Psychological trauma

Throughout the novel “Night” by Elie Weisel, there is a constant internal conflict that Elie has. It is an internal conflict of faith. Elie reacted as he did because of the events he suffered. Seeing children burned alive and the loss of family members. At times it seems that he has lost all faith completely but he still struggles with faith throughout the book. His faith in god was close to extinction but he and his faith returns. This can be seen as a major factor in his survival. Some people,…

As well as passing through different stages, young children’s development may be affected by transitions and significant events. Transition is when there is a change from one stage to another. Transitions can be gradual or sudden, and can have short or long lasting effects to a child and on their development. Children will naturally go through many stages of transition such as growing up, changing from nursery to primary education, puberty, or changes in their home life such as moving house,…

Throughout most of modern history, the principal belief was that children were unaffected by traumatic events that happened in their lifetime. In recent years, however, child psychiatrists like Dr. Bruce Perry have worked with children, doctors, and parents to help expand recognition that children are in fragile developmental states and a traumatic event can have many detrimental effects. In his novel, The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog, Dr. Perry introduces many of his patients that have had a…

In the story “Stop The Sun” by Gary Paulsen, Terry changes dramatically, going from a young boy thinking that there is no real understanding of Vietnam Syndrome to learning more about it directly from his father. Terry eventually learns what went down on the battlefields of Vietnam and accepts that you can never unsee what happened there. This change reveals the story’s theme that in order to become a better person you must understand what others have gone through. In the beginning of the story,…

my teeth. If I try hard enough, maybe I can gobble my whole self this way”. This is consistent with nervous habits some posttraumatic stress patients experience when they do not speak to anyone regarding the trauma they experienced. There is recent research to suggest that speaking about trauma can actually help the brain move on from the event and heal. Since Melinda…

Identity: What Forms the Core? When asked about themselves, the majority of people have a few “I Am” statements that they think of instantaneously. I am a student. I am a dancer. I am queer. I am weak. I am strong. Any given person is always significantly more than just the statements that they think of and are likely not the only person who identifies with those statements, but they will list them nonetheless. Generally the “I Am” statements that a person gives are the components of their…

Goal 1: Camillia will stabilize her mental health symptoms. • QP met face to face with Camillia. • QP provided the purpose of this session which was to identify What is Trauma from The PTSD Workbook for Teens. • QP explained to Camillia trauma is an event that usually involves death or serious injury, or the threat of death or serious injury and it is an event that is so frightening or painful that it overwhelms you and interferes with the ways that you usually cope with difficult events in…

Elizabeth Loftus has conducted a number of studies on memory and on how memory can be affected; in this article she discusses repressed memories. Loftus focuses on repressed memories of sexual abuse, however she makes it plain that she is not discussing memories that individuals have had since an incident occurred and never disclosed, but she is discussing memories that before going to a therapist an individual had not had before. In her article Loftus discusses techniques that are used to…

During the 1960’s, society lived in a fake utopia that made them feel that war never happened and all the bad things never really happen around them. As the 1970’s hit and the youthful rebellion came to an end, reality started to see more of the horrific and terrible occurrences around the world because of technology and the younger society's want for the truth to be set free. As the dark, morbid side of society was revealed to the world, there also appeared more dominance/ abusive relationships…

stressors. Secondary Trauma Stress. Surveys conducted among military families suggests that spouses and children of combat-exposed soldiers with PTSD are at risk for developing secondary traumatic stress (Herzog, Everson, & Whitworth, 2011). Secondary trauma stress can result from listening to soldier-parent’s stories regarding their experiences in a war zone, the child begins to empathize with the parent, feeling their pain, helplessness, and loss of hope. Secondary trauma stress can…