PTSD Webquest

Introduction

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a lot like camels: most people think only soldiers ever see it, but it's actually more common than you think. PTSD is a lot more than a fear of guns or a desperate attempt to make characters on Grey's Anatomy interesting, it's a legitimate and often terrifying disability the effects of which may even be myterious to the person living with it.

Task

Your task is learn about PTSD and become a more compassionate, understanding person as a result. After studying some helpful resources on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, you will be asked to answer a few questions to test your knowledge of and compassion towards, this often misunderstood disability.

Process

Evaluation

Question 1: What causes Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder?

Question 2: What can you do to be supportive to someone you know with PTSD?

Question 3: American author H. P. Lovecraft once wrote that "memory often makes merciful deletions,"

how does this quote relate to people with PTSD who may not understand why their triggers affect them the way they do?

Conclusion

Congratulations, you now know the basic facts about PTSD. Use this knowledge to be kind and help others.