According to Jennifer
According to Jennifer
A mindset or emotional support is often overlooked. Anyone who wants to succeed, but tends to stumble knows this well. Everyone wants to be the best there ever was in a certain profession, unfortunately those who want to succeed occasionally have distractions which cause them to “screw up” that take over his or her ability to put the past behind them and notice the flowers blooming outside. In Janice Hudson’s memoir Trauma Junkie, Hudson takes her reader on a series of CLASTAR (California Shock/Trauma Air Rescue) flights that reveals why “trauma junkies” must be emotionally stable to combat the eyesores they witness on a daily basis. Throughout this action packed memoir, Hudson and her fellow junkies have to combat the emotional stress that…
As Caruth discussed about trauma, concepts surrounding the traumatizing experiences are being conveyed. “Trauma”, is a wound that is inflicted not upon the body but…
Trauma is a concept that is difficult to fathom and therefore when it is spoken of, it is spoken through a language of its’ own. Gates- Madsen describe the language of trauma, that when speaking about trauma, it is almost like speaking in a different language and has its…
Child sexual abuse leaves a huge impact on its victims. Following child sexual abuse initial effects include fear, anger, hostility, guilt and shame, low self-esteem, anxiety, early overt sexual behavior and behavioral disturbances; these same feelings can last into adulthood. Childhood sexual abuse survivors may experience depression, anxiety, sleep disorders, dissociation, low self-esteem and Post Traumatic Shock Disorder . The article Sexual Abuse Histories of Young Women in the U.S. Child Welfare System informs that rape, being tortured or a victim of terrorists and molestation are the types of drama associated with PTSD (Breno, AL, and MP Galupo). Incest child sexual abuse survivors may have more severe problems, especially if the offender…
How to assess and identify the victim of sexual abuse. In the United States, sexual abuse is one of the widespread problem. According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (2010) report, in 2008 there were more than 70,000 children were victims of sexual abuse. Furthermore, children below the age of 18 years, 25% girls and 16% of boys are sexually abused. Pediatric nurse practitioners (PNP) will most likely encounter sexually abused children in their practice.…
When it comes to a sexual assault crime, no matter where you are located and who you are, it makes breaking news for the media, especially if the incident occurred in the local area. A local video from WCVB Channel 5 News is titled Northeastern student charged in sexual assault and it has the mug shot of the accuser, who got arrested. In the video, it illustrates how two victims suffered a violent attack but are expected to be fine, however the names of the victims were not released. The video list the charges of the accuser and how the accuser behaved during his arraignment while in court. In addition, the amount of bail is also announced in the video.…
The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine defines Rape Trauma Syndrome as a mental health disorder that describes a range of symptoms often experienced by someone who has undergone a severely traumatic event. In Speak, a novel by Laurie Halse Anderson, the main character is a victim of rape and shows the symptoms of Rape Trauma Syndrome otherwise known as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. The main character, Melinda, is isolated by her school and friends, which leads to her slow healing process. Without having someone to talk to, Melinda became lost and confused. She avoided talking about her feelings with everyone that tried to get emotionally close to her.…
Trauma can affect every areas of a person’s life (body, soul, and spirit). Trauma can affect a person’s faith; their will to live; their view of themselves, others, and their worldview; their sense of safety, every aspect of their emotions, physical & psychological health & well being, their relationships, etc. The list can go on and on. Trauma knows no boundaries in it affect on an individual.…
A girl by the name of Leslie Marmon Silko was born in Albuquerque in 1948. She was born in a time where violence was a huge factor in her life. In 2000, Leslie wrote an essay titled “In the Combat Zone”. She wrote this essay to let women know that the use of guns for self-defense not just against strangers, but also rapists and killers really is okay. All people, but mostly women, need to be able to defend themselves and not let anyone take advantage of them.…
1.) Biological (including neurobiological), psychological, social, and developmental factors that are important for understanding the child’s behavior. Some of the biological and neurological factors that would be considered in this case are the effects of trauma on the child’s brain development. Applegate& Shapiro (2005) explained, “Thus, while the brain is thought to remain plastic and responsive to new experience throughout life, early childhood experience is particularly salient because the neuronal organization and structure of the brain is still in its formative stages” (p. 15).…
Trauma can be determined by a plethora of experiences. A wide array of occurrences can affect the categorization. Slavery, for instance, can create a massive burden on the victim for eternity. Anguish results from extreme hard times. Toni Morrison depicts the harm caused from intense trauma.…
Symptoms of Rape Trauma: When a person is a victim of such gruesome activity, this will intensify fear within the individual. The person will have flashbacks of the event and will find it hard to tell whether it happened a long time ago or a short while. When a person has trauma nightmares will ocurre an they would have a hard time to sleep, flashback occurred in sleep and they get insomnia. So to avoid all these the victim must be given time to heal, to try and forgive and forget and don’t be reminded of past altercations which the faulty events had taken place.…
At some point in our lives, most of us will live through a terrifying event. That can cause trauma that is imprinted in the brain and can dramatically affect our bodies and minds. A sensitive topic can lead to a disturbing state of concern which many professors can intrude due to not knowing each student’s personal background. Several college students have had problematic childhood experiences and/or encountered a struggling challenge in general. In result to multiple issues, various individuals have been affected mentally and physically which can take a long time to recover depending on the person.…
Sexual assault and rape in the United States of America is reaching new epidemic levels and nothing is being done to stop it. Rape kits sit untested and collecting dust all over the United States and it is estimated that the numbers have reached hundreds of thousands. In places like New York City for example, the backlog of untested rape kits by 2003 had reached 17,000. In order to reduce this epidemic, the country must implement harsher punishments and prioritize educational classes earlier in age in order to emphasize the importance of consent and responsibility.…
Naguib Mahfouz’s, Egyptian writer who won the 1988 Nobel Prize for Literature, short story, “The Answer Is No”, published in 1991 addresses the topic of consent and asserts that traumatic experiences in the past can affect future relationships. Mahfouz supports his claim with foreshadowing about the outcome of the story with the title, similes to compare the rapists overbearing character to a violent current in the ocean, and concrete language to express the emotions the woman is experiencing throughout the story. Mahfouz’s overall purpose is to inform the general public that because one painful incident can negatively impact women, the road to recovering is difficult, as they try to let go of the memories and move on with their lives. Mahfouz…