{"id":400,"date":"2013-04-11T16:07:12","date_gmt":"2013-04-11T23:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/fa\/?page_id=400"},"modified":"2018-05-04T08:37:01","modified_gmt":"2018-05-04T15:37:01","slug":"post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/fa\/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd\/","title":{"rendered":"Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)"},"content":{"rendered":"<table id=\"table1\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"3\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Palomar College is sensitive to the needs of our Veterans students in transitioning to the college environment. Teachers, Counselors, Administrators are all committed to your success!<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<h3>Symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress<\/h3>\n<p>Have you ever:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>felt so tense, discouraged, or angry that you were afraid you just couldn&#8217;t cope?<\/li>\n<li>had an extremely stressful experience that you try not to think about, but it still continues to bother you or is repeated in nightmares?<\/li>\n<li>felt constantly on guard or watchful, or been on edge or jumpy more than you really need to be?<\/li>\n<li>had a family member who seemed troubled in these ways?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Everyone Experiences Stress<\/h3>\n<p>Stress is a <em>normal <\/em>response of the body and mind.\u00a0 Everyone feels stress when gearing up to deal with major life events (marriage, divorce, births, deaths, or starting or ending a job) or handling everyday hassles like arguments, financial headaches, deadlines or traffic jams.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Physical Signs of a Stress Response Include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rapid heartbeat<\/li>\n<li>Headaches<\/li>\n<li>Stomach aches<\/li>\n<li>Muscle Tension<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Emotional Signs of Stress Can Be Both Positive and Upsetting<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Positive Signs<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Excitement<\/li>\n<li>Exhilaration<\/li>\n<li>Joy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Upsetting Signs<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Frustration<\/li>\n<li>Nervousness<\/li>\n<li>Discouragement<\/li>\n<li>Anxiety<\/li>\n<li>Anger<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>If you feel like you may be experiencing PTSD, please contact your closest Vet Center. you can find one by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vetcenter.va.gov\/\">clicking here<\/a>. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Vet Center closest to the Palomar San Marcos campus is:<\/p>\n<p>The Vet Center<br \/>\nOne Civic Center Dr, Suite 140<br \/>\nSan Marcos, CA 92069<br \/>\nPhone: 760-744-6914<br \/>\nFax: 760-744-6919<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Palomar College is sensitive to the needs of our Veterans students in transitioning to the college environment. Teachers, Counselors, Administrators are all committed to your success! Symptoms of Post Traumatic&hellip; <a class=\"continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/fa\/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd\/\">Continue Reading<span> Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":214,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-full-width.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-400","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P3oWhv-6s","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/fa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/400","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/fa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/fa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/fa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/214"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/fa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=400"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/fa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/400\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2712,"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/fa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/400\/revisions\/2712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/fa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}