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Post-traumatic stress disorder, more commonly known as PTSD, is a body’s response to an abnormal experience. It results from being exposed to a stressful or overwhelming event or series of events (Schiraldi, 2000). Anybody can be diagnosed with this disorder. It does not matter about their educational status, race, sex or previous psychiatric illness (Matsakis, 1994). In this essay, I will go over the causes and results of post-traumatic stress disorder, and then I will cover some ways for…

SIS is the most severe and life threatening short term effect (Edwards and Bodle 129). Long term effects of concussions are limited, but any short term symptom that lasts over three months is considered a long term effect. This phenomena is called post-concussion syndrome and although it is most often seen in women, men are not immune to…

and subject matter. His work is incredibly stylized but remaining realistic. The reason that I enjoy Norman Rockwell’s work so much is because growing up I always wanted to be a photographer for a magazine. Rockwell worked for the Saturday Evening Post. He wasn’t a…

previous to play in order to establish a standard baseline of performance. When the athlete sustains an injury and is suspected to be concussed, he or she must complete a similar test to evaluate their current state. By comparing the scores from the post injury evaluation to those of the baseline test, trainers and doctors have the ability to observe sufficient changes in the mental function of the player. While this method is popular and provides a beneficial tool for evaluation, the results…

Americans owe more than 875 billion dollars on student loans, which is more than the total amount that Americans owe on their credit cards. The reason such an inflated number of people request student loans is due to its exorbitant cost. Therefore, post-secondary education should be paid for by the gouvernement. Seeing as the price is so prohibitive, paid education would permit an easier financial situation to certain families, a better mental health and would prevent debt at such a young age.…

American dance is defined by the manifestations of central and Western Africa and European aesthetic. It is built on the idea that dance is a platform for self-expression thus it is bound to change and develop based on the needs, interests, personalities and desires of the dancers. Likewise, the social and political issues rampant in society play a significant role in its evolution. It began as a revolt against the confining rules of the society and over the years, rebellion has become one of…

The purpose of this paper is define posttraumatic growth (PTG) – “a positive change experienced as a result of a struggle with trauma” and its relationship to posttraumatic stress disorder through an overview of the literature, including assessment measures and the reaction that children and adolescents have to trauma and disaster. Research on posttraumatic growth has typically been centered on adults but recently has extended to children and adolescents. Keywords: Adolescents, children,…

Training Post-Mortem A training post-mortem, also known as project retrospective, is a process where the success or failure is evaluated, in other words, the project's ability to meet the performance objectives and goals is assessed. In order to succeed, there are some questions that must be asked: What worked well and should be repeated in the next training? What should be including in the checklist to make future trainings more successful? Which participants need more training before the next…

between the brain and the muscles when impaired lead to the involuntary muscular movement, a condition that affects many post-stroke patients. There have been a number of mechanisms to help post-stroke patients continue with their usual activities normally. Cho, Kim and Lee (2010) investigated how motor imagery training combined with gait training can improve balance and gait in the post-stroke patient. This experiment shows that motor imagery training has been demonstrated to increase motor…

No one foresaw the radical changes that would be made in post-Mao China under the rule of Deng Xiaoping. The once removed CPC official took his position as Supreme Leader of China at the age of 77. However the changes that were seen in his next 20 years of office would be more radical than any leader of China before him. Deng was a follower of his predecessor and mentor Zhou Enlai, and with his coming of office announced that China was adapting the Four Modernizations – agriculture, industry,…