Post-realism

working, Bear spots a Vietnamese co-worker and believes the man is a Vietnamese enemy of the war. Bear grabs the man and threatens him. This proves medical treatment does not always succeed in helping the vet. “Bear confused a Vietnamese co-worker at the post office with the Vietnamese enemy. He grabbed the man and told him he was going to cut his throat just like his comrades.”…

After the Vietnam War, 15% of the war’s veterans were never able to successfully transition back into their old lives (“21 Remarkable”). Louise Erdich’s short story, “The Red Convertible,” features a character who develops post-traumatic stress disorder from the war. Erdich explores the depersonalization associated with PTSD through both the symbolism of the red convertible itself and the drastic change seen in Henry Lamartine’s characterization. Henry Lamartine is drafted into the Vietnam War…

1. Introduction Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is described by the Diagnostic Statistical Manual as a psychological impairment that causes ‘significant distress’ to an individual’s ordinary interactions and functioning due to exposure to ‘actual or threatened death, serious injury or sexual violation’ (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). It is estimated that approximately 5-10% of the Australian population suffer or have suffered from PTSD at some point in their lives (Centre for…

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (referred as PTSD, ICD-10), also known as Posttraumatic Stress Disorder(DSM-5) or post-traumatic stress reaction, is widely found as symptoms in military soldiers and veterans who have war experience. In recent years, it has been found in not only veterans but also many victims survived the natural disaster and physical assault. However, victims of personal assault have not realized the crucial side effect of PTSD and thereby ignoring the importance in medical and…

The topic that I choose to do my essay over is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. According to the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder article from Australian Nursing, PTSD is defined as “a psychological response to the experience of intense traumatic events, particularly those that threaten life. It can affect people of any age, culture or gender.” When a person undergoes a great deal of distress from something traumatic that happened to them from a situation or an event which could be but not limited…

sooner it will be over.” This is a quote from William Tecumseh Sherman,civil war soldier, that flew through the ranks and became general. A general of war, stating that war is cruel nothing else. William experiencing war must have experienced PTSD, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder . If war was cruel in the civil war, the past wars have been doing some work on our loyal soldiers. Take the example of the Vietnam war where 9,087,000 military personnel were sent to the war, and 13,630,50 returned…

get worse over time (Smith, Robinson, and Segal). These individuals may develop Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, otherwise known as PTSD. PTSD is very common when people return from the war because they experienced life threatening situations ("Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) - Causes ). Shell shock (or combat stress) was the original term for PTSD when soldiers would shiver, be crying, and have fatal memories ("Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) - Causes ). Recovering from PTSD involves…

For this paper I have decided to address awareness of veterans who returned back from the combat, and are facing several obstacles upon the transition back in a civilian life. When we think about veterans, the first picture that comes in mind is a strong, self-confident, and fearless male who is willing to scarify his life and body for his country. However, the image of a brave soldier is not always as pretty as we see on YouTube videos when the family gets surprised by returned veteran. In many…

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that people are diagnosed with after they have experienced a traumatic event. PTSD is commonly linked to soldiers who come back from fighting in the war and experience emotional anxiety, but anyone can get PTSD. A traumatic event can be anything from a sudden death of someone close to living through a violent rape. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Complimentary and Alternative Medication, and Medications are the treatment plans available…

Should a child be prohibited to kill someone for his country, Should they be able to choose to? My speech is going to be about children in war, I am going to talk about children being prohibited to go to war and not being able to fight for their own country, i'm going to talk about whether they should be allowed choice to fight for their country at a young age instead of having to wait. What happens to a child when they are prohibited to fight for their country while their parents have to…