Post-realism

Post-traumatic stress disorder, known as PTSD, is a mental illness that is developed after seeing or experiencing a traumatic event. It was first introduced and recognized as a disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. “In 1980, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) added PTSD to the third edition of its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-III) nosologic classification scheme (2) ( Friedman, M. J., MD, 2016)”. PTSD was a very…

Josh meets the criteria for a diagnosis of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Since Josh actually witnessed the death of his fiancé, he meets Criterion A in the DSM for PTSD of directly experiencing the traumatic event (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). In accordance with Criterion B for PTSD (American Psychiatric Association, 2013), he frequently has flashbacks related to the event in which he feels as though he is reliving the trauma of that day. Josh’s recurrent nightmares related…

Do you value your freedom? As an American citizen, do you completely understand the cost of the lifestyle you live? The freedom of speech, religion, gun ownership, and the fact that these freedoms are protected by the most powerful document in America, the Constitution, came at a grave cost. This cost was, and is paid, by the countless men and women who put themselves in harms way everyday, American military members. In this brief essay I would like to discuss three of these cost, emotional,…

difficult, and unsafe environments. There are so many different types of stress that it is difficult to put the findings and issues together because there are so many different meanings to all of these types of stress. For example, there is work stress, post-traumatic stress disorder, school stress, family stress, etc. All of these types of stress come with different emotional states and it also depends on who the person is and what type of person they are and how they deal with stress.…

dangerous situation allows the brain to make split-second decisions in the body to be able to defend against a threat or to avoid danger. The fight-or-flight response is a normal response meant to protect a person from harm or injury. When a person has Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, their fight-or-flight reaction is altered, broken, or damaged. People with PTSD might feel stressed or scared even though they may not be in any danger at all. In my essay I would like to discuss several aspects of…

is a psychiatric disorder that can occur following the experience or witnessing of a life-threatening events such as military combat, natural disasters, terrorists incidents, serious accidents, or physical or sexual assault in adult or childhood” (“Post Traumatic Stress Disorder”). Recently PTSD service dogs have appeared in more and more families, with PTSD victims, especially those with United States veterans. They have been effective for these victims (effective defined as distracting the…

A large part of the costs of service dogs is often times offset by volunteer puppy raisers. Volunteers teach the basics; to sit, walk on a leash, house training, and other basic commands. Professional trainers that provide formal training charge around $20,000 to train one dog. If the puppy raisers are paid, the cost can potentially double (Service Dogs). The term “intelligence disobedience” is an essential part of training a guide dog. This means that the dog knows not to follow a command if…

long-run. Some people are able to cope and progress from the life-threatening event with a fight-or-flight response, which is a natural coping mechanism that protects an individual from harm, while others remain constantly frightened, which leads to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). PTSD is a psychological disorder that is triggered by a traumatic event. This individual becomes irritable, anxious, easily frightened, depressed, and has flashbacks or nightmare of the traumatic event. Some…

care of people with post traumatic stress disorder. In order to deal with the issues that a growing elderly population with symptoms of PTSD can pose, it is necessary to provide adequate treatment and care for senior citizens with posttraumatic stress…

They typically report alterations in affect regulation, consciousness, self-perception, perception of the perpetrator, interpersonal relations and in systems of meaning Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is usually co-morbid with PTSD (Connor, 2008). Client would benefit from the HEALTH model. Having a supportive therapist; Ensuring personal safety; Assisting with daily functioning; Learning to manage core PTSD symptoms (self-regulation);…