Physical trauma

Resilience can be defined as positive adaption in the face of adversity (Easterbrooks, Ginsbury, & Lerner, 2013). In order for individuals, families, or communities to be resilient it allows each unit to recover from trauma and continual stressors successful. Resilience can show in individuals and families if they are able to continue to function healthfully under extensive amounts of stressors (Farrell, Bowen, & Swick, 2014). There are many different factors that can contribute to the level of…

likely to have mental disorders than men in war situations. Another group of the society that is extremely affected by the war are children, the disabled, and the elderly. The rate of occurrence is directly related to the degree of trauma, and the emotional and physical support. There are certain religious and cultural strategies to cope with these situation in developing countries. 2005 marks a significant occasion that helps people understand the relation between mental health and war. 2005…

undergoing separation of families supported by deportation. Saving all these children from potential trauma is nonrealistic, however informing caregivers about some social factors and knowledge about the developing brain can mitigate the amount of tainted children. In the book, The boy who was raised as a Dog, Child Neuropsychologist Bruce Perry emphasizes the importance of a child’s social and physical environment that determines the child attitude and behavior. Not many people are aware about…

introduced, but throughout the years there has been research that helps us understand it better. There are many types of trauma that cause PTSD. “The framers of the original PTSD diagnosis had in mind events such as war, torture,…

What makes people tick? Most people who experience trauma will have feelings of shock, anger, fear, nervousness, or even guilt. These feeling normally go away over time. That however is not the case with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) which makes it very tricky. It manifests in many different forms and occurs in practically every age group. Why? This disorder can be found within any person who has been through a traumatic event of any sort, but why does it not occur in every person who…

those with PTSD to distressing trauma memories, anger, and poor control of impulses. Dealing with PTSD can lead to intense flashbacks where the person can have a feeling of guilt and “what if” moments to change the outcome of the situation. With having that feeling, it often leads to taking their own life to take the pain away and make up for the mistake they believe they made. Another consequence is using too much alcohol makes it harder to cope with stress and trauma memories. Alcohol use and…

neurobiological explanations for the consequences of trauma helped me understand the long lasting and damaging effects. I, then, related this information to my own personal knowledge of the effects of childhood trauma. I found it very helpful that Perry pointed out the different kinds of trauma such as manipulation, degradation, and coercion. These means of aggression are often overlooked as credible reasons for trauma but they can be just as damaging as physical violence. Another distinction…

something means you either been harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime, event, or other activity. My view of being a victim doesn’t just mean any kind of physical violence that another person can see, sometimes you could be a victim of emotional, mental, or psychological trauma caused by another person but now it’s become less of trauma inflicted by another person and more self-inflicted because they don’t feel like they belong or fit in anywhere, and constantly feel judged by those…

negligent act does not equate to witnessing a shocking event. In relation to the experience undergone by the police officers at the Hillsborough disaster, Henry L.J argued that "the length of the exposure and the circumstances of the exposure was the trauma that caused the psychiatric injury, rather than any sudden and immediate shock"'. He added that it “is not...the trigger, but the fact and foreseeability of psychiatric damage, by whatever process”. Recent developments in…

100 people in the country, but not every person whom suffers from PTSD developed it from experiencing a traumatic situation (Loo, PhD, 2016). The reality is that if you were a direct victim of a crime, in which you suffered physically or witnessed a trauma taking place that changed your perception of whether or not your life is in danger. Then you have a strong likely hood of experiencing some form or level of PTSD. Sufferers…