Research Testable Ptsd Hypothesis

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It appears scientists are laying down a testable hypothesis regarding why only some people who experience trauma go on to develop PTSD, and why there is such a diverse range of symptoms.

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"The bottom line, they say, is that people with PTSD appear to suffer from disrupted context processing. That’s a core brain function that allows people and animals to recognize that a particular stimulus may require different responses depending on the context in which it is encountered. It’s what allows us to call upon the “right” emotional or physical response to the current encounter."

Their goal is to stimulate interest in the theory and encourage people to test it.

Experts Suggest New Theory For PTSD Symptoms

 

[hodge]

Yaay for these guys at my alma mater. I wish I were there to be part of their studies.

 

[Lebil]

Nice post.. informative one. keep sharing this kind of post with us.

 

[eloc]

I am so liking this - my trauma occurred in anaother country and people just say go home and you will be ok. I did and I was worse and yes I did not have bombs and threats and breaking news and security closure but I always felt my kids were nof safe, noises made me jump the man in the car park with misogynistic banter got shot down in flames loud noises were horrific - there was never any risk of repeating what had happened [ I was as safe as I was before my trauma so I had lost my ability to gauge safety - which is the automatic thing - the lizard brain and all my therapy was to try and recognize that I was triggered and get away from the emotion and focus on what was happening in my body - I sometimes could feel twinkling across my body as my brain searched for what was wrong and the body symptoms would subside - sometimes they just moved and I would go from gas extended gut to an arm that was not mine for a week to the next treatment which saw me checking heart attack anxiety symptoms but then I got to the point where I was observing jaw pain that came and went for 6 months and finally I saw a dentist and I needed four route canals and crowns, agree we are definately triggered out of context - think that has been known for a while but actually looking if there is a mental/ physical connection broken seems like a new approach and would be relatively easy to practice building new neural pathways through simulated exercises in contect recognition but maybe not in the automatic brain. My personal theory is we need a chemical reboot out of freeze and into normal flight or fright and comes from anecdotal cures by actually getting in a lifesaving situation and successfully using the adrenalin for successful outcomes that aligns with somatic experiencing theory - am wondering if an adrenalin shot and a rigged virtual reality game where you can only succeed would do the trick - too much time to contemplate my navel