Essays Tagged: "Posttraumatic stress disorder"
POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDERPosttraumatic Stress Disorder is a condition from which nearly 10% of A ... ther afflictions, is associated with a wide variety of circumstances. Many war veterans suffer from Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. However, a new group of people are quickly emerging as common suffers ... e are quickly emerging as common suffers of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder-sexually abused children. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder is a prevalent problem associated with children who are victims of sex ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Common Disorders
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder is a condition from which nearly 10% of Americans suffer. It, unlike o ... ther afflictions, is associated with a wide variety of circumstances. Many war veterans suffer from Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. However, a new group of people are quickly emerging as common suffers ... e are quickly emerging as common suffers of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder-sexually abused children. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder is a prevalent problem associated with children who are victims of sex ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Common Disorders
The "Gulf War Syndrome".
ey will focus attention on general health status as well as chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, posttraumatic stress disorder, and neurological abnormalities. There will be controlled treatment tr ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases
An essay on two physcological issues pretaining to war: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and shell shock
terrible disorders. These are where the two terrible psychological issues occurred, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Shell Shock.The two terrific disorders PTSD and Shell Shock, may have som ... completely different effects and long-term issues. PTSD"Results from exposure to an overwhelmingly stressful event or series of events, such as war, rape, or abuse. It is a normal response by normal ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Mental Health
Biological Basis of Fear.
nd anxiety associated with the current threat of terrorism? Utilizing clinical methods for treating posttraumatic stress disorder will aid psychologists in helping victims cope. It is important to ans ... tioning and this fear conditioning is believed to play a role in such anxiety disorders as phobias, posttraumatic stress disorder, and panic disorder.LeDoux (1992) focuses on a portion of the amygdala ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology
Post Traumtic stress syndrome in Tim Obriens "The Things They Carried".
ed due to psychological disorders related to experienced events of the war. This disorder is called Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The qualifications of PTSD can be found in Tim O'Brien's short ... , they were still experiencing the traumatic situations of the war, one can assign the diagnosis of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Given the trauma of the war and the ensuing trauma of returning to a ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Common Disorders
Certificate IV - Community Services Welfare.
children are usually aware that it is occurring. They are alert to the obvious tension, fear and distress in their parents. The home, instead of being a place of security, is characterised by cruelty ... undo its damaging effects on children's development. This trauma has been likened to Post Traumatic Stress. A child who had experienced domestic violence said "I used to get a pain in the stomach when ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community
In the books Prince of Tides and The Sweet Hereafter, a traumatic event occurs and results in the contracting of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in the main characters.
ses such a bridge their life can been changed forever, if they actually do cross it. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a disorder caused directly by experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event ... and The Sweet Hereafter, a traumatic event occurs and results in the contracting of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in the main characters. The three typical responses that the characters exhibit of P ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
Anxiety Disorder
order, known as GAD, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, also called OCD, Panic Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, called PTSD, Social Anxiety Disorder or Social Phobia, and Specific or Simple Phobi ... a refuse to leave their homes, or set up a fixed route in which they can not deviate.Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is caused by exposure to traumas such as serious accidents, a natural disaster, or c ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Common Disorders
Homeless Veterans
of 2001, Inadequate access to health care and job opportunities, and the effects of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and substance, abuse veterans are not properly taken care of upon returning home aft ... does not present an ample opportunity for recovery from drug and alcohol addictions, post-traumatic stress disorders, and violent tendencies. Many veterans need serious counseling and rehabilitation f ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
What is Posttraumatic Stress Disorder?A National Center for PTSD Fact SheetPosttraumatic Stress Disorder, or ... PTSD-like disorder was known as "Da Costa's Syndrome." There are particularly good descriptions of posttraumatic stress symptoms in the medical literature on combat veterans of World War II and on Ho ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Common Disorders
Child sexual abuse.
y effects of an act of rape or sexual assault. The psychological effects can include post-traumatic stress syndrome, and rape trauma syndrome, which can be identified by constant fear and being timid, ... cal health. One study found ninety six percent of sexual harassment victims suffer from emotional distress, and thirty five percent of the victims experience physical problems. Typical symptoms includ ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community > Children and Youngsters > Child Abuse
Bulimia.
use this disorder. Depression, anxiety, someone who is obsessive compulsive or has a post traumatic stress disorder, going through bodily changes or a life transition and sometimes sexuality issues. S ... ecame concerned because we were going through groceries every week, like $200 each week. It is very stressful being in that particular situation because you have to be very cautious of that person bec ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases
Anxiety Disorders and the Holistic Nursing Approach to Treatment
ety.Anxiety Disorders and the Holistic Nursing Approach to TreatmentWe have all felt the effects of stress at one time or another. Our bodies tell us when we are overloaded and when to slow down. If s ... t least once during their lifetime" (Hunt, 2005, p.4).Anxiety, essentially, is a normal reaction to stress. Slight anxiety can be motivating; it can motivate us in school or at work to perform better ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine
Homeless Military Veterans
ostile culture that offered little gratitude and inadequate services, particularly to deal with the stresses of war. As a result, tens of thousands of Vietnam veterans still struggle with homelessness ... with living as a civilian. For many the inability to cope stems from the effects of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). As a war veteran who has been diagnosed with having post traumatic stress sy ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues
Anxiety Disorder and the Brain
disorders. The seven disorders are ; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Panic Disorder, Social Phobia, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Specific Phobia. (EMH pg129). For as ... f being the focus of attention or scrutiny or of doing something that will be intensely humiliating.Posttraumatic Disorder- persistent, frightening thoughts that occur after undergoing a frightening a ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Health & Fitness
Coping With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
mber 19, 2009University of PhoenixMany people suffer from a mental disorder known as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, a condition that I need to solve. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, is a ver ... ing, the effects of a long deployment make every day a struggle.Gathering InformationPost-Traumatic Stress Disorder is a widespread condition, so there are many publications released pertaining to it. ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Depression, Stress & Suicide
Anxiety Disorders and clinical concepts.
and live an enjoyable life. These anxiety disorders include: Panic disorder with agoraphobia (PDA), posttraumatic stress disorder (PSD), obsessive- compulsive disorder (OCD) and generalised anxiety di ... hat difficulty sleeping and recurring intrusive dreams of an event are important characteristics of posttraumatic stress disorder(Berrios, 1999). Indicators that reflect this in the case study by are ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Depression, Stress & Suicide
The Effects of Violence and Abuse on Female Prostitutes
ead them into paths of sexual abuse or violence and can ultimately end up matching the criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder �(PTSD). Carson (2012) reported that prostitutes, also known as ... cted to explore the links between childhood sexual abuse (CSA), childhood physical abuse (CPA), and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)/depression on women injection drug users (IDU's). Plotzker, Met ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology
Effects of Cognitive Therapy versus Group Therapy on Complicated Grief
apists solely through email. The procedure for the treatment was based on 3 modules that worked for posttraumatic stress disorder. Wagner, Knaevelsrud, and Maercker (2006) found a decrease in intrusio ... the pathological emotional structure that could have been blocking the process of grief, similar to posttraumatic stress disorder. Wagner, Knaevelsrud, and Maercker (2006) found that the participant's ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology