSD (posttraumatic stress disorder) and ends up using drugs . . . or the one that started selling drugs to buy food and clothes for himself and his siblings after his ‘gang-banging’ father was deported . . . these kids have experienced a lot of loss and a lot of adversity, i think the issue for the kids who end up in our juvenile justice system is, why haven’t we been able to meet their needs in the community they’re coming from.

References

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