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B1 Intermediate English 5:13 Educational

The psychology of post-traumatic stress disorder - Joelle Rabow Maletis

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B1

CEFR Level

5/10

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Subtitles (101 segments)

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Many of us will experience some kind of trauma during our lifetime.

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Sometimes, we escape with no long-term effects.

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But for millions of us, those experiences linger,

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causing symptoms like flashbacks,

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nightmares,

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and negative thoughts that interfere with everyday life.

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This phenomenon, called post-traumatic stress disorder,

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or PTSD,

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isn’t a personal failing;

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rather, it’s a treatable malfunction of certain biological mechanisms

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that allow us to cope with dangerous experiences.

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To understand PTSD,

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we first need to understand how the brain processes a wide range of ordeals,

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including the death of a loved one,

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domestic violence,

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injury or illness,

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abuse,

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rape,

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war,

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car accidents,

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and natural disasters.

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