Essays Tagged: "traumatic stress disorder"

mental ilnesses (BPD)

archers, 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 that em ...

(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.

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 two vie ...

(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 other em ... , transient situation disturbance, combat stress, combat fatigue, battle fatigue, stress breakdown, traumatic neurosis. The following is a list of PTSD symptoms that I have gathered from various sourc ... f 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." (Sanders, 2 ...

(5 pages) 172 0 3.7 Apr/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Common Disorders

Phe psychology and physiology of combat shed.

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 of WW ... 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 of com ...

(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.

erson 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 traum ... riencing or witnessing a traumatic event, like rape and death. It is a severe anxiety reaction to a traumatic event that occurs outside the range of usual human experiences. In the books Prince of Tid ...

(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!

orders that they deal with, such as manic-depressive disorder, obsessive--compulsive disorder, Post-traumatic Stress disorder, and others.A. IntroductionB. Holden1. About MDD/S ... orders 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-winni ...

(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?

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 orient ... 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 of the ...

(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 inte ... ates 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 with th ...

(1 pages) 71 0 2.3 Oct/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Common Disorders

Homelessness of Veterans from the funtionalist and conflict perspectives.

rred. 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 conflict pe ...

(3 pages) 54 0 4.4 Nov/2004

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

Nightmares

d 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 inci ... self knows something about our future that our waking self does not yet know. This could include a traumatic event to occur in the future or it maybe a health issue that could be potentially harmful ...

(2 pages) 28 0 0.0 Dec/2004

Subjects: Art Essays

Psychodynamic therapy can be very useful when helping patients who have had a traumatic experience either in their past or even currently.

Psychodynamic TherapyPsychodynamic therapy can be very useful when helping patients who have had a traumatic experience either in their past or even currently. Initially introduced by Sigmund Freud o ... psychodynamic therapy is indicated for...adjustment disorders, grief reactions, and recent onset of traumatic stress disorder" (Kennedy & Tanenbaum, 2000). They also say that setting a time limit ...

(2 pages) 59 0 3.0 Jan/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

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

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 simi ... such as war, rape, or abuse. It is a normal response by normal people to an abnormal situation. The traumatic events that lead to PTSD are typically so extraordinary or severe that they would distress ...

(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 from th ... 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. In o ... uma that could lead to PTSD. Another myth is that suffering begins right after an experience with a traumatic event. The fact is that it develops during the first three months, but may not appear for ...

(6 pages) 171 0 5.0 Jun/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Common Disorders

"The Psychological Effects of Hurricane Katrina."

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 smal ... ich grave physical harm occurred or was threatened. People with PTSD may repeatedly re-experience a traumatic event through flashback episodes, nightmares, or frightening and intrusive thoughts, espec ...

(4 pages) 124 0 5.0 Oct/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

Tri-Valley Herald Article Summary: Locked-Up Potential

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 minister ...

(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.

y 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 veteran. ... d 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 after a ...

(5 pages) 70 0 3.0 Mar/2007

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History

Homeless Military Veterans

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 traumatic ... 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 populat ...

(3 pages) 58 0 3.7 Jun/2007

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

Post-Dramatic Stress Disorder

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 event. ... f their religion also.People who suffer PTSD and victimization symptoms are still captured by their traumatic stories and often feel trapped int he trauma. What is really needed is a fundamental chang ...

(1 pages) 26 0 0.0 Jan/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Dissociative

sorder, 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, it i ... ing, certain information isn¹t associated with other information, for example, during a traumatic experience, a person might dissociate the memory of the place and circumstances of the tra ...

(2 pages) 15 0 0.0 Oct/2001

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Dissociative

sorder, 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, it i ... ing, certain information isn¹t associated with other information, for example, during a traumatic experience, a person might dissociate the memory of the place and circumstances of the tra ...

(2 pages) 19 0 0.0 Oct/2001

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology