Psychological resilience

Memory represents a person’s perception of self and identity. Reflecting on past memories and experiences allows a person to recognize who he or she is and where he or she came from. In the novel, Brain on Fire, by Susannah Cahalan, a disease known as anti-NMDA receptor autoimmune encephalitis inflames Cahalan’s brain, inducing cognitive deficiencies such as hallucinations, paranoia, and slurred speech. Cahalan refers to her hospital stay as her “month of madness” because these symptoms…

Monday: Being a part of a military family means being a part of a community and network of people across the United States and world. Being a member of this group of people creates a special bond that outsiders may not fully understand. It can be difficult for civilians to understand that military members of service would choose to fight in a war that no one truly knows anything about. With modern technology, we can see that violence is a large part of war, but the battles our members of service…

A working team of two pre-service teachers will be completing clinical hours at North Twin Lakes Elementary, in two separate classrooms. One pre-service teacher, Ms. Viciedo, will be working with first graders and the other teacher, Ms. Natalie, will be working with second graders. These pre-service teachers have collected, analyzed, and reviewed various data sources in order to obtain a better understanding of their research focus. The sources of data that were used include the Standard…

Life is neither good or bad, it 's what you make it. In some cases, people evolve illnesses which changes the way they see life. Holden is a special case, who has a variety of illnesses, which might explain why he is having trouble adjusting, or the reason why he acts the way he does. In “The Catcher in the Rye,” J.D.Salinger shows Holden Caulfield having trouble adjusting to society and withdrawing from social interaction caused by his Post Traumatic Stress. Explaining why he thinks…

Throughout my life I have experienced many traumatic events that have shaped me as an adult. Many of my experiences as a child have influenced my career choice as well. I want to become a nurse and continue helping people through many different life problems. I feel I have become more conscientious to responding to people in pain because of my various traumatic childhood experiences. When people are in need I find myself coming to their side to help and assist them with whatever is affecting…

Even though bullying has not been considered an epidemic it has plagued our society for years, and instead of it improving it has progressively gotten worse with advancement in technology. Bullying was something that children experienced in school or playgrounds but this has changed, now with modern technology bullies can follow their victims to their homes by sending emails, SMS or posting on their social network pages. Traditionally, victims of bullying would look forward to their homes as a…

In The Return of The Soldier, Chris experiences war in a literal way by leaving his home and entering war and going through the traumatic events soldiers go through. Chris experiences both physical and emotional trauma in the book, but not being in the middle of war does not mean someone can’t be affected the same way. Chris being in the war affected Kitty just as much, yet she was affected more emotionally than physically. In the beginning, Kitty acts positive about the situation that she is in…

In The Return of The Soldier, Chris had experienced war in a literal way by leaving his home, his wife and family and entering war and going through the traumatic events soldiers would go through. Chris experiences both physical and emotional trauma throughout the book, but not being in the middle of battle does not mean someone cannot be affected the same way. Chris being in the war affected Kitty just as much, yet she was affected more emotionally than physically like Chris. In the beginning,…

Background information: Sally Sue is a Caucasian female in her mid-twenties residing in Paragould with her daughter. Pt’s hobbies consist of singing and sleeping. Pt had her first session with a therapist and decided to send her to the emergency room. Pt was admitted voluntarily to SBBH for needing help. Sally Sue reported that her symptoms kept progressing over the past week. The patient reports she has an ongoing struggle with depression and anxiety for a couple of years. Sally Sue reported…

omission that results in the failure to provide for a child’s basic needs, which in turn results in the harm of the child. In her definition of child neglect, Tang (2008) divides the child’s unmet basic needs into two categories – physical and/or psychological. In the year 2014, there have been an estimated 702,000 victims of child maltreatment in the United States, 75.0% of which were victims of child neglect (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Children 's Bureau,…