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PTSD and Trauma Studies Mark Macyszyn Trident University International MHE 514 Module 1 Case Assignment Professor Hunter January 19, 2015 Module 1 - Case INTRODUCTION TO PTSD AND TRAUMA STUDIES Case Assignment A Go to the required website: What is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD? National Institute of Mental Health. http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd/what-is-post-traumatic-stress-disorder-or-ptsd.shtml

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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…

maltreated or neglected in childhood.” Many more studies have been done proving that neglect during the early years of a person’s life leads to some sort of mental instability. The most common mental illnesses for people to experience after childhood trauma is depression, anxiety, and PTSD (post-Traumatic Stress Disorder). Depression is one of the most common mental illnesses in people of any age who go through difficult events, such as neglect or abuse. The physical brain of a depressed person…

(2015) went on to say that women long for social support after the war is over, and found they relied heavily on other females who have experienced the same trauma. The VA has done a remarkable job implementing research programs specifically for women who need assistance in battling PTSD. They have initiated the Women Veterans Health Program, Center for Women Veterans, and also placed a Women Veterans Program Manager in every VA across the country (VA,…

of disabilities or troubles adjusting back to regular life. Also, despite government and public funded drop-in centers for veterans, the statistics showing the number of homeless veterans is substantially different than the number of drop ins each center gets. In Houston, for example, there are about 3,600 homeless veterans, however, there are only 150-250 walk-ins each month at one center (“Overview of Homelessness in the Veteran Population”). Even with the most walk-ins a month, there are…

Post-traumatic stress disorder can occur after someone has been exposed to a traumatic event. Trauma is defined as, “an extremely distressing experience that causes severe emotional shock and may have long-lasting psychological effects” (Townsend, 2014). Any event that causes a person to have intense fear of physical harm or death to themselves or a loved one may lead to PTSD. Events such as a motor vehicle accident, combat exposure, physical or sexual abuse, fire, tornado, hurricane, flood,…

this wasn’t the case. The trauma of the horrors they faced is still evident in their life. By analyzing the effects of post traumatic…

beaten, sexually and mentally abused daily by their pimps or traffickers. The trauma and abuse stays with the victims for months and even years after they have found freedom (Johnston). Trafficking victims have been in life threatening events and usually respond to them with fear and a feeling of…

improvements in depression and PSTD reported any IPV in their six months return; even after controlling these effects of being in a relationship with IPV, sexual and physical interpersonal traumas. One study that has not shown any effects of decreases in PSTD and depression symptoms for future IPV among interpersonal trauma survivors, which provided information that aids the efforts and intervention for women who were seeking service for interpersonal…

100 people in the country, but not every person whom suffers from PTSD developed it from experiencing a traumatic situation (Loo, PhD, 2016). The reality is that if you were a direct victim of a crime, in which you suffered physically or witnessed a trauma taking place that changed your perception of whether or not your life is in danger. Then you have a strong likely hood of experiencing some form or level of PTSD. Sufferers…