Factors That Increase PSTD Following Physical or Emotional Trauma

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stress disorder can be affected by the past of a patient, the gender of a patient, and the amount of directness the patient had with the trauma they experienced.
Post-traumatic stress disorder can be defined in a variety of ways. Romeo Vitelli describes PTSD as "the development of characteristic symptoms following the exposure to one or more traumatic events" (13). Vitelli continues to describe a traumatic event as "when a person has experienced, witnessed, or was confronted with an event or events that involve actual or threatened death or serious injury, or a threat to the physical integrity of self or others" (13). There can be physical or mental signs of PTSD. The physical signs of PTSD "[include] rapid heartbeat, excessive sweating, and high or low blood pressure" (Vitelli 14). In addition, the personality of a person may change. Personality includes distinguishing patterns of thoughts, emotions, and actions, undeviating throughout developmental times and context ...

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relationships" (10). The article continues to state that abusive relationships with family members or adult mentors in the past cause children to "need direction in choosing dating partners" (Kendall-Tackett et al. 11). The development of PTSD can be effected by past relationships and traumas in history.
The gender a person can also be impactful to the beginning of the development of PTSD. Sharron Gil claims that gender is a factor into the development of PTSD "with males being at greater risk for exposure to traumas and females being at a greater risk for PTSD" (245). Many studies divide their results between male and female participants. Majority of these studies find that women show ...

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