Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing

characteristics and mannerism. Individuals who suffer from multiple personality disorder usually do not have memory of when the other personalities were in control. Treatments for dissociative disorders are cognitive therapy, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) and…

Evidence Based Practice Interventions Various types of interventions can be applied for the treatment of PTSD. After reviewing some articles, both Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) are common used interventions for trauma treatments including PTSD. Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) is an effectiveness therapy for PTSD. According to one article, researchers found different studies to review and assess the…

Anxiety Disorder”). Treatment is individualized, but usually contains a combination of several therapies. These therapies are cognitive-behavioral, exposure, acceptance and commitment, dialectical behavioral, interpersonal, and eye movement desensitization, and reprocessing therapy (“Social Anxiety Disorder”).Exposure therapy is the reducing of fear and anxiety responses. The patient is gradually exposed to a feared situation or object and learns to become less sensitive. Acceptance and…

Intervention The initial aspect of treatment and intervention for PTSD is understanding the military culture. The importance of treating within an acceptable cultural aspect includes military. The majority of cultural emphasized is ethnical, military has a culture completely different and separate from other cultures. In treating PTSD, understanding military culture allows for more effective treatment. Military culture includes a separate behavior norms, language, rituals, belief systems, and…

The availability of media in today’s society is tremendous. Individuals are bombarded with a considerable amount of media, which has become a primary source of information. However, this constant presence of a continual flow of media, negatively impacts individuals. Furthermore, media can be considered a way of creating misconceptions and stigmas. It tends to distort facts and present a biased view to the audience, creating negative notions about people or things. The media has played a massive…

Hatter’s PTSD he could get help mostly with psychotherapy and by talking out everything that could trigger him to think back to his memories of his family. Some therapies that could help are cognitive therapy, exposure therapy, and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR). He could also take medications so that his symptoms aren't as strong, he could take the same medications that he takes for bipolar disorder. Mostly for PTSD therapy would be the best option and for bipolar…

Every two minutes, a person in America is sexually assaulted (RAINN). By the end of this page, another person will experience sexual trauma. Most of the information from rape culture is how to avoid being a victim, but unfortunately it is impossible to control the actions of other people. Being sexually assaulted is a traumatic event that causes a variety of psychological disorders. Recovery is possible in most situations. Sexual assault is when a person experiences unwanted sexual advances. The…

Annotated Bibliography Silver, S. M., Brooks, A., & Obenchain, J. (2014). Treatment of Vietnam War veterans with PTSD: A comparison of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, biofeedback, and relaxation training. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 8, 337-341. This article presents a study of Vietnam Soldiers receiving inpatient treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder. The author points out the lack of EMDR, biofeedback, and relaxation training after criticism was elaborated on. The…

event that caused the patient to develop PTSD until the patient no longer gets upset about the event that took place ( “PTSD: National Center for PTSD” ). Another kind of therapy is called Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) this kind of treatment involves focusing on sounds and hand movements while you talk about the trauma(“PTSD: National Center for PTSD”). This type of treatment helps your brain work through the traumatic memories and disassociate the negative feelings from…

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a serious problem and affects many different facets of people. Some may think that PTSD only affects those from the military, those in law enforcement, or those in some type of career where crisis’ are dealt with all of the time. This is an untrue and unfair assumption. The fact is, PTSD may have affected us all, but trauma affects everyone in a different way and we deal with things differently. PTSD is brought on usually after a traumatic event, and we…