Post-War

2014). There was an interview with Johnson’s wife, Barbie, who was explaining in 2011 his attitude started to change and he did not act like himself. Prior to this incident, he had served seven years total in the Army and was recently diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD. Barbie explained his PTSD turned into depression and was so bad he would sometimes cry himself to sleep. Months before the shooting occurred, Johnson ran out of medicine and tried to make an appointment,…

There are those whose symptoms persist long after the threat of danger is gone and the symptoms develop into what it called post-traumatic stress disorder. Post-traumatic stress disorder can interrupt normal living and sometimes daily functioning for the victim. Not only does post traumatic syndrome affect the victim but it also affects the lives of their family and friends. Recovering from PTSD and returning to normal, joyful living is quite possible…

has provided services to at risk youth ages (5-18) in the Hampton Roads area for over ten years, counseling them inside the home as well as in a community setting. Her field of experience covers but is not limited to: anger management, grief/loss, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), oppositional defiance, Mood disorders and low-self-esteem. Although I have known Alvita for years, the thought of sitting down with her to conduct an interview gave me butterflies in my stomach. To ensure we…

Have you ever witnessed a dangerous crash in your life. Or have your life flash before your eyes. what would you feel like or what would you say if someone needs to ask you a question? It was July 16 and we are getting our stuff ready for our flight tomorrow to California for summer break then we will continue to go to Mexico. This was going to be our second trip out of the country and we were so hyped about it. We thought that nothing would go wrong, but boy were we wrong. It was a moment that…

many of these disorders he encountered in his life onto his characters that he created in the play. The play implies that these characters could have some of these mental illnesses, particularly the main character of the play, Blanche DuBois. Signs of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) are shown in her character and are significantly shown throughout the play as her character suffers many hardships. Blanche obviously wasn’t well and there were many…

Logical fallacies are basically common errors. Everyone single person every day makes a common error. The logical fallacies that I will be discussing are the sunk cost fallacy, slippery slope fallacy, hasty generalization fallacy, post hoc ergo propter hoc, ad hominem, red herring, and the straw man fallacy. It happens to everyone of us, even though we may not even realize it sometimes. Sunk cost fallacy is getting into something and not wanting to get out of it because you may have put a lot…

Humans are continuously evolving with their surroundings, leaving the past behind. However, certain aspects of the past can cause mental pain to the extent that humans need to eliminate the thought of being defeated or taken advantage of using inhumane measures. The Cask of Amontillado written by Edgar Allen doe and Stone Mattress written by Margaret Atwood are two short stories based around the violent acts due to the distress caused previously in life. This distress affects one’s emotion,…

In her novel, Trauma and Recovery, Judith Herman discusses the concept of Complex Trauma Disorder and its implications. Intolerant of the currently defined diagnosis for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), she decides to rename it. Herman believes that the existing definition for PTSD is inaccurate, or as she asserts “does not fit accurately enough” (119). The present criteria for this diagnosis results from those who have survived “circumscribed” traumatic events, which includes rape,…

Within my project I used illustrations of different fallacies that are commonly used to argue, persuade, and advertise to people. The three fallacies that I used were ad populum, ad verecundiam, and false cause (post hoc ergo propter hoc). While they were subtly used, they are able to illustrate what those specific fallacies are and why they are used in everyday advertising or arguments. The first fallacy I used in my advertisement for First Glitter was ad populum. This is simply stated as a…

Post traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD is caused by a terrifying or traumatic experience in a person’s life. People can get flashbacks, anxiety, or dreams about the specific event that is affecting them. In a year, around five million Americans suffer…