Psychological resilience

The cause and consequences of PTSD in prisoners The Nation Survey of American life has said that Americans who spend time in prison are two times as likely to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder. Criminals will claim they are experiencing some kind of mental health disorder but maybe they had a disorder before getting locked up. I do not think society should feel bad because a prisoner is experiencing PTSD, to me that is just a consequence to the chain of events they started. There are…

“Alone with the thoughts of what should have long been forgotten, I let myself be carried away into the silent screams of delirium (quote from Amanda Steele).” In traumatic life-threatening events, such as rape, divorce, death, abandonment, and even war, a psychiatric disorder known as PTSD may form, leaving people in distress, isolation, and in numerous other states. It’s a tough mountain to climb, and many people have difficulties dealing with it. In the book, The Things They Carried—a novel…

Domestic violence is a pattern of behavior in any relationship that is used to gain or maintain power and control over a partner. Many people see domestic violence as an everyday situation and do not pay much attention to it. What they don’t know is that all forms of domestic violence, no matter how small, can form into something much more treacherous. More than often the victim is to blame for their own assault, which is why domestic violence should not be taken lightly and society needs to act…

Behind Closed Doors: Analyzing Suzanne Vega’s “Luka” The song “Luka” by Suzanne Vega portrays the unpleasant reality of the widely ignored child abuse issue. Nearly everyone knows that child abuse exists, but too often we push any thoughts on the issue to the back of our minds, especially if not directly exposed to it. Because of this, unfortunately, a child has to suffer. The song “Luka” forces the listener to stop for a moment and empathize with the subject of the song (Luka). In other…

Did you know that in concurrence to UNICEF each year almost 3,500 children die from physical abuse and/or neglect under the age of 15? Or that according to the non-profitable organization Child help in the United States, 3.3 million accounts of child abuse are made per year involving nearly 6 million children? From these statistics you can see how big a controversy child abuse is and how frequently it occurs. Surprisingly, child abuse is more common in developed countries than undeveloped…

While it may not come as a surprise to know that the media tends to sensationalize crimes like domestic violence as a quick and easy way to entice viewers/readers, in reality the representation of the crime is skewed as news reports tend to show male on female violence and usual about the female who comes forwarded with her case, is hospitalized, or was murdered. Researchers like Kohlman, Baig, Balice, DiRubbo, Plancencia, Skale, and Aquino claim that focusing mainly on stories like these will…

Domestic violence is the act of emotionally or physically hurting another family or household member. It is a burdensome experience that will tire its victim. In order to end domestic violence, victims need to know that they should not be scared to seek help; on the contrary the help they receive will allow them to heal. Domestic violence is emotionally and physically draining. When I was domestically abused I always expected it and allowed myself to repeat going through the same cycle. I had…

2. I believe that a person who suffers abuse from an abuser should be called a surviving victim however, that is not one of my options here so I would have to say that I would pick victim over survivor. One of the reasons that I would chose a victim is because of my past. I grew up in an abusive home and so I was abused by my parents on a regular basis. I know that coming from that state I am a victim and that I survived my abuse but I feel more like a victim than a survivor. I think this…

World War I, also known as the Great War, has transformed the lives of millions of people, leading to new innovations, and different forms of government. But along with new innovation, a lot of violence erupted, causing millions of lives to be lost. War is a transformative event for individuals because the deaths caused by war impacts people in a negative way, causing witnesses to have physical and/ or mental disorders, along with a feeling of helplessness and loss of faith in government. The…

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder or better known as PTSD is an illness affecting many people in the world, but its most common victims are the veterans of war. One in eight veterans return from war afflicted with PTSD and the number continually rises with war time atrocities becoming worse as new terror organizations form. The things our soldiers see greatly traumatize leaving them scarred for life and give them an incomprehensible fear of it, leading to a difficult life in which they can’t live…