Post-traumatic stress disorder

Read the scenario and then write a 2-3 page answer to the question. You may also have to do limited research. You and your partner respond to a tough call on the beat. It’s a car crash on a busy road, and you race to get there. When you finally make it through all the traffic, a child clings to life – and dies in your arms. You and your partner are very different people, with different backgrounds and different lifestyles. She is more rational and holds in her emotions. You tend to show your emotions in public. She has been an officer for just a year, while you are a 10-year veteran.

Question: Which one of you will more likely develop posttraumatic stress disorder after this rough crash? Why? Comment on risk and resiliency factors in this situation. What symptoms (behaviors) will you see in the afflicted officer (your partner or yourself)? What are treatment strategies?

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My partner is likely to develop post traumatic stress disorder in this case. This is due to several reasons. First, she has the ability to hold in her emotions in public meaning that she does not release them and they may end up affecting her internally. Post traumatic stress disorder often develops after a horrifying ordeal and may not happen at the time of the event. The person may not necessarily have been harm, but must have been in the situation and experienced the effects. Medics have proven that emotions that are hidden or…..

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