Ballistic trauma

The first step to treating someone with PTSD is to diagnose them. “Several brief tools have been developed to screen for exposure to a Criterion A traumatic event, which allows for rapid identification of persons at-risk for PTSD,” (Lancaster, Teeters, Gros, & Back, 2016). One can go and get screened for the disorder at a primary care clinic. The screening process may include questionnaires that can narrow down the extent of the PTSD. The second step would be to get diagnosed with the ailment by…

as you, and go through personal things would rattle anyone from the inside out (Collins, E. M. n.d.). Other non-combat related PTSD cases come from sexual assault while in the military. The Department of Veterans affairs calls this Military Sexual Trauma or MST (PTSD: National, 2 Sep 2015). 23% of women reported being sexually assaulted while serving (PTSD: National, Aug…

The reason thousands of veterans get PTSD every year is caused by inflammation, or atleast that is the cause according to the article “Before the Trauma”, by Moises Velasquez- Manoff -0otr. The article claims that “scientists had also noted odd signs of inflammation in the blood serum of PTSD” (Velasquez 59). They claim that biology alone will give insight to the core of the problem and that solving inflammation is the key to curing PTSD. They then don’t use humans to unveil how the brain and…

Antwone dreamt of a different life, a better life. He was so tired of fighting the same fight with his identity, his foster family and the abuse. Antwone knew that if he continued his life down the same path that he would end up with nothing or no one. Antwone was determined to make something of him-self to better his livelihood. With going through so much turmoil in his life Antwone developed the strength to fight through all the adversity and make a man of him-self. He knew that if he didn’t…

Trauma has several effects on the development of children. As of 2013, trauma, often described as the disease entity resulting from physical injury, accounts for nearly 5.8 million deaths worldwide annually (Lendrum & Lockey, 2013). Consequently, trauma is a major health concern for many countries around the world. As the number of deaths related to trauma decreases for citizens residing in developed countries, it remains a large concern for developing countries and those living in impoverished…

Jeev Milkha Singh once said “Injuries is a part of a sportsman life; you have to live with it. You can’t be down with that; it is not gonna help you.” for athletes who went through a difficult injury. There are four most common injuries in tennis are Tennis Elbow, Shoulder injuries, Stress Fractures, and Muscle Strains. The most injury tennis athletes had was tennis elbow. It is caused by overuse of muscles that extend the wrist or bend it backwards. It is the most used muscle when playing…

War induced trauma reaches back to the age of B.C.; thus, the army has long been aware of the global impact PTSD has had. For instance, “US Combat veterans demonstrate a two- to four-fold increase in prevalence of PTSD compared to US civilians, depending on the subject…

avoid taking about their repressed thoughts because of the pain these memories bring with. In an article published by Psychology Today, we learn that recovering from a traumatic experience requires that the painful emotions be thoroughly processed. Trauma feelings cannot be repressed or forgotten. If they are not dealt with directly, the distressing feelings and troubling events replay…

impact of physical trauma on the children and family. i. What are the short-term impacts of this trauma? Some short-term impacts of trauma can manifest themselves in behavioral reactions. Some of these reactions include development of new fears separation anxiety (particularly in young children), sleep disturbance, nightmares, sadness, loss of interest in normal activities, reduced concentration, decline in school work, anger, somatic complaints and irritability (Children and Trauma, 2008).…

the traumatic event. A trauma is an event in which there is exposure to or there is a direct experience with serious injury or with something harmful. There could be intense violence, and death. The presence of fear and the feeling of helplessness can be intensely subjective, or inconsistent to the event itself. Chris begins to understand the importance to be the protector of his own family, but still Chris did experienced trauma continuously and intensely. When a trauma is experienced most…