Post-realism

We as humans experience trauma during some time in our life, such as the loss of a loved one, war, rape, and segregation. These traumas can leave a long lasting effect on a person. It can isolate a person from others leaving them in silence and also with a shadow of themselves that is unrecognizable. With trauma, a wall of silence can build around a person and begin to chip away parts of them, by sharing their stories the wall can be broken and the person can begin to heal. Trauma is a concept…

The short stories “Chickamauga” written by Ambrose Bierce and “The Covenant” written by Crystal Arbogast both show the effects that post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD) has on someone. The effect war has on someone is very traumatic it can mentally and physically scar a person, but what can be harder is when your a child having to deal with someone who has been through war trying to live with it. PTSD effects family, sleeping patterns, causes small bursts of spaz attacks, and detachment issues…

Soldiers undergo traumatic events while in combat. Some survive harrowing experiences; other men die. When soldiers go back home to their loved ones, it is hard to look past what happened to their comrades while they were in combat. For the soldiers who survives, everyday life is a tossup between feeling genuinely happy and feeling guilty for surviving. Even the toughest of soldiers may suffer from survivor’s guilt---a psychological syndrome that makes someone believe they have done wrong by…

Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM5) lists symptoms one could encounter when a traumatic event has occurred or is occurring in their life. The exposure to actual or threatened death, serious injury, or sexual violence is the first step in recognizing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a person. DSM5 discusses the feelings that are a result of trauma—terror, helplessness, and horror. However, there are many factors that delineate PTSD; the DSM5 lists them into four clusters:…

The passage by Stanley Peele,"Ain't Misbehavin',", is about addiction as becoming socially accepted as a disease. The author of the passage argues that addiction should not be considered a disease because he thinks it to be psychologically connected. The author mentions addictions to be physically habit forming but does not thinks addiction as a disease because in his opinion the disease model of addiction has negative outcomes for the society. The main issue with the passage is that the author…

medicine through out past history, from as early as ancient China and Egypt, to still today all over the world. Medical marijuana has more positive effects than negative, it helps people with epilepsy, insomnia patients, and veterans suffering form post traumatic stress disorder and depression. One in 26 americans will develop epilepsy during their lifetime according to The Epilepsy Foundation. People with epilepsy don 't choose to have it, but currently pharmaceutical companies…

disturbing events. Holden experiences very similar symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder, and shows common reactions of PTSD. In The Catcher in the Rye, Holden goes through what appears to be a psychological breakdown over his journey of those few days, which is assisted by the events Holden is going through--similar to a soldier’s,-- Holden’s undermining of his condition, and the ignorance of the commonly reoccurring symptoms. Post traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD is a condition that is…

(Smith, Robinson and Segal) The severe symptoms that go away after a short period is called Acute Stress Disorder. (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) There are three categories of symptoms for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. They are re-experiencing the event, avoiding reminders of the trauma and the increased anxiety and emotional arousal. (Smith, Robinson and Segal) Re-experiencing the event is essentially…

Another great service dog that improves the lives of others who suffer from Diabetes are diabetic alert dogs. These dogs are trained to inform diabetics when blood sugars are low or high. They can also detect when the blood sugars are going to drop, this allows them to fix it before harm can come to them. When diabetics have low blood sugar they will have a hard time using their motor skills. This requires them to get up to get something to bring their sugar up and if they can't it will cause…

In America, and estimate of 7.6% of people will experience Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) at some time during their life (What Is PTSD). PTSD can be caused by extreme trauma on an individual in situations such as sexual assault, combat situations (military or terrorist), and serious accidents (What Is PTSD). In the story No-No Boy written by John Okada, Kenji, a soldier that served in WWII, experiences signs of PTSD that causes problems with his relationship with his family and friends…