?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Anxiety+and+Posttraumatic+Stress+Disorder+in+the+Context+of+Human+Brain+Evolution%3AA+Role+for+Theory+in+DSM-V%3F&rft.creator=Bracha%2C+Dr.+H.+Stefan&rft.creator=Maser%2C+Dr.+Jack+D.&rft.subject=Psychobiology&rft.subject=Psychophysiology&rft.subject=Physiological+Psychology&rft.subject=Evolutionary+Psychology&rft.subject=Evolution&rft.subject=Philosophy+of+Mind&rft.subject=Philosophy+of+Science&rft.subject=Neurophysiology&rft.subject=Clinical+Psychology&rft.description=The+%E2%80%9Chypervigilance%2C+escape%2C+struggle%2C+tonic+immobility%E2%80%9D%0D%0Aevolutionarily+hardwired+acute+peritraumatic+response%0D%0Asequence+is+important+for+clinicians+to+understand.+Our%0D%0Acommentary+supplements+the+useful+article+on+human%0D%0Atonic+immobility+(TI)+by+Marx%2C+Forsyth%2C+Gallup%2C+Fus%C3%A9+and+Lexington+(2008).+A+hallmark+sign+of+TI+is+peritraumatic%0D%0Atachycardia%2C+which+others+have+documented+as+a%0D%0Amajor+risk+factor+for+subsequent+posttraumatic+stress%0D%0Adisorder+(PTSD).+TI+is+evolutionarily+highly+conserved%0D%0A(uniform+across+species)+and+underscores+the+need+for%0D%0ADSM-V+planners+to+consider+the+inclusion+of+evolution%0D%0Atheory+in+the+reconceptualization+of+anxiety+and+PTSD.%0D%0AWe+discuss+the+relevance+of+evolution+theory+to+the%0D%0ADSM-V+reconceptualization+of+acute+dissociativeconversion%0D%0Asymptoms+and+of+epidemic+sociogenic+disorder(epidemic+%E2%80%9Chysteria%E2%80%9D).+Both+are+especially+in+need+of+attention+in+light+of+the+increasing+threat+of+terrorism%0D%0Aagainst+civilians.+We+provide+other+pertinent+examples.%0D%0AFinally%2C+evolution+theory+is+not+ideology+driven+(and%0D%0Amakes+testable+predictions+regarding+etiology+in+%E2%80%9Cboth%0D%0Adirections%E2%80%9D).+For+instance%2C+it+predicted+the+unexpected%0D%0Afinding+that+some+disorders+conceptualized+in+DSM-IV-TR+as+innate+phobias+are+conditioned+responses+and+thus+better+conceptualized+as+mild+forms+of+PTSD.+Evolution%0D%0Atheory+may+offer+a+conceptual+framework+in%0D%0ADSM-V+both+for+treatment+and+for+research+on+psychopathology.%0D%0A&rft.date=2008-03-01&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6345%2F1%2F2008_Bracha_%2526_Maser_Commentary.pdf&rft.identifier=++Bracha%2C+Dr.+H.+Stefan+and+Maser%2C+Dr.+Jack+D.++(2008)+Anxiety+and+Posttraumatic+Stress+Disorder+in+the+Context+of+Human+Brain+Evolution%3AA+Role+for+Theory+in+DSM-V%3F++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6345%2F