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it misfired and hit me soon. A black abyss that's impossible to escape from was coming closer and closer it was my worst fear death. Furthermore, you might have thanatophobia which is the fear of death and affects sixty-eight percent of the United States population. Thanatophobia is a world fear so don’t feel bad if you have it.It might surprise you, but death is actually helpful. It can make you improve physical health,goals and values it also motivates you to help other people,…

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), is a disorder that can effect men, women, and children. It can occur after someone goes through or experiences a traumatic event like combat, assault, or disaster (Weathers, Blake, Schnurr, Kaloupek, Marx, & Keane, 2013). Although, in early research this disorder was rooted originally with soldiers who experienced horrific exposure during the war, studies show anyone exposed a trauma, are at risk for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). According to Whiston…

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder is an anxiety disorder that affects people who have gone through a major traumatic event. At one time, a condition known as "Shell Shock" was common among men and women who had been through battle. This condition was also known as battle fatigue. These individuals experienced flashbacks of battle. There are many ways to help overcome this disorder; I believe that the best way is to get treatment through therapy. Soldiers returning home from war are most likely not…

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was officially recognised as a clinical syndrome in 1980 in Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) DSM-III stimulating scientific interest, resulting in a surge of research. Individuals needing treatment were being identified through clinical measures that then guided treatment distribution (Marshall, Spitzer, & Liebowitz, 1999). Two measures developed was the Penn Inventory for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (Hammarberg, 1992) and the…

any and all angles. Sadly, soldiers as well as civilians are forced to adapt to their surroundings and may grow accustomed to the lack of sleep as well as paranoia. Take into example a soldier whose life may be in danger if they sleep in a relaxed state for extended periods of time as if they were in their bed at home. Without a doubt, such a laid-back approach to resting and being unprepared to fight back could consequentially lead to lower chances of survival. At the very same time, the…

Gilberto recently returned from the war and was not feeling like his normal self. Each night, he has been tormented by nightmares of gunfire and bombs and has not been getting much sleep. He frequently feels guilty and jumps at the smallest unexpected movement. In an effort to reconnect with his friends, Gilberto attended a party hosted by one of them on July 4th. However, things quickly took a turn for the worse when someone let off fireworks and Gilberto had an extreme negative reaction to it.…

over 400 combat missions for which he was awarded the Combat Infantryman badge. He decided to reenlist to further his service, however, he suffered a serious traumatic event in his life that led to his actions and resulted in a UOTHC discharge. He states that when these events occurred he turned to his chain of command and they did not properly address his issues, instead they just wanted to process his discharge as outlined in Captain Thoman’s memorandum. He contends that there were…

PhD 2005 234). This was not an isolated trend, and the fiscal crises at the state level also caused cutbacks in the Medicaid program, which led to severe cutbacks in mainstream substance abuse (SA) services (Richard Tessler. PhD 2005 234). Discerning the general population impact of the declining capacity of the VHA to treat substance…

Thousands of Americans struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder, especially veterans returning from oversea warfare. With a rising number of veterans afflicted with this disorder, recreational therapy has stepped in to help pave the way for alternative treatment. Recreational therapy strives to reduce symptoms of PTSD while improving the emotional and social well-being of the patient (Colman, 2015, p.14). Gaining popularity among military veteran programs, recreational therapy has turned the…

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in WWI had such a big effect on the soldiers that they had to discharge thousands of soldiers from fighting in the war. PTSD is easier to get if you have other mental problems like depression and anxiety. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder can effect anyone that has experienced a traumatic event in their lifetime. The topic of PTSD possesses a multitude of causes, which negatively impact the victim, his or her family, and society in which the victims lives;…