Physical trauma

Philosophy There have been many studies, and it is undisputed that pets improve the lives of them owners. Studies have shown that animals have improved the anxiety levels of their owners that suffer with mental disorders, elderly residents in nursing facilities, as well as, regulating autonomic stress in women. Therapist have been using these studies to improve therapy for a variety of disorder, such as, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Anxiety can be a life altering disorder,…

An estimated five percent of Americans- more than thirteen million people- have PTSD at any given time (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Fact Sheet). PTSD is a disorder that is triggered by a very stressful traumatic event. People who have PTSD suffer from dramatic mood changes, hallucinations, anxiety, easy agitation, and thoughts of suicide. Holden Caulfield, the main character in The Catcher In the Rye experienced traumatic event when his brother, Allie, died when Holden is only thirteen.…

The life of people should be built around a strong and healthy support system. At the beginning of life, were under our mothers (swaddling or being breastfed), staying connected and close to loved ones is important. The social support should start from the beginning of life into adulthood. A healthy social support is a must, not having that close feeling of love and support can impact a person negatively. A person can develop depression if they do not have that support system. Everyone has had…

Dr. Sonnenberg’s lecture explores how a doctor’s environment affects medical practice. He produced a well thought out argument that incites discussion of the topic he presents, and provided a few examples that supply insight into his ideas. Specifically, the Dora case, the social construct of gender, the social construct of a doctor’s superiority, and religion are examples of a doctor’s medical practice being shaped by the environment that surrounds it. Dr. Sonnenberg’s statements about Freud’s…

Victor himself. It all goes back to the motive behind the madness, the defining moment in Victor’s life that changed the way he viewed human existence, his mother’s death. When death stole his mother, Victor slowly became tormented and twisted. The trauma in his life was the driving force in his attempt to put an end to death altogether, by gaining the ability to create life. Had Victor not attempted to bypass the natural restrictions of mankind by trying to manufacture life, then he would’ve…

war and many perish during the struggle to end the war. Though the loss of life is always a terrible result, it is not the only one as a consequence of war. There are those who survived these wars but came back, sometimes sent back, home with not physical injuries but with emotional and mental ones. These psychological injuries were called many things in the past but as time passed, it was called Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD. Some of the symptoms of PTSD can include anxiety,…

Light, Cameras, Murder: The Ugly Truth About Violent Movies It’s time for us to make a confess. Most of us have watched a violent movie at some point in our life. This generation of youth has bought, or watched some movie with shooting, murder, and violence. The graphic movie scenes of people’s pain and agony stay in our mind for a long while; we probably still hold the chilling images in our heads after just a few years. In reality, the gory movies we watch affect some of the minds of…

From a young age, Evan Treborn suffered from blackouts and he couldn’t recall what happened during those moments. His grade school teachers raised his mother’s attention to this issue after he drew a horrific picture of himself standing over dead bodies. His mother hoped that Evan didn’t have the same illness as his father, who was living in an institution. Evan Treborn begins to blackout many traumatic experiences and when he “wakes up”, he can’t remember what had happened, or where he is. His…

Many people argue that our world today is more destructive than in the past. It appears more evident through Internet, social media, and news stations. Destruction today thrives on the evils in society and the increased sense of anxiety about the world. The demolition of landmarks purposely, hostility in politics, and the genocide of various ethnic groups are all occurrences that appear in society. The many wars all over the world, the current refugee crisis, terrorist attacks caused by ISIS,…

Why are women able to be deadly? People normally sympathize with women. Some people have to realize that not all women deserve that sympathy. No matter how much a women look fine it does not mean they actually are. There are books, movies, and TV shows that have been created to show why not all women deserve sympathy and are not always innocent either. In the TV show Deadly Women, Season 5 Episode 2, the show depicts women as being capable of murder because when strong emotions are aroused,…