Hypervigilance

Effects of Trauma Caused By a School Shooting On a Student’s Social Development The thought of spilled blood, the sound of gunshots, the screaming, the panic, the racing hearts, and unsettling images all replayed in the minds of young, traumatized students; all due to the fact that one person decided to let their pain turn into everyone else’s. PTSD, according to the Mayo Clinic, is a mental health condition that's caused by witnessing or experiencing a horrifying event (Mayo Clinic). According…

Limited Access: Guns in School Think back to the headlines and media from the following years; 1999, 2007, and 2012. These are all years in which popular school shootings occurred, and shocked the nation. The first shooting that took place was Columbine, followed by Virginia Tech, and most recently Sandy Hook. These are prime examples of the danger that guns can pose to the school environment. It is an unfortunate circumstance when the two worlds collide. Like oil and water, guns and school…

One time when our family went to visit my grandpa Levi and Grandma Emma for a fun family gathering, my mother walked in on my Aunt Avery, Sean’s Wife, and my Father. Aunt Avery had her hands down my father’s pants. My mother was so upset, but once again, my father lied and said it didn’t happen. I have wished it wasn’t possible for me to have the memories I do from such a young age because then I wouldn’t have to admit it happened to me. I wish I was too young to remember anything regarding my…

due to her relationship discussions and the idea that she is an unfit mother. Jane’s symptoms towards the traumatic events have also included irritable behavior, problems with sleep, concentration difficulties, self-destructive behaviors, and hypervigilance. The client has difficulties with strangers and/or certain family members holding/touching her child, she has become more aware of her environments in order to keep herself and her son safe, and is easily startled. Jane seems to be…

The 74th Hunger Games was the Hunger Games that changed the lives of Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark. The Hunger Games is a televised event in the world of Panem where one female tribute and one male tribute are sent to fight to the death for food and money. These 24 men and women have to fight and kill each other until there is only 1 person left. Once only one person is left alive, they will be considered “victor” and will be able to go home with lots of food and money. The 74th Hunger…

Daniel Rule is a veteran who fought in the Vietnam war and was left with a permanent mark from his journey. He was left with something that is unjust for the brutal work that he endured for us. He had no one to turn to and no place to heal. He was stuck in time with a mental illness that traumatized his life. He needed a way back into the real world and daily life. Daniel was taken to a local farm called Spring Reins of Life. The people escorting him told the therapists that Daniel was “on…

Over the past fifteen years Americas finest warriors have been sent all over the world battling the war on terror. According to the President, the wars and battles are now over. Due to the President’s lack of combat experience, he fails to realise that the battles still continue. These battles are not in Afghanistan, Iraq, or any other country, the battles are now here in the United States. Veterans with and without PTSD are and will continue to relive those battles in their minds for the rest…

–Cosens-2001). due to compassion fatigue the nurse may have different kind of symptoms as disturbing sleep pattern, Hyperarousal, outburst, anger, shirking (Wright-2004). despair, desensitizing, lack of care, pessimism, uneasiness, melancholy, Hypervigilance diminished work execution and fatigue.(Laura Wisniewski -2013). Another effect is Emotional exhaustion and it happens when you have surpassed your ability for keen anxiety. Large portions of us feel it, notwithstanding, when we are not…

PTSD and Poverty: Trauma as a staple of inner-city life Post Traumatic Stress Disorder was first brought to the forefront through its effects on Vietnam War veterans. In 1980, the disorder was added to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-III) (Friedman), the standard classification of mental illnesses used by medical professionals in the US (“DSM”). Its classification was groundbreaking because it recognized an external cause to the unusual behaviors many people…

resources among employees, must also be considered as a potential influence (Trevino, 1986). Organisational Context There are many facets for the organisational context in which an individual operates. The organisational culture is a system of shared norms, values, and expectations that exist throughout the organisation (Deal and Kennedy, 1999; Schein, 2004). As such, organisational culture includes both formal codes of ethics and non-codified expectations of behaviours that may influence…