Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ( Ptsd )
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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, more commonly known as PTSD, is a mental disorder that produces anxiety through the experience of life threatening situations, such as terrorist incidents, natural disasters, military combat, physical or sexual abuse as a child, and serious accidents that could result in a death of a close friend or family member (What is PTSD? 1). PTSD patients will have symptoms that will develop stress reactions. As time progresses, the symptoms may get worse and will not go away on their own. Major symptoms produce a negative change in beliefs and feelings. Such symptoms include aggressive behavior, feelings of detachment, inability to converse the experienced trauma, distorted blame, a negative outlook on the world and on others, and crucial trust issues (Symptoms of PTSD 1). In addition to these symptoms, patients may also experience additional disorders such as depression, drug abuse, and physical or mental difficulties for the rest of their lives. They will most likely be impaired of the ability to function socially with friends, strangers, or even family (What is PTSD? 1). Early diagnosis and treatment is crucial for the patient to avoid long-term symptoms. But, many people can go years without seeking treatment or knowing of their condition (What is PTSD? 1). Usually, symptoms begin to occur following the traumatic event, but PTSD cannot be diagnosed until there is a disturbance in everyday life or there has been a showing of symptoms for at least a month (PTSD: National Center for PTSD 1). With time, PTSD can be treated with psychotherapy and antidepressant medications, but can not be completely cured (What is PTSD? 1). PTSD presents several symptoms that are clearly portrayed through Holden Caulfield in ... ... middle of paper ... ...will only let you down. Just like Holden, many PTSD patients suffer through trusting others. They can go their entire life with no accompaniment of anyone but themselves. PTSD, is a mental disorder that produces anxiety through the experience of life threatening situations. As time progresses, the symptoms a PTSD patient experiences may get worse and will not go away on their own. Early diagnosis and treatment for the patient is crucial in order for the patient to avoid many long-term symptoms. But, many people can go years without seeking treatment or knowing of their condition. With time, PTSD can be treated with psychotherapy and antidepressant medications, but can not be completely cured. Holden encounters a traumatic event of his brother’s death that leads to his PTSD diagnosis. This mental disorder places him in psychotherapy, helping him with his condition.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that ptsd is a mental disorder that produces anxiety through life-threatening situations, such as terrorist incidents, natural disasters, military combat, physical or sexual abuse, and serious accidents.
- Explains that aggressive behavior is the most common symptom of ptsd and can create serious problems in a patient's life.
- Explains that feeling of detachment from others is a form of isolation from society and its people. holden isolated himself from the other students at pencey prep during the football game.
- Analyzes how holden shared the stories of allie and his baseball mitt to only one person outside of his family, jane gallagher. trust is a big issue in ptsd patients.
- Explains that distorted blame occurs when the patient feels remorse about the traumatic event and believes it was their fault.
- Opines that when they get very depressed, they keep saying to allie, "okay, go home and get your bike and meet me in front of bobby's house. hurry up."
- Opines that holden's mistreatment of allie haunted him after he died. he thought it would have been better to treat him while alive.
- Explains that a negative outlook on the world and others is another common symptom of ptsd.
- Analyzes how holden portrays ptsd patients' belief that the world is menacing and nobody can be trusted. they can go their entire life without anyone but themselves.
- Explains that ptsd is a mental disorder that produces anxiety through the experience of life threatening situations. early diagnosis and treatment is crucial in order for the patient to avoid long-term symptoms.
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- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorderexplanatory essayPost-Traumatic Stress Disorder Definition of illness: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, also known as “PTSD” is classified as an anxiety disorder in which a person has in the past experienced a stressful event such as a war, rape or physical and emotional abuse (Schiraldi, 2009). The DSM-V states that by witnessing, being involved or knowing a family member or friend that experienced such event can result into PTSD and involves a response of intense fear, helplessness or horror. (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). Individuals who have suffered from PTSD experience episodic memories of the unsafe events that they had to endure and tend to avoid anything that may remind them of the event (Schiraldi, 2009).
