Acute stress disorder (ASD) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are both stress responses that can develop after a traumatic event, but they differ in duration and onset. ASD occurs during or shortly after the trauma and involves symptoms like racing heart, insomnia, and panic that usually last 3 days to 1 month. PTSD symptoms are delayed and persist long-term, disrupting survivors' lives years after the event. For military health workers, potential PTSD symptoms include reliving deployment traumas or feeling constantly threatened. To prevent PTSD, workshops could teach stress management techniques like deep breathing and promote social support through unit bonding activities.

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the survivors of a home invasion. Feelings of terror and helplessness that shake the very
foundation of personal security are the result when strangers enter the home with the
intent and will to do harm. Some survivors may resolve these immediate feelings of
helplessness by acquiring a handgun, pepper spray, or watchdogs, or by taking self-defense
courses. During, or for a short time immediately following the invasion, some people may
experience the onset of acute stress disorder (ASD) exhibited in racing hearts, bouts of
insomnia, and feelings of panic at the sound of footsteps approaching the front door. Others
may be so traumatized that they never look at their home in the same way or feel as safe no
matter how many locks are on the doors or how state-of-the-art their alarm system may be.
When the latter individuals experience a delayed onset of physiological response to trauma
that is persistent over the long term, their condition is described as posttraumatic stress
disorder (PTSD). This tragic scenario is just one example of a traumatic event that could
lead to severe but short-lived stress or a prolonged stress response that disrupts the lives of
the survivors long after the event is over.For this Discussion, review this week’s Learning
Resources including the “Acute Stress Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder”
handout. Reflect on the similarities and differences between ASD and PTSD. Then consider
that you have been asked to prepare a pre-deployment PTSD prevention workshop for
military health service workers. Consider intervention techniques you might recommend to
prevent the development of PTSD in this population. Assignment: Atlantic International
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder & InterventionWith these thoughts in mind:BY DAY 4Post
by Day 4 a brief comparison of similarities and differences between acute stress disorder
(ASD) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Then explain two potential PTSD
symptoms that could develop for a military health service worker. Finally, describe two
intervention techniques you might recommend to prevent PTSD and explain why each
might be effective. Be specific.Required ReadingsBaum, A., Trevino, L. A., & Dougall, A. L.
(2011). Stress and the cancers. In R. J. Contrada & A. Baum (Eds.), The handbook of stress
science: Biology, psychology, and health (pp. 420–421). New York, NY: Springer Publishing
Company.Read the section titled “Posttraumatic Stress Disorder”Dougall, A. L., & Swanson, J.
N. (2011). Physical health outcomes of trauma. In R. J. Contrada & A. Baum (Eds.), The

2. handbook of stress science: Biology, psychology, and health (pp. 373–384). New York, NY:
Springer Publishing Company.Gerin, W. (2011). Acute stress responses in the
psychophysiological laboratory. In R. J. Contrada & A. Baum (Eds.), The handbook of stress
science: Biology, psychology, and health (pp. 501–513). New York, NY: Springer Publishing
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primary prevention of posttraumatic stress disorder in the military: A review of the stress
control literature. Military Medicine, 176(7), 721–730. Retrieved from the Walden Library
using the ProQuest Central database.National Center for Biotechnology Information. (2011).
Post-traumatic stress disorder. PubMed Health. Retrieved
from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH000192…Scott-Tilley, D., Tilton, A.,
& Sandel, M. (2010). Biologic correlates to the development of post-traumatic stress
disorder in female victims of intimate partner violence: Implications for
practice. Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, 46(1), 26–36.Retrieved from the Walden Library
using the Academic Search Complete database.U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
(2007). DSM criteria for PTSD. Retrieved
from http://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/pages/dsm-iv-t…Wilson, D. R. (2010). Health
consequences of childhood sexual abuse. Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, 46(1), 56–
64.Retrieved from the Walden Library using the Academic Search Complete
database. Wilson, D. R. (2007). Memory repression in adult survivors of childhood sexual
abuse. Journal of Community and Health Sciences, 2(2), 72–83.Memory Repression in Adult
Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse, by Dr. Debra Rose Wilson, in Journal of Community
and Health Sciences, Vol. 2/Issue 2. Copyright 2007 by Journal of Community and Health
Sciences & Debra Wilson. Reprinted by permission of Journal of Community and Health
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