{ "schema_version": "uw.editorial_geo.v1", "article_index": "WAR-002", "catalog_id": "WAR-002", "language": "en", "headline": "Strong reactions after frightening events: what they may mean", "description": "Understanding strong reactions after frightening events without self-diagnosis, blame, or independent immersion in trauma.", "master_filename": "ARTICLE_EN.md", "master_sha256": "0a8c1744d58f6aae7261b4aaa243f9f0ec96fe5d407ffd3c5432751382cf4147", "short_answer": "An intense or outwardly quiet response after a frightening event deserves attention but does not determine character or establish diagnosis. Present safety, particular consequences, effects on life, and suitable support matter.", "claims": [ { "id": "C01", "type": "editorial_distinction", "text": "An observed reaction, an explanation of its cause, and a judgement of oneself are different statements that can be considered separately.", "source_ids": [], "article_sections": [ "I. Name what is happening before choosing an explanation", "II. An intense reaction is not a measure of weakness" ], "attribution": "United Wisdom authorial distinction with explicitly fictional scenes", "limitations": "Not a model of hidden causes or a demand for detailed reconstruction." }, { "id": "C02", "type": "clinical_educational_information", "text": "Stress reactions after trauma can occur in people trained for crises; they do not measure weakness.", "source_ids": [ "S1" ], "article_sections": [ "II. An intense reaction is not a measure of weakness" ], "attribution": "VA National Center for PTSD public educational article", "limitations": "Not a guarantee of identical outcomes or an excuse for harmful conduct." }, { "id": "C03", "type": "medical_boundary", "text": "Sudden confusion requires immediate medical help and must not automatically be explained by experiencing war.", "source_ids": [ "S6" ], "article_sections": [ "III. Bodily reactions require attention to circumstances", "What this means in practice" ], "attribution": "NHS sudden-confusion guidance, narrow urgency boundary", "limitations": "Not home diagnosis, an exhaustive urgent-symptom list, or a foreign number." }, { "id": "C04", "type": "editorial_safety_boundary", "text": "A reminder and a new threat may feel similar; protective decisions need present circumstances and appropriate local instructions.", "source_ids": [], "article_sections": [ "IV. A reminder and a new threat can feel similar" ], "attribution": "United Wisdom editorial analysis, not individual risk assessment", "limitations": "No claim that a location is safe or that necessary precautions should be reduced." }, { "id": "C05", "type": "clinical_educational_information", "text": "Numbness and disconnection appear in PTSD information, but recognising a phrase or matching a list does not establish diagnosis.", "source_ids": [ "S2", "S3" ], "article_sections": [ "V. Emptiness and an absence of words deserve attention too", "VI. Recognising yourself in a list is not enough" ], "attribution": "NHS and NIMH public educational information", "limitations": "An individual cause remains unknown; everyday description is not a self-test." }, { "id": "C06", "type": "authorial_practical_proposal", "text": "Support is agreed around a specific action; seeking assessment can begin with a consequence and its effects on life.", "source_ids": [], "article_sections": [ "VII. Support begins with participation that has been agreed", "IX. Bring a consequence rather than a completed theory", "What this means in practice" ], "attribution": "United Wisdom optional practical proposal", "limitations": "No promise of access, outcome, or universal privacy rules; children are not made responsible for adult care." }, { "id": "C07", "type": "philosophical_religious_comparison", "text": "Pausing in Laozi and a time for silence in Ecclesiastes allow a limited comparison while preserving speech and early action.", "source_ids": [ "S4", "S5" ], "article_sections": [ "VIII. Attention to the past is not something to prescribe yourself", "X. Tomorrow need not prove a final outcome" ], "attribution": "Named primary texts and expressly limited authorial analogy", "limitations": "Not a nervous-system mechanism, treatment, or instruction to wait in danger." } ], "questions": [ { "id": "F01", "q": "Should I count matching symptoms?", "a": "No. Recognition may help formulate a question; diagnosis needs professional assessment rather than a list in an article.", "claim_ids": [ "C05" ], "source_ids": [ "S2", "S3" ], "article_sections": [ "VI. Recognising yourself in a list is not enough" ] }, { "id": "F02", "q": "Must I give detailed memories at the first conversation?", "a": "You can start with a present consequence and discuss the purpose and conditions of further questions; the article does not promise a clinician will never ask about the past.", "claim_ids": [ "C06" ], "source_ids": [], "article_sections": [ "IX. Bring a consequence rather than a completed theory" ] }, { "id": "F03", "q": "What if optional observation makes things harder?", "a": "Stop and consider another form of support. Current danger and acute medical change need their appropriate action.", "claim_ids": [ "C03", "C06" ], "source_ids": [ "S6" ], "article_sections": [ "VIII. 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