fifteen percent of of our united states armed forces but does not give them the right to serve on our front lines. There are three main reasons women should not serve those are physical and emotional capabilities and privacy issue. If the army gave on standard than most women would not do what the men would. “...Because most women would not even qualify to be in the military if they did not have separate standards...”( eden 1) This helps prove my point that if the united states military gave all…
people try to avoid the accordance of their traumatic event through "avoiding going near places where the trauma occurred or seeing TV programs or news reports about similar events"(Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder"). "Individuals with PTSD may try to avoid situations that trigger memories of the traumatic event" (Post-Traumatic Stress…
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is the silent killer of the brain. Daily, PTSD can bring back memories of past distress and influence the emotional and physical stability of all people. On average, an estimated 7.8 percent of Americans experience PTSD at some point in their lives. It is a growing disorder that can result in physical and mental harm, while effecting the lives of the individual diagnosed, as well as all those surrounding a person with the condition. PTSD can be triggered by…
disaster many people experience some stress related reactions after a traumatic event. Statistics show that about “60% of men and 50% of women experience at least one traumatic event. Of those who do, about 8% of men and 20% of women will develop Post Traumatic Stress Disorder…
Spouses of Persons with Spinal Cord Injury: Impact and Coping The name of the article is Spouses of Persons with Spinal Cord Injury: Impact and Coping. Spinal cord injury (SCI) can be an unforeseen occurrence that can have extreme lifelong sequences. The after effects not only impact the person with the injury, but also other members of the family. (SCI) can change the family structure and particularly what roles people play. The spouses and significant others of the injured person can undergo…
Veteran’s Administration needed examination in order to understand the reasoning for the veteran’s medical benefits and housing grant programs. Evaluating to determine what policies influence the military to implement these two resources. The United States military has existed for decades, therefore, there has been many battles where soldiers have been wounded and lost. Somewhere along the military’s journey to independence, the government considered the demand for services to aid military…
About eight years ago Anthrax was huge scare around the nation. This substance brought great alarm to the United States with anthrax spores were being mailed to different offices and agencies. “The terrorist attacks which took place in Tokyo in 1995 using chemical weapons in the form of sarin, as well as attacks using biological weapons in the form of anthrax sent by mail in the United States after 2001, indicate that if such material fell into the hands of terrorist groups they would certainly…
A man named Bear confused his co-worker with an enemy, “On one occasion Bear confused a Vietnamese co-worker at the post office with the Vietnamese enemy. He grabbed the man and told him he was going to cut his throat just like his comrades”(Shay 6).Bear has returned from combat, but still is reminded of war. Instead of seeing his co-worker as the innocent man he is, he…
“Contrary to much psychiatric opinion, highly stressful experiences that can lead to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) occur surprisingly often” (Bower). Bao Ninh wrote his novel, The Sorrow of War, after his experiences from the Vietnam War. The story is about the main character, Kien, and how he goes through his 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…
The short stories “Chickamauga” written by Ambrose Bierce and “The Covenant” written by Crystal Arbogast both show the effects that post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD) has on someone. The effect war has on someone is very traumatic it can mentally and physically scar a person, but what can be harder is when your a child having to deal with someone who has been through war trying to live with it. PTSD effects family, sleeping patterns, causes small bursts of spaz attacks, and detachment issues…