American Psychological Association

The American Educational Research Association (AERA) seeks to promote educational guidelines and practices that reliable scientific research has shown to be helpful, and put a stop to those found to have negative effects. AERA disputes statements on its research-based position on educational matters of public concern. AERA has stated a contemporary problem, which is the increasing use of high-stakes test as instruments of educational procedure. The statement on high-stakes testing is grounded on…

highly resilient army officers who would undertake the unforeseen future warfare. During the world wars, many psychological problems evolved among the soldiers. For example, there were high cases of divorce among the soldiers more than ever before. The increase in the number of psychological problems in the US army influenced the chief of staff to write to the American Psychology Association (APA) about the need to intervene into the matter. This essay discuses mental stressors that are unique…

In 1980, the American Psychiatric Association added PTSD to the third edition of its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-III) nosologic classification scheme. PTSD diagnosis has filled an important gap in psychiatric theory and practice. The key to understanding PTSD is the concept of trauma. According to the DSM-III PTSD was conceptualized as being a catastrophic stressor outside the range of normal human experiences. While most people exposed to traumatic events do not…

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…

As the demands in our society continue to evolve with constant changes, in medicine, technology, and education, so does the attributes in mental health. Today the influx of stress has contributed many mental health disorders, that have resulted in individual crisis; including suicide, substance abuse, and increase in violence. Therfore it is imperative for one to conceptualize with the needs of those that experience crisis and trauma collectively, through careful listening and responsive skills…

the 25% to 35% likelihood that the average adult woman has been sexually abused as a child, it is clear that the epidemiology of interpersonal violence against women is a pressing social issue (Briere & Jordan, 2004). Equally concerning is the association between these various forms of victimization and mental health issues in women. Female survivors of sexual trauma are vulnerable to a wide range of…

Literature Review History of PTSD Prior to the classification by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) as a distinct mental health disorder (APA, 1980), characteristic symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder have been identified and recorded throughout history. During the late 18th and early 19th century, the industrial revolution, despite being a man-made distressing event, was one of the first cases of PTSD external to a military conflict. Throughout the industrial revolution,…

depend on others to meet their most basic needs are also high rated victims. The abusers of elderly adults can be both women and men. Also the abuser may be family, friends and care-giver. According to American Psychological Associations, "elder abuse is the infliction of physical, emotional/psychological, sexual or financial harm on an older adult." Elderly abuse and neglect is a growing problem in the US. All 50 states legislatures passes a law called Elder Justice Act. Laws and definitions…

Affairs, 2015). This can impair functioning in everyday life when the threat of the event is no longer around. Studies show that people with PTSD have difficulties in attention, poor concentration, working memory, and learning new things (American Psychological Association, 2002). Beneficial coping skills include cognitive rehabilitation. This rehabilitation is structured to maximize the individual’s internal strengths, such as their…

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…