Question

A terrible feature about remembering is the inability to forget. For many in the military and armed forces, this inability to forget traps them with a particular feeling associated with a particular moment. As the rules of war are uncompromising, the traumatic scars, both physical and emotional, hold power in the lives of those who have faced war. Over the years, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnoses have expanded to include victims of rape, environmental disasters, or any other event producing insurmountable and atypical levels of stress for an individual. When exceptionally stressful and atypical events occur in life, it is natural to feel discomfort or even trauma in response to the situation. Does everyone who experiences trauma become diagnosed with PTSD?

For this Discussion, consider whether the diagnosis of trauma always leads to the development of PTSD. If not diagnosed with PTSD, think about what alternative diagnoses might be possible for a client. With these thoughts in mind: Post a brief explanation of whether experiences of trauma always lead to the development of PTSD and explain why or why not. Then explain possible alternative client diagnoses.

Answer 1

According to a study that was done in Columbia university by Bonanno and his colleagues, it was found out that is the epidemiology of the anxiety disorder is probed the demographic are not sundry as depicted.

This disorder is generally generalized and is considered to be profoundly proliferated amongst masses, but they found that only 5 - 10% of the masses experience this after trauma, and the number does not exceed the threshold of 30%. It was also found that if an individual is unfortunate enough t have experienced the same, or a different kind of trauma again again, are their chances of developing PTSD.

Development of PTSD also depends upon the personal characteristics of an individual, if they are more prone to anxiety, and have a sense of feeling of less control over the conditions in their life, they are bound to experience PTSD in the face of trauma.

Resilience, social bonds, and steady income, all these factors depict a lower propensity for PTSD to follow after a trauma.  

The possible alternative client diagnosis could be depression, general anxiety, and or phobia of a certain stimuli involved in the incident.