Essays Tagged: "post traumatic stress"

mental ilnesses (BPD)

researchers, like Judith Herman, believe that BPD is a name given to a particular manifestation of post-traumatic stress disorder: in Trauma and Recovery, she theorizes that when PTSD takes a form th ...

(7 pages) 134 0 4.0 Sep/2002

Subjects: Science Essays

Why did some men desert and refuse to obey orders in the Western Front, and were they treated too harshly? Looks at the results of shell shock and punishments in the trenches.

found guilty of their charges from separate ends of the rankings spectrum.Shell shock, now known as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), was a common and honest reason for desertation. There were tw ...

(6 pages) 65 0 3.7 Mar/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War I

Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - a paramedic's perspective.

1.Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or "burn-out" has always been and issue for paramedics and oth ... 0% of men and women who spent time in war zones experience this disorder." (Sanders, 2001, p.1152)-"Posttraumatic Syndrome frequently occurs after...natural or human disasters; and accidents." (Sander ... cidents." (Sanders, 2001, p.1152)-"Depression, alcohol or other substance abuse...often accompanies posttraumatic syndrome." (Sanders, 2001, p.1152)-"About 5.2 million people in the United States have ...

(5 pages) 172 0 3.7 Apr/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Common Disorders

Phe psychology and physiology of combat shed.

a of close-range interpersonal aggression, resistance to killing and overcoming that resistance and post-traumatic stress disorder. Some part of this essay will be spent discussing the unique aspects ... g in combat. The traditional view of combat stress is most often associated with combat fatigue and post-traumatic stress disorder. These are actually manifestations that occur after and as a result o ...

(14 pages) 81 0 4.7 Apr/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War I

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.

f a person crosses 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 ... 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. The three typical responses that the characte ...

(13 pages) 65 0 5.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Holden, Charlie, and Devon: An Analysis of the Psychological Disorders in Three Characters INCLUDES OUTLINE AND WORKS CITED PAGE!

l disorders that they deal with, such as manic-depressive disorder, obsessive--compulsive disorder, Post-traumatic Stress disorder, and others.A. IntroductionB. Holden1. About ... l disorders that they deal with, such as manic-depressive disorder, obsessive--compulsive disorder, Post-traumatic Stress disorder, and others.Holden Caulfield, the main character in Salinger's award- ...

(7 pages) 112 0 4.7 Apr/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Appearance vs. Reality - Was Piscine (Pi) Patel's journey across the Pacific just another story, or was it the truth?

oyal Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. But the question is, did Pi Patel imagine the whole ordeal? Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (or PTSD) can cause people to have a loss of time, place, or person o ... tory for Pi to tell to get people to think twice about religion?Pi Patel seems to be suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder or (PTSD). Over 600,000 Vietnam veterans suffer from PTSD1, because o ...

(5 pages) 65 0 4.6 Jun/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Post Traumatic Stress DisorderMany of the inmates that we have seen often have one diagnosis that is ... e inmates that we have seen often have one diagnosis that is intertwined with their major problems: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). How do we effectively help these people recognize and deal wi ...

(1 pages) 71 0 2.3 Oct/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Common Disorders

Homelessness of Veterans from the funtionalist and conflict perspectives.

occurred. Some examples of these are things such as the transition from military to civilian life, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and poverty. I am going to apply the functionalist and confli ...

(3 pages) 54 0 4.4 Nov/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security

Nightmares

r hand relates to disease, the bad being nightmares. The disease is a psychological disorder called post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and occurs often after a traumatic event occurs such as terror ...

(2 pages) 28 0 0.0 Dec/2004

Subjects: Art Essays

PTSD ...This essay is about the effects of war on a soldier

t got these two terrible disorders. These are where the most terrible psychological issue occurred, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).The two terrific disorders PTSD and Shell Shock, may have some ...

(3 pages) 100 1 4.4 Mar/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: The War Within

Post Traumatic Stress DisorderI keep replaying the event in my head over and over again. The pain fr ... hurt someone, physically or emotionally abuse. This is a personal account of someone suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD. They are some of the effects that PTSD sufferers go through. ... et older. The myths have a truth to set them free, but what does PTSD have. There has to be a cause.Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is caused by an experience of loss and is usually linked to an extrao ...

(6 pages) 171 0 5.0 Jun/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Common Disorders

"The Psychological Effects of Hurricane Katrina."

and disorientation. If these reactions last for more than a month, however, then a person may have Post-Traumatic Stress disorder (PTSD). PTSD is a mental health disorder that typically develops in a ...

(4 pages) 124 0 5.0 Oct/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

Tri-Valley Herald Article Summary: Locked-Up Potential

young people, once they leave California's jail system (the most violent in the nation), experience post traumatic stress disorder. The "recidivism rate is 75 percent," as well. Muhammad, a Muslim min ...

(2 pages) 29 0 3.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

"The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien: Veterans, Post Traumatic Stress, War.

. They usually end up being isolated and not really doing anything. Also, many veterans suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder for the rest of their lives. However, this is not true with every vet ... ss and trauma that comes from war.There is one common problem that many war veterans face called Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Some veterans that have been through trauma will return to normal af ...

(5 pages) 70 0 3.0 Mar/2007

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History

Homeless Military Veterans

t it is to cope 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 trau ... ic to the struggle of transitioning from life in the military to life as a civilian and living with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Case management could be used to help the homeless veteran po ...

(3 pages) 58 0 3.7 Jun/2007

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

Alcoholism

C. Another cause is the use of other substances. D. Depression. E. Post-traumatic stress syndrome. II. Discuss the signs of alcoholism A. An in ... a job. Others went through a divorce. This leads people to drink alcohol. Some victims went through Post-traumatic stress syndrome. This is a severe form of depression or shock. This happens especiall ...

(4 pages) 56 0 0.0 Jul/2001

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

Post-Dramatic Stress Disorder

ople being drowned? IF you were one of those survivors, would you be mentally traumatized for life? Post-traumatic stress disorder is psychiatric form of anxiety triggered by memories of a traumatic e ... frequently occurs in conjunction with related disorders such as depression or substance abuse. Many Post-Dramatic symptoms are normal responses to an overwhelmingly stress-cause, which may change our ...

(1 pages) 26 0 0.0 Jan/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Dissociative

he disorder, which resulted in an increased research of trauma-based dissociative disorders. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), is a major illness affecting 9-10% of the general population, ...

(2 pages) 15 0 0.0 Oct/2001

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Dissociative

he disorder, which resulted in an increased research of trauma-based dissociative disorders. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), is a major illness affecting 9-10% of the general population, ...

(2 pages) 19 0 0.0 Oct/2001

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology