The Effects Of PTSD On Families

Another leading cause of PTSD most commonly found in this day and age in people is neglect. With all the technology running our planet today and social media, cheating and neglect of important relationships occur quite often. Social media enables people to cheat without even knowing or realizing it as well as takes away precious time you have with the people whom are surrounding you at that moment. Also neglect can occur when violence transpires within the home and can have very serious effects on the ones in the household. “Neglect may be co-morbid with witnessing family violence. In the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being, the first nationally representative study of children referred to the child welfare system (Burns et al., 2004), high rates of domestic violence were reported (Hazen et al., 2004). In a twin study of 1116 families of monozygotic and dizygotic 5 year old twin pairs, children exposed to high levels of domestic violence had IQs that were on average 8 points lower than unexposed children (Koenen et

al., 2003).” (4) Thus proving that even just a small amount of trauma and cause PTSD. While abuse and neglect may be a very big cause as to why people suffer from PTSD they are not the only ones.
PTSD can have many effects on people and the people that are around those suffering from it.

How? It can effect the way people see you and feel around you. Why? Usually because something is triggered inside of you causing you to act out in a manner unappealing to others around you. The effect that this can have on the person and the family can be minor or extremely severe. Mentioned previously when going through this illness one can act out in a harmful way to themselves and others and often can be fatal if not treated. “Some studies that point to PTSD as a precipitating factor of suicide suggest that high levels of intrusive memories can predict the relative risk of suicide (9). Anger and impulsivity have also been shown to predict suicide risk in those with PTSD (15). Further, some cognitive styles of coping such as using suppression to deal with stress may be additionally predictive of suicide risk in individuals with PTSD (9).”

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while self harm can be a major problem so can harming others. “Hyperarousal symptoms are usually constant, instead of being triggered by things that remind one of the traumatic event. They can make the person feel stressed and angry. These symptoms may make it hard to do daily tasks, such as sleeping, eating, or concentrating. It’s natural to have some of these symptoms after a dangerous event. Sometimes people have very serious symptoms that go away after a few weeks. This is