PTSD – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
PTSD (posttraumatic stress disorder)
disorder characterized by illusions that a past traumatic event is recurring and severe reaction to stress-inducing stimuli (often affects veterans and victims of violence)
Posttraumatic stress disorder
Posttraumatic stress disorder (
PTSD) is a
mental illness that can develop after a person is exposed to one or more traumatic events, such as
sexual assault,
warfare,
traffic collisions,
terrorism or other threats on a person's life. Symptoms include disturbing recurring flashbacks, avoidance or numbing of memories of the event, and
hyperarousal, continue for more than a month after the occurrence of a traumatic event.
PTSD
Noun
1. 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
(synonym) posttraumatic stress disorder
(hypernym) anxiety disorder
(hyponym) battle fatigue, combat fatigue, combat neurosis, shell shock
(part-meronym) survivor guilt
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder is an anxiety disorder that develops as a result of witnessing or experiencing a traumatic occurrence, especially life threatening events. PTSD can cause can interfere with a person's ability to hold a job or to develop intimate relationships with others.
PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder)
PTSD, posttraumatisk stresslidelse
