Physical trauma

encourages occupational health nurses to advocate for both the physical and mental well-being of these rescuers, with appropriate care for mental health concerns, facilitating a shift towards the acceptance of social support and emotional expression (Drewitz-Chesney, 2012). Creating a supportive environment begins by focusing on the broad socioenvironmental cultural challenges of the organization and initiating change from within the trauma membrane (Drewitz-Chesney, 2012). Occupational health…

“Trauma involves the experience of an event that is emotionally painful or distressful, which often results in the development of traumatic symptoms that have lasting mental and physical impacts” (Milne & Collin- Vézina, 2015). Most people have experienced trauma in one form or another and did not have any long-term effects from the situation; for example, starting high school was a traumatic event that did not create any long-term effects. On the other hand, there are several traumatic…

Intervention Plan The intervention plan will consist of individual TI-CBT which would include both a physical examination and psychological testing along with medication management. Herman’s Stages of Recovery will be utilized to help Kathy feel a sense of safety in the therapeutic session before proceeding through remembrance, mourning, and reconnection to a new sense of self. Throughout the process safety will be revisited to ensure Kathy is ready to continue toward therapeutic healing. The…

the third edition of its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-III) nosologic classification scheme. PTSD diagnosis has filled an important gap in psychiatric theory and practice. The key to understanding PTSD is the concept of trauma. According to the DSM-III PTSD was conceptualized as being a catastrophic stressor outside the range of normal human experiences. While most people exposed to traumatic events do not develop PTSD, others go on to develop the full-blown…

vulnerable to experiencing a crisis (Jais, 2016). This essay demonstrates what psychological impact occurs from crisis and trauma that is caused by a violent crime. Violent crime is defined as an aggravated assault that includes some sort of life-threatening nature or bodily harm is caused to one or more individuals (Fazel & Grann, 2006). Violent crime situations that involve crisis and trauma are explored from a counselling perspective. This is achieved by suggesting what particular models and…

psychological trauma? Trauma is a term used in every day language to define a stressful event. Comprehending traumatic events, however, is concerned with the stress that overwhelms an individuals capability to cope with a particular event. As a result, a traumatic situation leads to psychological trauma in which the individual may feel physically, emotionally, and cognitively overwhelmed. As Blaum suggests, “Catastrophes such as the Holocaust and the World Wars involve shock, strain, and screen…

childhood consists of feeling carefree and having fun. For others, it can be a time of torture and sadness. Childhood sexual abuse victims experience emotional and physical damage that can last throughout their lives. Childhood sexual abuse has an impact on an enormous number of people worldwide, regardless of gender, and the trauma and agony can continue on into adulthood. Childhood sexual abuse might be defined as a child forced to take part in any sexual act with an adult. Another definition…

with post-traumatic stress disorder ages 3 to 17. Trauma is the key to understanding post-traumatic stress disorder. Trauma is an overwhelming event that takes away a persons safety, it creates a sense of helplessness and it continues to affect ones perception of reality. According to the American Psychological Association, “Trauma is an emotional response to a terrible event like an accident, rape or natural disaster.” (APA, 2013) Any form of trauma that results in lasting emotional damage…

these people go on to develop PTSD (Mahoney). Understanding the causes, symptoms, and treatments is the first step to understanding the condition as a whole. There are major causes that experiences in the military may cause people to develop both physical and mental reactions. When people are affected mentally, they sometimes have stress reactions that do not go away on their own, or may even get worse over time (Smith, Robinson, and Segal). These individuals may develop Post Traumatic Stress…

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…