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There Appear to Be Some Similarities Between Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

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There appear to be some similarities between posttraumatic stress disorder (current chapter and Chapter 14)and the dissociative disorders in that most cases of each type of disorder are thought to result from extreme stress.How would you justify creating separate classifications for these disorders?


Definitions:

Two-Factor Theory

A psychological theory proposing that emotional experience results from a combination of physiological arousal and a cognitive label for that arousal.

Cognitive Appraisal

The process of interpreting and evaluating an event or situation which significantly influences one's emotional and psychological response.

James-Lange Theory

A theory of emotion proposing that emotions occur as a result of physiological reactions to events.

Sympathetic Nervous System

Part of the autonomic nervous system that prepares the body for fight or flight responses by increasing heart rate, blood flow, and adrenaline release.

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