Hypervigilance

Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) is a social functioning disorder in children who fail to form a secure form of attachment with their primary caregiver () arguably as a result in pathogenic care (Corbin 2007). This diagnostic criteria of mental health illness was first brought to the fore in the third edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders (DSM-III), by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) in 1980 (Mikic and Terradas 2014). APA’s earlier assumptions…

In her memoir, Denial, Jessica Stern delves into the topic of trauma and the denial of traumas. Stern and her sister, as children, were victims of a serial rapist: a trauma that permanently alters their lives. Embarking on a journey of introspectiveness and investigation, Stern seeks to find the truth about her trauma, her family and her own mind. Along this journey, Stern encounters some fundamental truths about her own mind: she likely has post-traumatic-stress-disorder, she has the ability to…

As defined by Dictionary.com, rape is an action of unlawful sexual intercourse without the consent of the victim. It’s 2017 and today rape seems like just another crime that takes place every day; for example, a thief robbing a store or someone’s car getting broken into. Most of us tend to show sympathy when we hear about a rape case, but that’s all we do. We can’t prevent what has already been done to the victim. How can we do something when even the word “No” seems like a yes to the…

PSYCHOLOGY OF PRISON 2 Psychology of Total Institution and the Prison System Total institution has been used throughout the ages for reform behavior, thought process, and a common goal of individuals. Erving Goffman defined the total institution as an isolated, enclosed social system whose primary purpose is to control most aspects of its participants ' lives (Macionis, 2017). We have deployed Goffman 's theory in prisons, military training camps, and a variety of mental…

These individuals are serving our country and risking it to defend an American Dream. Over the years served, they are asked to fight on seas in wars and secret battles for the right to come home. These deployments or trainings can last any given period time in a year. This would cause a change in their personal, family, professional, and any other level that affects daily function to return back to a normal live. One of these biggest issues that an active duty service member, veteran or…

Joe is a seventy-six- year-old man who is married to a woman named Florence. His parents were Hungarian immigrants who struggled to keep a family going in the United States during the depression. Joe’s father was able to gather enough money to start a small hardware business. This caused Joe to have to drop out of school in the 9 th grade. Then, he was eventually drafted for World War 2 when he was 23. When Joe returned from the army he took a bigger interest in the hardware store. The…

Justice of reported that 91% of sexual assault victims will be affected by PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). The Mayo Clinic defines PTSD as and flashback caused by traumatic event. Symptoms of PTSD include agitation, irritability, hostility, hypervigilance (a state of enhanced sensory sensitivity), self-destructive behavior, social isolation, flashbacks, fear, severe anxiety, inability to feel pleasure, guilt, loneliness, insomnia, nightmares, and emotional detachment. PTSD can not be…

On 11 March 2011, all international news broadcasts were fixated on Japan, for an unfortunate reason; a natural catastrophe that has struck the Tohoku region of Japan without warning. The calamity was instantaneously announced through viral videos, emails, Twitter feeds, social media and live broadcasts on both international and local Japanese news programs, with the global network news reporters clambering through the rubble (Bestor, 2013). This unprecedented natural disaster that has shocked…

Due to the increasing number of refugees settling in Western societies, there is great concern toward the detrimental consequences on mental health and the overall well-being of these individuals. These individuals who seek asylum in other counties aim for a better quality of life elsewhere, however they become prone to such mental illnesses as depression, anxiety disorders as well as trauma and stressor related disorders. Refugees, especially those coming from war-torn nations, become more…

Psychological Abuse, is also known as psychological violence, emotional abuse or mental abuse, is a form of abuse characterized by a person subjecting or exposing another to behavior that may result in psychological trauma, including anxiety, chronic depression, or posttraumatic stress disorder. In a study of 1,000 women 15 years of age or older, 36% had experienced emotional abuse while growing up; 43% had experienced some form of abuse as children or adolescents. In this paper I will be…