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.
An individual who has some symptoms of PTSD but not enough to fulfill the diagnostic criteria is still adversely affected. The diagnosis of Unspecified Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorder should be considerred. Roughly, 15% to 43% of children suffer a traumatic incident.