Posttraumatic stress disorder

Between the years of toddle-hood and adolescence, many developmental changes occur. During this time both the mind and body are beginning to reach maturity. Traumatic stress can cause multiple changes in the development of these areas. Children who have experienced traumatic events have shown to have issues thinking clearly, reasoning, or problem solving. When living conditions are extremely unstable and dependency is lacking, out of desperation, children learn that they must become reliant on…

After Henry returned from Vietnam, he was a completely different person. In order to truly understand the problems Henry portrayed, one must first understand the Vietnam war and the symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. The Vietnam war was one of the most brutal wars that the United States has ever participated in. Over three million people died over the span of the war and many more sustained life threatening injuries. After the war started, the Northern Vietnam army, the Viet Cong,…

how a child, more specifically, Amarika, can display a varying range of reactions after exposure to a traumatic event. Core Concept Reflection of Case Study The National Child Traumatic Stress Network Core Curriculum on Childhood Trauma Task Force created twelve core concepts for understanding traumatic stress responses in childhood. The fourth core concept is “children can exhibit a wide range of reactions to trauma and loss (NCTSN Core Curriculum on Childhood Trauma Task Force, 2012). It is…

Describe how memory is affected by trauma. Our life tells a story through a descriptive narrative of our encounters and life altering events. According to Hunt (2010), “We constantly narrate our lives, creating and telling stories about who and what we are, and why we exist” (p. 3). Our memories helps us recreate their storylines as we share them with the world. Memories help shape an individual’s overall health, development, and lifestyle. Unfortunately, our story and memory become…

Marijuana can help people who suffer from mental health issues like anxiety, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) , and severe depression. People with anxiety can benefit from medical marijuana, as it decreases anxiety( "Can Marijuana Treat Anxiety Disorders?" ). When diagnosed with anxiety, there is not much doctors can do but give patients some different prescription pills and suggest talk therapy. Taking medicine and…

Art therapy and Veterans Combat is an event unlike any other, it causes an extreme amount of stress over and over again. About 30% of men leaving war zones will develop post traumatic stress disorder(PTSD) (Coolie). “ In war, there are no unwounded soldiers.” José Narosky said this in a speech he gave on veterans day in 2010. He was right, men not left with physical injuries from the war are left with mental scars that will not be quick to heal. Art therapy can help them to work though the…

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Veterans Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is the name for the psychiatric disorder that has been around since the beginning of the human species, but has not been widely researched until recently. PTSD occurs after someone has experienced a traumatic event such as life threat, serious injury, or death. This is not the case for every person that has experienced a traumatic event, though. According to the National Center for PTSD (2015), the APA introduced…

Returning Soldiers, its target audience would be the Command Sergeant Major and First Sergeant of the military unit who have been deployed in a combat mission. The objectives would be • To educate family members about the feelings of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) the soldier may experience returning from deployment. • To give family members information and tips about how to detect signs of PTSD and how to communicate with the retuning soldier to get counseling as a family. • To provide…

personnel experience some sort of mental illness at some point throughout or after their military career. Service members are faced with sexual trauma, depression, stress, brain injuries, suicide, substance abuse, homelessness, and/or involvement with the criminal justice systems. Approximately 18.5% of service have post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD) or depression and 19.5% experience a traumatic brain injury (TBI) during deployment. Only about 50% of returning service members who need…

Mental abuse is a person subjecting or exposing another to behavior that may result in psychological trauma, including anxiety, chronic depression, or posttraumatic stress disorder (aifs.gov). Mental abuse is categorized in two categories harsh and subtle. The harsh forms of abuse are intimidation, threats of self harm or harming others, destruction, and isolation. Subtle forms of mental abuse are tactics, insults…