As I noted about a decade ago when I first tackled âhighfalutin,â the origin of the word is uncertain. The reader who sent in that question in 1999 had heard that âhighfalutinâ originally denoted a fine grade of flour used to make a superior sort of bread.
Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is characterized by symptoms that include intense fear, helplessness, and/or horror that a person experiences following an exposure to a traumatic event. The traumatic event can include an actual or threatened death or a threat to oneâs or another personâs physical integrity.
Acute stress disorder. Acute stress disorder: Introduction. Anxiety and disturbed behaviour that can occur in the time after an extreme trauma. The symptoms usually start during or soon after the trauma but if the symptoms continue longer than a month then the conditions is then called posttraumatic stress disorder. ...more Â».