Author: Pedro T Gondim
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Trauma, stress and memoryThe word "trauma" comes from the greek wound 'and refers to both psychological and physiological aspects. Trauma occurs as a result of a severe case and that has deep roots in the different levels of the human spirit and the trauma causes behaviour.What? Psychological trauma is a broad concept, and its origins are linked together with two known mechanisms of the human mind: Stress and memory.Albeit often associated with negativity, stress is an evolutionary advantage. Stress activation, “bipolar disease“, mechanism allows most people to dangerous situations, to respond consciously recognize this – also known as "fight or flight" response. The amount of the stress response in general, determines the intensity of psychological trauma and trauma in a individual.Memory are interrelated processes – without the memory of a traumatic event, there is a psychological trauma. In addition, memory plays an active role in the frequency and intensity of stress responses. When stress, which (by an event of stress) is activated to start multiple processes) to assess the situation of higher mental functions (prefrontal cortex – responsible for decision making. If the situation is not in danger, the emphasis will gradually closed system and the body returns to normal operation. If the situation reflects the risks, the individual must decide what to do – and in this process – the amygdala (a part of the limbic system, which is launching a major role in human emotions , particularly anxiety) moved the hippocampus (a central region of human memory), the information differently than other communication events. This long-term storage of memory is emotionally from his system is a mechanism significance.Such says another intelligent human function. The next time the same stress factors) was identified (or similar, this memory will be immediately available to support the response of the individual. On an unconscious level, it will be abused for an answer the event. So, in a conscious level, comparison and previous experience will be better decisions making.Trauma health and trauma in our lives is inevitable. Since the birth of a child, in all stages of their development – are often traumatic events, and also part of the "human experience." However, the required level of trauma caused by an event in the short and long term effects of this trauma can be linked occurrence.For Like many mental disorders. disorders such as schizophrenia, depression and bipolar disorder can be triggered by traumatic events. A condition is very traumatic and very often directly related to the consultation: post-traumatic stress disorder (PSTD). Post-traumatic stress disorder (PSTD) occurs when a person has a range of behaviors and reactions on the basis of a traumatic event developed. The traumatic experience affected the normal functioning that may occur so that the parties may provide in order to avoid conditions behaviour.This at any age and traumatic stress, a life can be combined. The responses to trauma are feelings of intense fear, helplessness and / or horror. This condition has its roots in the relationship between stress, trauma, and shows that memory.It PTSDs to a "lack" of features processes of memory in the brain have been created. As described above, the events emotional attachment found elsewhere (for a "deeper" level.) These memories are the stress and traumatic events, particularly those in some sort of damage and emotional suffering, which person.Upon the identification, “bipolar disease“, of stress factors that result (or similar), which would cause a reaction to the previous situation, the body triggers an immediate response overused. In most cases, the new event is no danger. For example, a noise could be a factor of stress from a situation where a person was attacked landed. The same sound, or something similar could happen in other situations, which are harmless. Unless stressors increased (results in danger), over time, the brain is the stimulation and gradually reduce the stress response. This process is called "extinction" (Pavlov's theory.) if the settlement does not occur, the individual continues to ( stress) response to the original stimulus, or of a similar nature. This is the case of PTSD suffer. Because the human body is not ready to receive a state of constant stress,