In this essay, the author
- Explains post-traumatic stress disorder, also known as 'ptsd', as an anxiety disorder in which a person has in the past experienced stressful events such as war, rape or physical and emotional abuse.
- Explains that ptsd patients must exhibit three types of symptoms: re-experiencing symptoms, avoidance behaviors, and hypervigilance.
- Explains the different types of therapy used to treat ptsd, such as group therapy, cognitive-behavior therapy and guided imagery.
- Explains that ptsd symptoms may last several months to many years. emphasis on safety, support from family and peers, psychotherapy, medication to help with anxiety or depression can all help reduce the symptoms.
- Reports that 7.7 million adults suffer from ptsd, and twice as many women than men are afflicted. studies have shown that children are more prone to develop post-traumatic stress disorder due to their brain not being fully developed.
- Explains that the cognitive-behavioral theory analyzes negative feelings and instructs the individual involved in the event to look at the situation from a different perspective and change their negative thoughts into positive thoughts.
- Explains how group therapy would help irene regain her normal life. guided imagery could help her express her fears and improve her coping skills. exposure therapy exposes her to the same trauma.
- Describes the miami counseling & resource group as a full-service mental health treatment center providing psychological services and therapy to children, teenagers, and adults.
- Describes therapeutic oasis of the palm beaches as an out/inpatient facility with a wide range of programs and resources aimed to help irene with her current situations.
- Describes the psychological services center as a high-quality service that would address and assist irene’s problems.
- Refers to the american psychiatric association's diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders: dsm-5.
1602 wordsRead More - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)explanatory essayPost-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a relatively new diagnosis that was associated with survivors of war when it was first introduced. Its diagnosis was met largely with skepticism and dismissal by the public of the validity of the illness. PTSD was only widely accepted when it was included as a diagnosis in 1980 in the third edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-III) of the American Psychiatric Association. PTSD is a complex mental disorder that develops in response to exposure to a severe traumatic event that stems a cluster of symptoms. Being afflicted with the disorder is debilitating, disrupting an individual’s ability to function and perform the most basic tasks.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd) is a relatively new diagnosis that was associated with survivors of war when it was first introduced.
- Explains that ptsd is an illness defined with a collection of symptoms that are comorbid with other disorders.
- Explains that ptsd symptoms can be caused by any stimuli, such as objects, images, or sounds. a clicking of a toy can symbolize an intense feeling of anxiety for the individual.
- Describes the avoidance symptom that causes the individual to change his/her everyday routine to avoid social situations, places, events, or people that provoke the recollection of the trauma.
- Explains that the most effective treatment for post-traumatic stress disorders is cognitive-behavior therapy (cbt). there are numerous counseling techniques in cognitive behavior therapies that focus on ptsd symptoms.
- Explains that exposure therapy (ex), also known as flooding, is a collective term used to describe prolonged exposure therapies.
- Explains that meichenbaum developed stress inoculation training (sit) as anxiety management training in 1974, but later modified to treat rape survivors.
- Explains that cognitive therapy focuses on the individual's interpretation of events, rather than the event itself, which beck theorize determines the emotional state of an individual after experiencing traumatic stressor.
- Explains that cognitive processing therapy incorporates exposure therapy (ex) as well as cognitive therapy and uses cognitive restructuring. it uses repeated writing about the traumatic event and rereading the narrative.
- Explains that ptsd is comorbid with other disorders such as depression or panic disorders, so it is important to choose the medication based on its effectiveness against the disorder, specific symptoms, or cluster of symptoms.
- Explains that post-traumatic stress disorder is an anxiety disorder that develops from exposure of a traumatic event.
- Explains that post-traumatic stress disorder can develop at any age with any cultural, social, and economic background. ptsd can be caused by witnessing or being part of a traumatic event.
- Explains that exposure to an extreme stressor is not a lone cause to the development of ptsd.
- Explains that resilience is the ability for an individual to cope with the disorder and recover from exposure to traumatic events.
- Explains that hyperarousal symptoms are increases in emotion by the individual. a victim of robbery can develop anxiety disorder and have poor concentration and appetite.
- Explains that group therapy addresses stigmatization of having a disorder, isolation, and alienation that is caused by ptsd.
