Physical trauma

I’ve often at times wondered how could writing be beneficial to those who’ve experienced trauma. For example, writing when you’re upset or even just writing how your day went. I’m familiar with the concept of girls writing down their feelings into what what most people would call a “diary”. Most girls growing up receive a diary in which they can free write about their high and low days. Writing your feelings down can be easy to do, but the question I’m yearning towards is how could writing be…

this wasn’t the case. The trauma of the horrors they faced is still evident in their life. By analyzing the effects of post traumatic…

Scott Anderson’s novel, Triage, portrays the different effects that war and death can have on people. Mark, Joaquin, and Elena endure different experiences with war and death and are affected in different ways. Mark’s traumas originate from his time as a war photographer. His ability to capture war’s most grueling moments grants him the opportunity to shoot in many war-torn areas such as Beirut, Sri Lanka, Kurdistan, and Uganda. Mark’s first experience of war is in Beirut. He describes the…

the extent to state that it is related to witchcraft! However, hypnosis has been scientifically proven to work as an effective medical treatment that offers countless benefits. One of the many benefits hypnosis offers is that it can help overcome traumas. An example of this benefit would be how hypnosis can help an individual recover from a sexual assault, not physically but…

Of the myriad of “invisible wounds” that may become manifest in veterans returning from combat deployment I choose to describe “depression”. Kanel (2014) states that “symptoms such as sleep problems, feelings of guilt, worthlessness, hopelessness, regret, loss of energy and interest in life, and concentration deficits, appetite disorder, psychomotor retardation or agitation, and suicidal thoughts” (p. 179), all may be associated with depression. If I, as a crisis worker, was not knowledgeable…

As Barlow and Durand (2015) said, individuals might have dissociative experiences after a very a very stressful event has occurred, which may cause individuals to feel detached from themselves or their surroundings, almost as if they are dreaming or living in slow motion (p. 195). In other words, an individual might develop dissociation as a defense mechanism that will allow him/her to escape or disconnect from thoughts, memories, emotions, or situations that are highly stressful and undesired.…

stages of development. Emma’s physical development and appearance are that of a healthy child. There are no indications of genetic disorders or mental illness in her family history, this suggests that the limitations for…

Memory is very fascinating there are many methods that you can withhold information. Without memory we would not be able to remember what we did yesterday, what we have done today or what we plan to do tomorrow. Without memory we could not remember anything. Memory Storage is the ability to retain information in the brain. Storage Memory involves receiving information to the brain and being able to get the information out the brain when needed. We have short term memory where you restore memory…

stages of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. It can be proven that Holden Caulfield has PTSD because he faces several emotional and physical symptoms of PTSD, he has a hard time overcoming the death of his brother and as a result he can not move forward in life. “Post Traumatic Stress Disorder develops after a terrifying ordeal that involved physical harm or the threat of physical harm. The person who develops PTSD may have been the one who was harmed, the harm may have happened to a loved one, or…

Both post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and sexual minorities (alt. LGBT) are important issues to consider in light of modern social development and psychological consideration. With 3.6% of Americans openly identify as LGBT, some cities having up to as high as 6.2% and American youth projected to identify with LGBT or sexual minority labels more than prior generations (Alessi, Meyer, & Martin, 2013). In the light of recent international conflicts, increased attention has been payed to PTSD…