ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR
POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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men
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women
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Numerous research studies on post-traumatic disorder have shown that females are twice as likely to experience PTSD than males. Further investigation revealed the following possible causes for the disparity.
Detailed explanation-2: -About 8 of every 100 women (or 8%) and 4 of every 100 men (or 4%) will have PTSD at some point in their life. This is in part due to the types of traumatic events that women are more likely to experience-such as sexual assault-compared to men.
Detailed explanation-3: -This includes war veterans, children, and people who have been through a physical or sexual assault, abuse, accident, disaster, or other serious events. According to the National Center for PTSD, about 7 or 8 out of every 100 people will experience PTSD at some point in their lives.
Detailed explanation-4: -The lifetime prevalence of PTSD is 5 to 6 percent in men and 10 to 12 percent in women. This means that women have almost double the rate of PTSD as men. Women’s PTSD also tends to last longer (four years versus one year, on average). Women are more at risk for chronic PTSD than men.