- Explains that scientists are working on new research methods to develop new treatments and preventive ways for the disorder.
- States foa, keane, friedman, and cohen, j. a. (2000). effective treatments for ptsd: practice guidelines from the international society for traumatic stress studies.
2178 wordsRead More - Posttraumatic Stress Disorderexplanatory essayPosttraumatic Stress Disorder Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be a very serious and debilitating condition that occurs after a person has been exposed to a terrifying event or ordeal in which grave physical danger happened or was threatened. The kinds of traumatic events triggering PTSD in people include violent personal assaults (rape, mugging), natural disasters (hurricanes, tornadoes), man-made disasters (bombings), accidents or military combat. People who suffer from PTSD often relive the experience through nightmares and flashbacks, have difficulty sleeping, and feel detached or estranged, and these symptoms can be severe enough and last long enough to significantly impair a person’s daily life. PTSD is a complicated illness by the act that it frequently occurs in conjunction with related disorders such as depression, substance abuse, problems of memory and cognition, and other problems of physical and mental health. PTSD is not a new disorder.
In this essay, the author
- Explains the stressor criterion, intrusive recollection, avoidant/numbing, hyper-arousal, duration, and functional significance of ptsd.
- Explains the many therapeutic approaches offered to ptsd patients in foa, keane, and freidman's book on treatment.
- Explains that posttraumatic stress disorder (ptsd) is a serious and debilitating condition that occurs after exposure to traumatic events.
- Explains that exposure therapy is a form of cognitive-behavioral therapy that is unique to trauma treatment.
- Explains that lifetime events and posttraumatic stress disorder in 4 postconflict settings are evidence for diagnostic validity and methods of psychological assessment.
1272 wordsRead More - What Does Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Truly Means?analytical essayTo better analyze this story, it is firstly important to understand what PTSD, short for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder truly means. The exact definition is, “an anxiety disorder that may develop after exposure to a terrifying event or ordeal in which severe physical harm occurred or was threatened” (Psychologytoday). Embedded in this short story are clear-cut symptoms that Seymour, the main character experiences. He endures lack of interest, difficulty in concentration, eating disorder, hopelessness, episodes of detachment, altered perception, and most importantly a sense of having no future.
In this essay, the author
- Explains what ptsd, short for posttraumatic stress disorder, actually means. seymour experiences lack of interest, difficulty in concentration, eating disorder, hopelessness, detachment, altered perception, and a sense of having no future.
- Explains that a perfect day for bananafish is based off of seymour glass, a returning veteran from wwii, who suffers from what today is commonly known as ptsd.
- Analyzes how the name sybil isabel dorsett has plenty of symbolism. it was a cover up name for the real shirley ardell mason who was diagnosed with multiple personality disorder.
- Analyzes how sybil proves this fallacy for she is a hot-tempered jealous little liar. seymour glass had given up all hope with his peers, it was the ideal innocence that children posses which kept him going.
- Narrates how seymour put his life in the hands of a child. the story time he shared with sybil was his final attempt to believe the world was not so malice.
- Analyzes how seymour's tattered mind and soul caused him to be ashamed of his tattoos, which were a mental scar.
- Opines that seymour planned on children being at the beach, to be specific sybil. it is complete serenity as you lay with your eyes closed, listening to the coming and going of waves.
610 wordsRead More - Military: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorderexplanatory essayMilitary PTSD: Reasons and Methods Used to Help Troops Cope For the past decade, the United States of America has been a participant in an ongoing war, sending military troops for combat in many areas throughout the globe. Due to the ongoing events overseas, troops are subject to serve multiple tours, forcing some to return to combat shortly after their arrival back to the United States. After arriving home from their served tours, military troops often find themselves in a constant battle with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Post-Traumatic Stress disorder (PTSD), is an anxiety disorder resulting from a life threatening traumatic event.
In this essay, the author
- Explains the purpose of this study, which is to identify the reasons troops suffer from ptsd and the methods the military, va, and community-based treatment facilities are using to diminish the effects.
