Poll
Question:
Poll #6 - Re: the word "Disorder" from CPTSD
Option 1: Keep the word "disorder"
votes: 4
Option 2: Take out "disorder" and don't replace it
votes: 0
Option 3: Change "disorder" to "injury"
votes: 6
Option 4: Change "disorder" to "syndrome"
votes: 4
Option 5: I have made a suggestion for another word in the thread about this
votes: 0
Option 6: I am not certain where I stand on this
votes: 1
There is quite a bit of initial discussion about changing any/all of the words in CPTSD here - http://outofthefog.net/C-PTSD/forum/index.php?topic=6758.0 that you may want to have a read through it before voting.
i have already seen the acronym ptss, changing the 'd' for disorder to 's' for syndrome. i don't know how universally accepted this is but i think the powers that be (maybe the victims themselves) are already rebelling against the word 'disorder' suggesting a finality, while a 'syndrome' suggests something more ongoing, complicated, and layered.
that sounds more amenable to both these situations, in my mind.
If I could I'd change it to injury, it sounds the least stigmatizing and most accurate.