Posttraumatic stress disorder

established permanent friendships as fellow brothers in arms. Life in the war had many life changing effects on John Young and former soldiers. Many of the men similar to Young suffered, after returning home, a new mental disease known as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for years. John Young and many of the other men from Charlie Company made it through the crucible of military. The unit lost half its members to death and injuries within two months. People didn’t even feel a concern to…

known as psychological violence, emotional abuse or mental abuse, is a form of abuse characterized by a person subjecting or exposing another to behavior that may result in psychological trauma, including anxiety, chronic depression, or posttraumatic stress disorder. In a study of 1,000 women 15 years of age or older, 36% had experienced emotional abuse while growing up; 43% had experienced some form of abuse as children or adolescents. In this paper I will be talking about Psychological Abuse…

survivors ever escape the environment and travel to a developed country, their stress is still compounded. Factors that contribute to survivors’ stress including uncertainty about the future, the possibility of being sent back to the country they were tortured in, and the lack of any close confidant or social support. Certain conditions in the country they flee to are also risk factors for the victim’s trauma and stress. These conditions include poverty, social isolation, unemployment,…

In fact, the participants in the forgiveness group showed minimal to no depression and anxiety while the participants in the alternative group showed signs of moderate depression and anxiety. Women who have been abused may have a hard time getting over the experience because they resent the fact that it happened and they resent the person who abused them but any kind of therapy that supports women’s expression of anger without helping them to find meaning in their suffering and teaching them how…

We all are aware of the term PTSD or Posttraumatic Stress Disorder but have you ever witnessed it? PTSD is a mental disorder that occurs when a person goes through a traumatic event or events like war. For me the answer to that question was no until two years ago. Being an air force kid I knew what it was but never really understood. When I moved to joint base McGuire Dix Lakehurst I met an army family. Their father was infantry in the army and had been in for almost 20 years. When I First met…

Summary: “American Sniper” released in 2014, directed by Clint Eastwood, is a movie about Chris Kyle, portrayed by Bradley Cooper. Chris Kyle was a U.S NAVY SEAL officer, who took his post seriously and made it his sole job to protect his comrades. At first he dreamed of being a cowboy living in Texas, but he had to show his real talent. As he was growing up his father taught him to shoot a rifle and hunt deer. His life took another turn when he finds his then girlfriend sleeping in bed with…

ABSTRACT Combat instigated PTSD is one of the more complicated psychological conditions that occur in the modern world. To add to the complications of treatment, PTSD is often accompanied by other psychological comorbidities and substance use disorders; of which the most frequent is alcoholism. While PTSD is normally associated with veterans (combat or non-combat), many of the studies and treatments designs are based on civilian or non-combat instigated PTSD. The lack of information on PTSD in…

Creative Arts Therapy, specifically psychodrama or drama therapy has the potential to revolutionize care of patients suffering from emotional trauma including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Drama therapy is a group activity developed by the psychiatrist Jacob Moreno who used “enactments of real-life situations to reveal the attitudes, beliefs, feelings, and values that underlie social interactions, thus deepening our understanding of them” (Leveton). Given the universality, and ease of…

may also be suggestive of posttraumatic stress (Stirling, & Amaya-Jackson, 2008). Other concerns for Emma would relate to the probability of developing a wider range of psychological symptoms such as depression, anxiety, and dissociation later in her life (Hodges, Godbout, Lanktree, & Kletzka, 2013). In Emma’s case, immediate attention to health strategies and interventions will likely assist in enabling Emma to achieve coping skills that will decrease the excessive stress responses ultimately…

negative stereotypes student veterans face in an academic environment can prove harmful to their success, ________ can reverse the effects. One common stereotype veterans face is in regards to mental health, often manifesting itself as posttraumatic stress disorder. PTSD is a mental health problem that…