Physical trauma

immediate care in a crisis situation. This care must consist of a program implemented to assist in the recognition of traumatic symptoms early on in children, since in most cases children are unable to recognize the trauma within themselves and often time mistake reliving the trauma for a nightmare. Psychological First Aid (PFA),…

images and narrate them back in the third person. The images were as follows, the first image was a time they felt safe and peaceful before the trauma. The second image was the last moment they could remember directly before the trauma. The third image was what had happen during the trauma. The fourth image was the first moment they could recall after the trauma. The fifth image was when the…

This point focus concerns mental and wistful issues individual's involvement in the wake of 'trauma', where trauma is comprehended to allude to an occasion including being a casualty of or observer to violence, savagery, genuine frightfulness and/or the passing of another or close demise of one's self. In the wake of encountering a traumatic occasion, the brain has been known not away the points of interest and recollections and afterward send them back at surprising times and places, at times…

said clients talk about and overcome these issues. However, in doing so this can cause a phenomenon called secondary or vicarious trauma. Vicarious trauma refers to the cumulative effect of working with traumatized clients: interference with the therapist’s feelings, cognitive schemas, memories, self-esteem, and/or sense of safety (PILAR HERNÁNDEZ, 2010). Vicarious trauma, empathic stress, and compassion fatigue remind us that there is potential for therapists to be psychologically…

the late 1990s. Focusing on the adverse side of the First World War, Pat Barker tells the story of male soldiers who suffered shell shock on the battlefield. Most of these men share a common feature: they all suffer from both psychological and physical trauma that needs to be dealt with. The WW1 is considered the first modern war, introducing new inventions such as the mustard gas or the tank, as well as this was the first time when the aerial warfare was significant and bombardment became a…

before they turn four. During the course of this class I quickly noticed how intrigued I became after the first couple of minutes of the lesson. The idea of trauma did not settle with me for many reasons which happened to be a result of my childhood experiences. I began to question trauma in relation to a particular population and how trauma is treated ? While this assignment has provided an opportunity to explore the particular approaches to treating…

sentenced to prison. Antwone Fisher was born while his mother was incarcerated. Antwone Fisher has suffered from sexual abuse, trauma, emotional neglect, severe verbal abuse and abandonment. The client presented signs of emotional distress, poor anger management abilities and PTSD from past traumas that had yet to be resolved. Antwone Fisher was prone to displaying physical aggression anytime presented with overwhelming…

forever. Even though the disease itself is not a killer, the effects it has on the body can be fatal. PTSD is caused by a traumatic event one has either witnessed or experienced, and can only be treated, not cured. There are only 2 main treatments: trauma focused therapy and use of antidepressants. Ways to prevent this disease from developing is to stay positive after…

represents the acute response to the traumatic event (TE). Then, the person must present symptoms of: (1) persistent re-experiencing of the traumatic event; (2) avoidance of stimuli associated with the trauma, accompanied by a general lack of responsiveness; and (3) a state of autonomic hyperactivity -head trauma or spinal cord injury- (Lavoie et al. 174-183). The duration of symptoms and a certain impairment of normal activities should also be taken into account. PTSD is assessed through…

re-experiencing the event, avoiding reminders of the trauma and the increased anxiety and emotional arousal. (Smith, Robinson and Segal) Re-experiencing the event is essentially when a person has flashbacks, nightmares, any feelings or physical reactions that repeats memories of themselves from the traumatic event. When a person is escaping any reminders of the trauma, they try to dodge anything that makes them recaps anything about the trauma. Once a person has sleeping troubles, angry for no…