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.
DSM-5 Category: Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders. Introduction. The category of âTrauma and Stressor-related Disordersâ is a new rubric for the variously-named forms of post-traumatic stress disorder, shell shock, combat neurosis and the like.
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».