Penetrating trauma

EMDR Therapy is one of many forms of therapy used to treat symptoms suffered by trauma patients. It has provided conclusive evidence of its effectiveness in lessening trauma patient’s mental ability to regain a healthy mental state after their experience(s). “EMDR Therapy incorporates elements of cognitive-behavioral therapy with eye movements or other forms of rhythmic, left-right stimulation. These back-and-forth eye movements are thought to work by “unfreezing” traumatic memories, allowing…

Not all trauma can also be neglect, no one at home that is looking about for the children, this too can be very traumatic and set the child up for long term trouble. As a teacher or adult around children you need to always be aware and notice changes in a child…

There are also therapists that specialize in childhood trauma or childhood abuse that could offer extra advice and help for people in extreme need of guidance. They can choose to go to either group therapy or private therapy sessions. If a survivor of childhood abuse were to see a psychiatrist about any disorder…

Psychology Disaster Concepts Applied to Both Events PTSD Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a common result from all types of disasters, and the sinking of the Lusitania, and Hurricane Katrina affected many of the survivors in such a stressful way that they suffered and suffer from PTSD. Witnessing destruction along with losing loved ones, and seeing death all around is what survivors of both events endured. The fact that the sinking of the Lusitania happened very quickly may lead some…

and disconnected from family, friends, and loved ones. Post-traumatic stress disorder occurs after experiencing severe trauma or a life-threatening event, and the mind and body in still in a state of shock (Smith, 2015; Robinson, 2015; Segal, 2015). Some other major symptoms of PTSD for veterans include night terrors, extreme emotional and physical reactions to reminders of trauma, panic attacks, shaking, heaving breathing, avoiding certain places and people, and withdrawing from family and…

Trauma comes in many shapes and forms across the board. Trauma, or a deep distressing or disturbing experience, is experienced by everyone at some point in their lives. Children coming from hard places sometimes experience more trauma in their few years of life than some adults experience throughout their entire lives. Examples of trauma can be anywhere from sexual abuse, to living in poverty, moving from place to place, and even the death of a loved one. These traumas mold and shape the child…

psychological support adequate enough for nurses working within the ICU environment? Interview Questions 1. What kinds of work-related incidents are perceived as most stressful on the intensive care unit? Please expound upon how you dealt with this trauma. 2. What types of supportive measures were provided after a critical incident has occurred? Please provide your opinion on the adequacy of the supportive measures that were offered to you. 3. Can you please describe in detail your…

positive input. This suggests that the relationship between the size of the hippocampus is directly related to trauma. This makes the connection to post-traumatic stress disorder independent and the focus directly on trauma exposure. (Levi-Gigi, May 2014). Participants in this study were divided into two groups. Group one included 32 active duty firefighters who were repeatedly exposed to trauma as part of their daily work routine. Group two was the control group, which consisted of 31…

O’Hare, T., Shen, C., & Sherrer, M. V. (2015). Lifetime abuse and self-harm in people with severe mental illness: A structural equation model. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, And Policy, 7(4), 348-355. doi:10.1037/tra0000016 Article Review People with severe mental illness (SMI) generally have experience with an extreme trauma over their lifetime (Muesser et al., 1998). There is a high percentage of people in the sample of this experiment, 29% to 43%, that have post…

As the social worker, I suggested client attend a support group for teen who are living with HIV. This will assist the client in becoming educated about the virus. This will allow the client to meet peers dealing with the same problem. Client may find a peer that she can relate too who contracted the disease in a similar manner as the client (i.e. rape, incest). This also will help the client not feel as if she is dealing with the Virus alone. For youth living with HIV, support groups also…