An Analysis of the Impact of Cultural Background on PTSD in Hispanic Americans



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An Analysis of the Impact of Cultural Background on PTSD in Hispanic Americans

Introduction

The traumatic disorder leaves a person in a condition of stress, anxiousness and sadness. Usually, after the traumatic experience by a person, he or she might feel sad, frightened, disconnected and different from others. These conditions are found to be usual among those who have faced a severe traumatic disorder. When these conditions are temporary than it is considered to be normal, however, when the conditions of sadness, and disorder became prolonged then a person is said to be suffered from post traumatic stress disorder or PSTD. It makes a person to suffer from sadness, anxiety, stress and frightened for the rest of their lives. The victim thinks that he or she may not become normal again. It is also difficult to get back to the normal life again. The conditions of PTSD are found to be more common in Hispanic Americans than any other racial or ethnic group in the world. It has been identified that the cultural background of Hispanic Americans plays a pivotal role in increasing the risks of PTSD among the Hispanic Americans. A number of researchers have identified the cultural factors prevalent in the Hispanic culture which promotes PTSD among Hispanic Americans. These factors include lower social support, greater wishful thinking, and greater peritraumatic dissociation, self blame coping and increased perceived racism.

This paper discusses the concept of Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and its correlation with the cultural background of Hispanic Americans that enhances the chances of the disease among them.

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

The follow up of traumatic event in a life of a person that makes their life threatening and they become frightened of most of the things in their lives is called as Post traumatic disorder (PTSD). The patients suffering from a Post traumatic disorder (PTSD) feels themselves helpless and they become disconnected from their normal lives. The person also feels unsafe due to the after effects of the traumatic event. The conditions become prolonged and it becomes difficult for the patient to cope up with the sadness and helplessness which integrates into their lives. Some of the examples of Post traumatic disorder (PTSD) include a soldier who is being scarred in a battle or a military combat which is a common reason for the Post traumatic disorder (PTSD) in men. However, there could be some other reasons of Post traumatic disorder (PTSD) in people especially the events which triggers the Post traumatic disorder (PTSD) in them because of their uncontrollability and unpredictability. The experience of Post traumatic disorder (PTSD) usually happens with those who personally go through such event of catastrophe that might change their lives for a temporary or permanent time period.

Sometimes, it also happens to those who witness the event or are directly or indirectly involved in the stressing catastrophic event. Even in some cases, the people who experience ...