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the CDC, over 1,700,000 Americans have a traumatic brain injury each year; in Canada 20% of teens had TBI resulting in hospital admission or that involved over 5 minutes of unconsciousness (VA surgeon reporting in BBC News). 7% of veterans have both post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury. rates of…

critical incident stress debriefings (CISD) have been implemented to aid in psychological stress due to a traumatic event. The article Conflict and Crisis Communication explains with the aid of the CISD, the number of first responders who suffer from post traumatic stress disorder as reduced (Vecchi, 2009). As officers become more aware of these resources, they can take the first step in positively reducing their stress…

affected all sorts of people and that is the risk they took. While many individuals initially believed that entering WWI would do good, they soon faced the negative of the experiences they had to deal with while serving in the war. PTSD is post traumatic stress disorder, the side effect soldiers get after being away from war. Studies shows that most of the soldiers get PTSD after coming back from war. Certain sounds could trigger their memory…

Trauma researchers have looked inside the brains of people who have suffered serious emotional trauma. The first scan was while they remembered neutral events in their lives. The second scan was taken as they were exposed to scripted versions of their traumatic memories. During the scanning, the images actually showed dissociation happen in the brains of these PTSD patients. When they remembered a traumatic event, the left frontal cortex shut down, particularly Broca's area (the center for…

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, is a trauma and stress related disorder according to DSM-IV. Although pathogenesis is unknown; exposure of a traumatic or stressful event is a characteristic diagnostic criterion and can include, but are not limited to: military combat, sexual assault, natural disasters, manmade disasters, and automobile accidents. Individuals with PTSD exhibit more prominent clinical symptoms in addition to anxiety/fear indications. Individuals with increased risk…

exposed to potential trauma who do not develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Therefore it can be imperative to examine the associations between the severity of trauma and the outcome behavior (resilience/psychopathological dysfunction) (Ying, Wu, Lin & Jiang,…

Another struggle for a soldier after the war would be suicide. Life after the war would be hard for these soldiers and many recognized that because over 3500 German soldiers killed themselves after the war. All of the soldiers who tried to live in the post-war world have to deal with many hardships. These would include mental trauma, political upheaval, and a hard time trying to find employment("How Did Soldiers"). If the soldiers in All Quiet on the Western Front were to live through the…

It is natural to feel afraid during and after being involved in a traumatic situation. These situations include warfare, assault, abuse, disasters, or even sudden unexpected death of a loved one. Fear causes changes in the body that act as a defensive mechanism against it. This response is commonly known as, “fight-or-flight” and is a reaction meant to protect a person or animal from harm. Most people who are affected by a traumatic situation recover from the initial symptoms and are able to…

In a post-9/11 world, the presence of veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is being more prevalent within our society. To understand how PTSD affects veterans today, we must gain a thorough understanding as to what PPS is and how it affects the brain. PTSD is a major psychological condition that affects an individual who has experienced a horrific event. Some events can include witnessing the death of a significant other, seeing gore and other graphically horrific images etc.…

The movie Seven Pounds is about a man who incidentally caused the accidental death of seven people in which seeks redemption by a selection of seven people for his secret project. In the movie, the character Tim, in a car accidents that leaves seven people dead. In retaliation, he vows to give back to them by supplying life to others in need by giving donations of various organs from him. He selects 7 people. He spent a good deal of time delving down sick people and meeting them to see if…