The situation that causes stress is known as a C. stressor.
Further Explanation
- Letter A and B are both wrong because activator and trigger mean the same thing.
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Letter D is irrelevant to the subject
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<em>Trigger or activator </em>is anything that is perceived by the five senses (sight, sound, touch, taste and smell) that is directly linked to an actual traumatic event experienced. It triggers a flashback or a reaction that is similar to the original response during the actual trauma
<em>Stressor</em> is any variable that causes stress. It creates an increase in energy or adrenaline that then activates the person's mental stress response mechanism.
<u>Trigger/activator VS. Stressor </u>
Imagine a PTSD Cup model, this is a buildup of stressors or can be just one stressor. When this cup eventually overflows it will trigger a stress response.
Imagine an iceberg of emotions, this is a buildup of negative emotion that peaks to a response usually in the form of anger.
The most common reaction to both a trigger and to a stressor is an increase in stress or a panic attack. While the reaction is the same for the person with PTSD and a person who has a buildup of negative emotions the terms differ depending upon the context to which something is experienced: whether linked to the trauma experienced or has no connection to the trauma experienced
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Example of Trigger and Stressor
Bryan was a battered child verbally and physically abused by his mother, a middle aged woman who used loud harsh words and inflicted violence on him.
- Any form of violence may trigger Bryan upon seeing it. This could result to a flashback or panic attack. This is a trigger as it is directly related to his specific circumstance surrounding his trauma.
- A sound of an agonizing cry will trigger him because of the memory of how he cried back then whereas a soundless cry is not a trigger
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- His girlfriend talking to him and annoying him is not a trigger but a stressor to his internal stress cup, thus his internal stress model overflows and leads to a stress response like anger, yelling, fighting, etc.
Learn more:
- Stress brainly.com/question/12084455
- Trauma brainly.com/question/7672654
Keywords: Stress, Stressor, Trauma
