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Throughout his life, Tennessee Williams, had many encounters with mental illness in his family. In his play A Streetcar Named Desire, he projected many of these disorders he encountered in his life onto his characters that he created in the play. The play implies that these characters could have some of these mental illnesses, particularly the main character of the play, Blanche DuBois. Signs of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) are shown in her…

Humans are continuously evolving with their surroundings, leaving the past behind. However, certain aspects of the past can cause mental pain to the extent that humans need to eliminate the thought of being defeated or taken advantage of using inhumane measures. The Cask of Amontillado written by Edgar Allen doe and Stone Mattress written by Margaret Atwood are two short stories based around the violent acts due to the distress caused previously in life. This distress affects one’s emotion,…

In her novel, Trauma and Recovery, Judith Herman discusses the concept of Complex Trauma Disorder and its implications. Intolerant of the currently defined diagnosis for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), she decides to rename it. Herman believes that the existing definition for PTSD is inaccurate, or as she asserts “does not fit accurately enough” (119). The present criteria for this diagnosis results from those who have survived “circumscribed” traumatic events, which includes rape,…

Cause and Effects of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder In Fahrenheit 451, the author Ray Bradbury casts a series of haunting parallels between the modern world and his fictional society. In the novel, multiple characters were affected by terrible events that took place in the story. Afterwards, several like Montag and Mildred suffered from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is an anxiety disorder that people develop due to a traumatic event such as sexual abuse, combat,…

It may be difficult for the boys to convert back into their everyday life in society after the traumatic experiences they encountered on the island. There are some cases in which feral or abandoned children are rehabilitated or put back into society but most cases are unsuccessful. Many of the boys in this book will probably suffer from PTSD when they go back home, and this may have a negative effect on the way they fit back into society as citizens. Also, social expectations of the society back…

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in the Military Craigen, L. M., Cole, R., Paiva, I., & Levingston, K. (2014). Secondary traumatic stress and the role of the human service practitioner: Working effectively with veterans ' families. Journal of Human Services, 34(1), 38-51. This article looks at secondary traumatic stress (STS), one potential side effect of PTSD experienced by service members ' families. The authors first define and describe PTSD to include the stigma surrounding the mental…

In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the young prince of Denmark is faced with many conflicting events that affect his psychological mindset. After spending the majority of his life under his father’s shadow, his father’s sudden death is traumatic and leaves Hamlet to ponder on his own under the influence of the new King of Denmark, his uncle Claudius. The unraveling events that occur in the tragedy trigger the prince of Denmark’s turn to insanity and leave us questioning whether or not his grip on…

SAMHSA’s wellness initiative aims to promote wellness for people with mental health and also substance use conditions where the goal is to inspire individuals, families, behavioral health primary care providers, as well as peer-run, faith based and other community organization to improve health behaviors. The eight dimensions of wellness include: Emotional, which is coping effectively with life and creating satisfying relationships’; environmental which is good health by occupying pleasant,…

All Quiet on the Western Front and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder All Quiet on the Western Front causes its readers to imagine the horrors of war. "In the branches dead men are hanging. A naked soldier is squatting in the fork of a tree, he still has his helmet on, otherwise he is entirely unclad. There is only half of him sitting up there...and somewhere else is plastered a bloody mess that was once a human limb. Over there lies a body...” (Remarque 172-173). Reading quotes like this one…

High rates of PTSD in Iraq War veterans are being seen, as well as a number of other difficulties, including alcohol and drug use, and depression. This may not be too surprising to read as the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan are in the news everyday, as are reports of their effect on the mental health of the men and women serving there. A majority of service members in Iraq and Afghanistan have encountered traumatic experiences and high rates of PTSD and other difficulties have been found.…