IntroductionFor many military personnel, stress during combat is a daily phenomenon, linked to their survival in these austere environments. Additionally, there are many elements in combat that can affect veterans' minds temporarily or permanently depending on their personal experiences. And since their survival in combat depends on their experiences, dealing with some of that stress can be detrimental because it can affect their intelligence. However, in many cases, while in garrison, veterans do not learn to deal with these stressful combat experiences, which served them well during the war. As a result, they develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which is an anxiety disorder in response to a dangerous ordeal or witnessing a significant life event (NIMH, n. d). PTSD, like all stress, is linked to stimuli that Watson and Shalev (2005) described as a “primary stressor.” Most PTSD treatments aim to build resilience and develop coping mechanisms. One way to treat PTSD is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). One of the three approaches to CBT is the use of “exposure therapy” in which the client is placed in a safe and relatively similar traumatic environment to help them cope (NIMH, n.d.). However Watson and Shalev (2005) cautioned against applying stressors only for a limited duration and to prevent the fracture of the "bio-psychological system", the application of stressors cannot exceed the threshold customer resilience. For this reason, I hypothesize that the gradual application of simulated stressors over a period of time in a safe, controlled environment could be beneficial in helping veterans cope with or manage their PTSD. Objective The aim of this experimental study is to test stress. ..... middle of document ......ethics including informed consent, humane treatment of all participants, and at any time when participants feel they are in danger or that treatment is not is not what they envisioned, they have the right to ask to be excluded from the experiment. Due to the complexity of PTSD, this is one of the reasons I wanted to do gradual exposure to reduce the response to this experience to an overwhelming reaction. Works Cited Lyons, JA and Keane, TM (1992). Keane PTSD Scale: MMPI and MMPI-2 update. Journal Of Traumatic Stress, 5(1), 111-117. National Institute of Mental Health (nd). Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Bethesda, MD: National Institute of Mental Health. Retrieved Watson, PJ and Shalev, AY (2005). Assessment and treatment of acute adult responses to traumatic stress following mass traumatic events. CNS spectra, February 2005;10(2):123-31.