stress-related and somatoform disorders

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…

The car ride back from the hospital is terrifying. Half of me wants to shut my eyes to block out the city that is whirring past me; the other half is too scared. This is the first time I have been in a car since my accident. I always heard that the first ride is the hardest; I always laughed at the cliché things the doctors said to me. "It 's okay to cry." they said. "It will be hard." they said. I am certainly not laughing anymore. The seatbelt seems too heavy on my delicate new skin and I…

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a condition that often occurs after a person experiences a traumatic life event. One of the more common causes of PTSD is the experience of active combat during a time of war. There is wide a range of common symptoms associated with PTSD, including nightmares, flashbacks, depression, sleep disturbances, and a “fight or flight” response in certain situations. The symptoms of PTSD can be divided into four broad categories: reliving, avoidance, negative…

In my opinion, I find tittle 's control-balance theory to be a little bit off. In the book, it states, “Tittle argued that a person is least likely to offend when he or she has a balance of controlling and being controlled” (Tittle, 1995 ). The thing that I don 't understand is: How can the balance of controlling and being controlled determine whether or not a person will offend or not? I believe that a person could offend on other circumstances, such as how they grow up. By this, I mean if the…

during World War one began to be referred to as ‘Shell shock syndrome’ or ‘Battle fatigue’ and afterwards finally gained its current name PTSD. These mental disorders would begin following these men as they returned from either the battlefields or the hospitals, the injuries following them…

Ernest Hemingway’s “Now I Lay Me” (1927) covers the effects of post traumatic stress disorder on Nick after he is wounded in the war. Nick suffers from some form of panic as his mind creates a severe terror after he is bombed in the night. Unable to sleep because he is afraid of dying, Nick instead chooses a form of self-care which relies heavily on his own memory of scenes from his life before the war, his religion and his favorite pre-war pastime. While it seems that Nick is coping with his…

spending a period in the inpatient treatment facility being treated for Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The veteran will present to an outpatient facility for one-on-one treatment for this therapy. PTSD can be different for every individual who is affected by it. For this model, the veteran was exposed to some traumatic event while in combat. The range between fear of combat exposure to occupational stress created by living in active war zones can trigger and elicit symptoms of PTSD. Some…

The client shared that psychiatric resources are available to him for a reasonable cost. Additionally, the client is enrolled in school and works a part-time job. The client did not display or disclose any Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms during the assessment. However, the client did share that he has military friends with PTSD. Student Clinician’s Impressions: This student clinician does not feel that the client would meet diagnostic criteria for PTSD. Based…

The Value of Social Support in the life of a College Student Throughout this semester we spoke about many aspects of social interactions. Most of the information we became competent in, discussed what an influence close relationships have on us across our life span. Continuing, we learned how we can maintain these relationships and the importance of doing so as they have been known to be adaptive mechanisms that promote survival. This paper serves to discuss the value of social support…

effective medicine is the cuddles that he gets from his one-year old granddaughter, Jayde. She brings so much light and life to his heart and mends his and Grandma’s soul from the excruciating horror of war. There is no cure for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, twenty-two service men and women take their lives every day. Tim has found the strength to not only live, but enjoy life to the fullest. I asked him, “What are your…