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research proposes to integrate the disciplines of History and Psychology to examine military Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The history of the shifting diagnoses and treatments of military veterans with PTSD can be applied to civilians as well. Different forms of PTSD have changed over time from the Civil War to the present war in Iraq. An in-depth analysis of various treatments shows that modern day treatments have evolved over time. The treatments are better equipped to cure military…

Thesis Statement: PTSD can be caused by going through a traumatic, life-changing event and can result in reliving the experience, not communicating with those around you, being on edge due to the “stressors” of life, one’s way of thinking to be molded based on the experience, or even physical damage to one’s body. Bassett, Deborah, Dedra Buchwald, Spero Manson. “Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Symptoms among American Indians and Alaskan Natives: A Review of the Literature.” Social Psychiatry…

It is common for returning Veterans of war to experience symptoms of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Spending years overseas fighting in a war can cause the person to have trouble when they return to their homes. In order to help with the PTSD that veterans face after coming back from war, reintegration programs are needed. With programs to help combat PTSD in the returning Veterans it will be easier to protect the heroes that risked their lives to fight for us. It is important to help…

The DSM-V defines PTSD as “as exposure to actual or threatened death, serious injury or sexual violation...The disturbance, regardless of its trigger, causes clinically significant distress or impairment in the individual 's social interactions, capacity to work or other important areas of functioning. It is not the physiological result of another medical condition, medication, drugs or alcohol.” Unlike popular belief, PTSD is not just an anxiety disorder and in actuality represents a much…

For years now institutions of higher education have benefited from increased enrollment numbers from military service members who served during Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation New Dawn. This study examines the educational and preferences of some current military and veteran students regarding their viewpoints of outside support toward their education, university support, classroom experiences and preferences, views of instructors and student interactions and…

David Ackerman an academy graduate detective, who is carrying around a lot stress or emotional baggage, because he is the reason for his brother’s death and his father does not approve of his career choice, so they share a distance relationship. Ackerman is haunted by memories of his brother falling from a roof, and dying after he encouraged him to jump. David is a rookie detective who will be partnered up with a veteran police detective to bring down an infamous German car thief. The reason for…

What Does the VFW Do to Honor the Veteran Community? There are many concerns within the veteran community that require assistance. The 2014 census revealed that there were 49,993 homeless veterans in America. (“The President’s 2016 Budget: Fact Sheet on Homelessness Assistance” 7) In 2015 the veterans’ hospital in Phoenix, AZ was highlighted because it was discovered that more than 200 people died while awaiting treatment. ("Report: 200 Veterans Die Waiting for Care at Phoenix VA as They Build…

Traumatized Soldiers Re-adjusting to Family Life: The Impact of the War Experience on Veterans in “Stones” and “The Shannon” Canada has a long history of fighting in many wars and has had many distinguished war veterans. However, many of these war veterans were affected by post-war trauma. Timothy Findley in his short story “Stones” explores the impact of the Second World War on the Max family, when David Max, the father returns back from his military service in 1943. A similar short story by…

Thousands of people join our military and risk their lives to fight for their country. After many years of fighting in war soldiers are no longer who they used to be. When they return home they are looked at, treated badly, and are not given the treatment needed to recover. The struggles and obstacles these veterans face on their journey home and once they arrive forever face. In the epic poem, Odyssey by Homer, it shows the obstacles a soldier has to face on their journey. Odysseus and his men…

This year we watched the film Atonement by Joe Wright. In the film, the characters experience a type of trauma and we then see how it affected them. This led me to think how does childhood trauma affect people as adults? Through this inquiry I developed three key questions, what is the age or ages that a child is most affected? What are the causes of trauma? And, what are the long-term effects of trauma? My hypothesis is that through my research I will find that childhood trauma has both subtle…