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There is no doubt that everyone has the vulnerability to develop PTSD i.e. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. Although there are a good number of people who experience PTSD and some stage of life, there are only a small percentage of the people who are at risk for developing PTSD. There are a number of factors why occurrence of PTSD is uncommon in majority of the populace. Firstly, if an individual is provided with a family setting that is both healthy and protecting, he/she may not become susceptible to develop this disorder. This is because an inspiring family is helpful for an individual to gain knowledge of useful survival strategies, develop self-assurance and set up a firm, affectionate support system to save the family members from harm (McFarlene 2000).
Moreover, I think that family history also plays a role in this regard. In simple words, parents who have themselves suffered from PSTD make sure that their children learn maladaptive methods to cope with any stress they face in life. I also think that most of the people do not develop PSTD as they are strong emotionally. Their emotional strength helps them to cope with the traumatic situations in a sensible way even if they are affected by the accident or stressful event initially. Moreover, according to many studies and research, it has been found out that not all traumatic events have same level of affecting people. The lesser traumatic an event is, the lesser are chances that the people involved will face any kind of stress. People also are less vulnerable to develop post-traumatic stress disorder as they have family, friends, and society to depend on after any traumatic event’s occurrence. The social circle of a person is significantly valuable in reducing any chance of PTSD development as it keeps him//her away from segregation and also helps him/her in forgetting any traumatic memory (McFarlene 2000).
Everyone reacts in a fear-provoking, terrifying and disturbing situation. Dangers must be handled and faced. Normal individuals always react to traumatic situations, no matter it is a natural event (hurricane, earthquake, flood etc.) or event occurred due to human beings (fire, terrorism etc.). However, everyone has a different way to react to different situations. Also, the consequences of traumatic events affect every individual in a different way. Thus, it may be said that the frightening situations and their aftermaths vary from individual to individual and culture to culture. Therefore, it is crystal clear that though PTSD is a normally occurring disorder, most of the people do not get affected by it as they find the strength or power to cope with the unexpected and damaging situations (Nader, Dubrow & Stamm 1999).
Thus, it totally depends on the events and situations the way people react. In more or less every traumatic event, some people are provided with the resources to escape or get aid. On the other hand, most of the people fail to get any kind of financial or emotional support. Thus, a majority of people who manage to get help, money, shelter, transportation, foodstuff etc. find it easy to cope with distressing circumstances and thus do not get affected by the situations that may affect others who doesn’t obtain the mentioned relieving options. Also, the severity of the reactions also differs from person to person. Some people get normal immediately after a distressing event whereas some take a longer time period to accept the bitter reality of life (Nader, Dubrow & Stamm 1999).
References
McFarlene A. C. (2000). Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Model of the Longitudinal Course and the Role of Risk Factors. The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 61, pp.15-23.
Nader, K., Dubrow, N., & Stamm, B. H. (1999). Honoring Differences: Cultural Issues in the Treatment of Trauma. 1. ed. Philadelphia: Brunner Mazel. Print.
