Stress is an integral part of life. ... Stress is known to cause various psychiatric disorders involving anxiety and depression, including posttraumatic stress disorder, major depression, generalized anxiety, and multiple personality disorders. ... Stress is an adaptive response. ... In the first stage of stress, alarm, the body mobilizes its "fight or flight" defenses, either to resist the stress-causing factor or adapt to it. ... There are three types of stress, mental, physical, and chemical. ...

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Symptoms, such as disturbing recurring flashbacks, repeated nightmares, and hyper arousal, continue for more than a month after the occurrence of a traumatic event are a diagnosis of Posttraumatic stress disorder. ... Comorbidity is the presence of one or more additional disorders co-occurring with a primary disease or disorder; or the effect of such additional disorders or diseases. The additional disorder may also be a behavioral or mental disorder. With Sadie's psychological symptoms and diagnosis she clearly has comorbid disorders. ... Also I'd recommend her start taking yoga cla...

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