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.
Consultation with Medical Advisory should be considered. 1  Experiencing a severe stressor * before the clinical onset, or clinical worsening, of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. * 2  A severe stressor is a direct personal experience of an event that involves actual or threatened death or serious injury, or other threat to one's physical integrity; or ...efinition. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is characterized by the onset of psychiatric symptoms after exposure to a traumatic event.