Latest Science On Ptsd Vetted By Sludge

[Sludge]

Holdenmonty, it is a fairly simple process for a very difficult thing. What is being said a person serving in the military children have a higher propensity to also serve in the military. We don't know if that is Nature (genes) or nurture (experience, Dad did so did I). The theory basically states that someone with this type of gene may attracted someone else that also has this type of gene. So that gene becomes dominate (has a higher affect on the person) then before.

Even though my Dad never served I was raised around people who did. I had a higher propensity to serve. I met my wife and we married. Her Dad served in the Army right before Vet Nam. So there is a chance the my son may have the gene, and it may be stronger.

You see this done on purpose in other animals. People select what they like about an animal and breed it with another to get more that have that desired trait. Now the trait is more pronounced.

The theory is basically saying natural order is make the selection based on what we find attractive to give our offspring a higher rate to succeed. What we don't like about PTSD made it possible for us to succeed in crisis.

Now Sludge this is a grossly over simplification, so please do hammer me too hard.

Nope. No argument here! That pretty much sums it up.

My only addition to your post is that those propensities may actually modify us at a genetic level. (Which is what I think you were getting at!)


Sorry folks, I get into geek mode and forget that everyone isn't a science major.


I really suggest checking out the Överkalix Study. There is a ton of different levels of information on the web about this concept. (Hell even wikipedia does a halfway decent job, and I HATE wikipedia...


This BBC show does a great job explaining the concepts of epigenetics.

This was not the show I thought it was, but it does an excellent job explaining epigenetics and much to my surprise, a breakdown of what I was attempting to explain earlier. Turns out others have and already looked into my hypothesis. Damnit. Hate when that happens.

 

[RTO]

All that stuff is about a mile over my head

No worries. I had to stay at a Holiday Inn Express before I could post here.

 

[holdenmonty]

I understand the genetics stuff a little bit like it makes up who we are but I'll have to check out that video.

 

[Sludge]

Yeah, it is a pretty good one, even though I cannot seem to find the one I intended to post. This one actually spends about 10 minutes or so discussing PTSD and epigenetics.