Psychological thriller

In the past year, the United States’ Marine Corps has conducted an experiment in response to the Department of Defense’s decision to lift the bans keeping women from combat roles in the military. In the study, co-ed platoons consisting roughly of one-fourth females faced realistic challenges which platoons on the front lines may face in combat. When the results of the co-ed platoons were compared to the performances of the all-male platoons, the platoons with females did not perform as…

The impacts of Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) on victims has been widely documented in the research literature over the past decades. In particular a large body of research has been published on the long term impacts of CSA and whether there is a direct link between it and the effects that occur later in life. Although much of the earlier research in this area used cross-sectional studies with convenience or clinical samples, recent studies have progressively used large random community samples…

Not only adults experience the stresses in life, but also children who observe the hardship of the parents and may want an opportunity of a different life for themselves and their family members. There are factors that can push or pull a juvenile to act out in a delinquent manner. Flowers (2002), found Strain theories of delinquency explain the delinquency of juveniles as a response to a lack of socially approved opportunities (flowers 2002) that usually stem from the frustrations of lower…

INTRODUCTION Around the world, millions of children are experiencing loss and abuse, and its effects. Experiencing loss and abuse as a child are types of childhood trauma. Childhood trauma, according to the National Institute of Mental health is, “The experiences of an event by a child that is emotionally painful or distressful, which often results in lasting mental and physical effects”[1]. Abuse and loss can lead to childhood trauma depending on how influential they are as well as how well…

Family abuse is a growing problem with women in the US. Many are still not sure how to identify or resolve this issue. Abuse may begin with a current or past relationship in which the partner is violent and tries controlling resulting in victims living an abusive relationship. There are multiple ways of abuse physical, verbal, mental, sexual, and financial. Many believe they are not in a abusive relationship causing it to be an even greater problem. Many believe that the only way of abuse is…

This paper is a case study on a client who I have diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) after witnessing a gruesome murder. A narrative case description that supports the diagnosis as well asempirically supported treatment is will be included. The treatment plan has included the necessary identifying information. The client wasreferred from the Veteran’s Administrative (VA) hospital in La Jolla, California. As part of thetreatment plan the presenting problems will be identified…

P.E.T. is a psychotherapy for PTSD. Created and developed by Edna Foa, Ph. D., P.E.T. teaches you to gradually approach trauma related memories, feelings, and situations that you have been avoiding since the trauma. (Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD, VA). This process makes an affected individual repeat the event over and over. This helps make the memory of such tragic and scary event less and less scary. Once a victim can overcome their fear of the event, it is less likely to affect their…

After viewing "Tough Guise", it became apparent to me that a "real man" is one who is tough, strong, physical, and in control. They are not allowed to appear uncontrolled or feminine. I think that these traits of what it means to be masculine or feminine, are most often learned through our culture, like for example, where we grew up, what are socioeconomic standing was, how our parents raised us, or even what the media portrays as right. This can have potential affects on boys and men because…

‘Looking for Alaska’ is story surrounding the protagonist Miles Halter, better known as Pudge, who makes the decision to move to Culver Creek Boarding School to seek “the Great Perhaps”. Originally from an ordinary Florida town, Pudge is looking for a more exciting life and decides boarding school is the perfect location. He ends up falling into a friend group with the intelligent Chip, better known as The Colonel, and the mentally unstable, fascinating and mysterious Alaska Young. The group…

The way someone copes with their mental illness determines the outcome for theirs and their family’s life. Post-traumatic stress disorder, also known as PTSD, can come in many different types. This specific sickness can not only affect the person going through the trauma but also the family members in some positive r negative ways. There can be several divers ways on how to recover from PTSD. Different types of PTSD can occur in any situation to any person who has gone through a trauma. The…