Written By Alexis Mitchell UNCC ’18 Trauma survivors are of particular interest in stress research because they have experienced extreme stress due to their exposure to events such as combat, physical assault, sexual assault, and natural disasters. These individuals frequently report poor physical health, increased use of health care systems, and increased functional impairment as […]
Traumatized College Students
Written by Alexis Mitchell UNCC’18 College students are experiencing trauma and as a result are enduring negative psychological effects. In fact, certain events are causing college students to experience even greater symptoms of psychopathology (Vrana & Lauterbach, 1994). See College Students and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms for a previous blog post about the prevalence of posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSD) in […]
College Students and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms
Written by Alexis Mitchell UNCC ‘18 Defined by the American Psychological Association, posttraumatic stress disorder is an anxiety problem that develops in some people after extremely traumatic events (2013). People with PTSD may relive the event by having intrusive memories, flashbacks, and nightmares. They may avoid anything that reminds them of the trauma and have […]