Chest trauma

Thought Field Therapy is beneficial to the social work practice because of its cross-cultural application. TFT can work in conjunction with other therapeutic modalities such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectic Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Trauma Therapy, and Narrative Therapy, to name a few. Another benefit is that Thought Field Therapy training is from two-days or up to two-weeks depending on the intensity of the…

be met before a diagnosis can be made. “Criterion A” requires that at least one of the following needs are met to be diagnosed: Direct exposure to serious injury or death, witnessing the trauma, learning that a close friend or family member was exposed to a trauma, and indirect exposure to the details of the trauma…

symbolizes the reality of their family i.e. the burnt scarce remains of the value of their relationships with each other. Sam compares her mother’s choice of tree to a Charlie Brown Christmas Tree which symbolizes death in the family. Due to the family trauma the only thoughts that Sam got were of violence and hatred. First she got a dream of her house burning down and now she symbolizes a rotten tree as a form of death. Children have to be treated with love and care and in an extremely safe…

The Catcher In the Rye: Final Essay When coping with a devastating loss, people often turn to defense mechanisms to help heal, or conceal their pain. They sometimes ignore the loss, and rather than reacting to it, they project their thoughts for that person onto someone else. Holden Caulfield, the protagonist of J.D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye, shares his experiences regarding high school, adolescence, loss, and independence, and uses projection, and regression as mechanisms to heal his pain…

and non-invasive, requiring clients to disclose to the facilitator only as much of their ‘story’ as they feel comfortable or able to tell” (p. 99). Due to varying cultural norms and the nature of trauma, TFT is an appropriate choice for treatment and for any client who has difficulty telling their trauma story, such is the case of many Rwandan women. The study by Folkes “suggests that TFT significantly reduced the overwhelming emotions resulting from traumatic life experiences of men and women…

Judith Lewis quote from the book,Trauma and Recovery, explores the social behaviour of individuals subjected to an atrocity. He suggests that some information is deemed socially unacceptable to share due to its content. Lewis goes on to suggest that the sharing of memories is required in order to help victims overcome their traumatic experiences and to restore the social order. He believes that the root cause of psychological trauma is related to the individual 's conflict to share information…

military service members. Due to the demanding environments of military life and experiences of combat, personnel experience some sort of mental illness at some point throughout or after their military career. Service members are faced with sexual trauma, depression, stress, brain injuries, suicide, substance abuse, homelessness, and/or involvement with the criminal justice systems. Approximately 18.5% of service have post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD) or depression and 19.5% experience a…

for both protagonists. The loss of stability and control is a focal point in the lives of the main characters in both Indian Horse and Things Fall Apart. In both works, the main characters experience life-changing events that cause severe loss and trauma; as a result of situations that are beyond their control. These circumstances lead to a loss on a personal and cultural level especially as both characters appear to be unable to resolve the conflicts that surround them. The inevitable result of…

Closure in Lycidas What is the right response to death? How and to what extent should we mourn the ones we love? When John Milton's college friend, Edward King, drowned off of the Welsh coast 1, Milton wrote Lycidas in memoriam. A pastoral elegy, the poem represents King as the lost shepherd Lycidas and uses agricultural imagery to portray loss. The majority of the poem is spent highlighting the irrevocability and completeness of death, that is until lines 165-168: "Weep no more, woeful…

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 David Adams Richards “The Shannon,”…