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.

With these thoughts in mind: Post 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.

Readings Course Text: Baum, 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”
Course Text: Dougall, A. L., & Swanson, J. N. (2011). Physical health outcomes of trauma. In R. J. Contrada & A. Baum (Eds.), The handbook of stress science: Biology, psychology, and health (pp. 373–384). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company.  Course Text: 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 Company. Article: Hourani, L. L., Council, C. L., Hubal, R. C., & Strange, L. B. (2011). Approaches to the 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. Article: National Center for Biotechnology Information. (2011). Post-traumatic stress disorder. PubMed Health. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001923 Article: 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. Article: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. (2007). DSM criteria for PTSD. Retrieved from http://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/pages/dsm-iv-tr-ptsd.asp   Article: 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. Article: 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 Sciences & Debra Wilson. Handout: Laureate Education, Inc. (2012). Acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder. Unpublished document.  Handout: Laureate Education, Inc. (2012). Sampling of stress management techniques. Unpublished document. Handout: Week 5 Final Project Assignment: Handout Guidelines Workshop Materials: Lang, T. A. (1999). Developing patient education handouts. Davis, CA: Tom Lang Communications.
Lang, T. (1999). Writing Patient Education Materials. Copyright 1999 by Thomas A. Lang, Principal, Tom Lang Communications and Training International.  Web Resource: American Psychological Association. (2012). Post-traumatic stress disorder. Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/topics/ptsd/index.aspx Web Resource: National Institute of Mental Health. (2012). Health topics: Post-traumatic stress disorder. Retrieved from http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd/index.shtml