Psychological trauma

life carrying his “sorrows of war”, and is broken inside because of it. Applying Trauma Theory to this novel, one can see that Kien received PTSD through his war experiences and therefore becomes addicted to his trauma. Some questions can be raised when asked about Trauma theory such as how do some characters cope with the effects of a traumatic experience, or are any of the characters “addicted” to the source of the trauma? According to a lecture…

terrorism our country has ever endured, all the while millions more watched the aftermath of the attacks unfold, which turned these terrorist attacks into not only a traumatic event for those who were effected by the attack but instead a collective trauma of every person directly or indirectly affected. The connection between a personable experience and mass media creates a warp of reality…

As the social worker, I suggested client attend a support group for teen who are living with HIV. This will assist the client in becoming educated about the virus. This will allow the client to meet peers dealing with the same problem. Client may find a peer that she can relate too who contracted the disease in a similar manner as the client (i.e. rape, incest). This also will help the client not feel as if she is dealing with the Virus alone. For youth living with HIV, support groups also…

This framework is based on what the research on trauma intervention with children and particularly on trauma-informed care (TIC). However, based on personal understanding of trauma intervention in child population, the original TIC approach introduced by SAMHSA is modified. I. Trauma and Children While positive stressful experience contribute to children’s health since these mild stress events provides children opportunities to deal with obstacles by managing stress, control emotions and…

In Loughran’s article, Shell Shock, Trauma, and the First World War: The Making of a Diagnosis and Its Histories, Loughran gives great insight about PTSD incidents that happened during the war. Some soldiers came out of the trenches stuttering, trembling or even blind. First documented during WWI, soldiers had nightmares when they accidently killed a comrade. Those situations could have an effect on the physical, physiological, and psychological parts of troops. Throughout most of WWI, a…

commonalities seen in all three individuals. Looking at PTSD through the lens of an affected individual gives a detailed perspective into the interworking and thoughts they must cope with on a daily basis. In particular, reoccurring thoughts of the trauma, inability to stop recurrent thoughts or images, recurrent nightmares, depression, violent/disturbing thoughts or images, and thoughts of self harm. Thus, resulting in suicide, self medication, and sometimes violent acts. In this film, “Buried…

members is post-traumatic stress disorder. According to epidemiologic studies significant psychological difficulties related to their deployment affect about 10 to 18 percent of combat troops (Steenkampa, et al., 2011, p. 98). According to this week’s lecture, a traumatic event “stays with you,” and involves all of the following: re-experiencing, avoidance/numbing, arousal, and shell shock (Module 7 Part 1 Trauma Dissociation and Somatization Powerpoint, 2016). Due to PTSD being so common, there…

lives. With PTSD, a client usually has witnessed or been a victim of serious trauma such as a violent rape, natural disaster, or witnessing brutal death in a war zone. Because of that trauma, clients relive…

Today they are trying to close the Rwanda Genocide orphanages. In 2012, the Rwandan government announced that by the end of 2014 all of the orphanages would be closed, so that every child has the right to grow up in a family. The closure deadline was extended to December 2014 and it has still yet to be made. Many of the children have found themselves placed with relatives who do not want them or cannot afford to look after them. There has been organizations that have offered families money to…

Grey’s Anatomy is a primetime medical drama series created by Shonda Rhimes and is in the midst of its thirteenth season. The series focuses on the lives of a group of surgical interns during their training at the fictional Seattle Grace Hospital. Although each intern has a unique and remarkable backstory, the protagonist of the show is Meredith Grey. Her trials and tribulations are what kept so many viewers intrigued. The opening episode storyline begins with an introduction into the life of…