- Explains the purpose of this study, which is to identify the reasons troops suffer from ptsd and the methods the military, va, and community-based treatment facilities are using to diminish the effects.
- Describes cesur, sabia, j.j., tekin, e. the psychological costs of war: military combat and summary
- Explains sharpless, b. a., and barber, j. p. (2011), a clinician's guide to ptsd treatments for returning.
- Explains that military troops suffer from ptsd due to traumatic exposure during combat and sexual assault.
- Explains that the military, va, and community-based treatment facilities are using psychopharmacology and psychotherapy to help troops with ptsd.
1335 wordsRead More - Post Traumatic Stress Disorderexplanatory essayIntroduction Life comes with many challenging obstacles that entirely change the foundation of our very lives. Among these obstacles are situations that can be difficult to cope with. Everyone has a different way of dealing with these situations. Feeling nervous, fatigued, finding it difficult to sleep and having your thought process scrambled are all normal reactions to traumatic events. Usually these symptoms decrease over time and everyone returns to the lives they had before the experience.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that life comes with many challenging obstacles that completely change the foundation of our lives. feeling nervous, fatigued, finding it difficult to sleep and having your thought process scrambled are all normal reactions to traumatic events.
- Defines post-traumatic stress disorder as a mental illness that involves the exposure to trauma involving death or the threat of death, serious injury, or sexual violence.
- Explains that canada's population as of 2014 is an estimated 35,344,962; of that amount, 1-3% experience some type of post-traumatic stress. law enforcement officers in urban areas will develop a reaction to ptsd during their lifetime.
- Explains that direct and indirect victims of trauma are at risk of developing ptsd. the study analyzed 171 currently employed emergency dispatchers from 24 us states.
- Explains that there is no set experience that can cause ptsd; it is different for each person due to the severity of the event.
- Explains that there is no concrete reason why people develop ptsd, but there are theories that try to clarify it.
- Explains the three groups of symptoms that must be present for someone to be diagnosed with ptsd. recurrent re-experiencing of the trauma can include physical symptoms like sweating or an increase in heart rate.
- Explains that avoidance symptoms occur when the victim begins avoiding anything that reminds them of the experience. this can include staying away from places, events, or objects that could trigger the memory.
- Explains that hyperarousal symptoms are the more constant of the three classifications. they may cause a person to change his or her routine due to the alteration of their sleeping cycle and change in attitude.
- Explains that groups at riskptsd can happen to anyone at any time. large groups can be affected all at once resembling world war times.
- Explains ontario legislation bill 67 amends the workplace safety and insurance act, 1997 with respect to post-traumatic stress disorder.
- Describes how stacey, the bartender, was made uncomfortable by a man who ordered water and offered her other options. she ignored him and cut him off after his fifth drink.
- Describes the crisis development model of a woman who has been sexually assaulted and feels uncomfortable with anyone she doesn't know. she has trouble going to work because whenever she is there she has flashbacks of the incident.
- Analyzes how the woman becomes argumentative when her boss asks her to serve men that she doesn't know and becomes fearful when any man talks to her. her boss has set out a plan for her so she can just work behind the counter.
- Explains that when someone looks at her for too long, or comes too close to her, she will scream, start to cry, and plead that she is being sexually assaulted. nonviolent crisis intervention gives her a personal bubble behind the wall.
- Explains that tension reduction relieves the situation from escalating and reduces her risk of panicking. therapeutic rapport re-established communication between management and staff.
- Narrates how stacey built a partnership with her boss and her coworkers to help solve her ptsd.
- Explains that stacey's boss let her work behind the bar to feel safer and ensured that he would do everything to help.
1617 wordsRead More - What Is PTSD?comparative essayPost-traumatic Stress Disorder, also known as PTSD, is a mental disorder that can occur after a person has gone through a traumatic event (National). Traumatic event refers to something that is disturbing or shocking that an individual has seen, heard about, or has personally gone through. About 7.7 millions adults are affected by PTSD (NIH). Symptoms of the disorder will begin within 3 months of the traumatic event and in some rare cases might not show up until years later. PTSD is grouped in to 3 general groups; intrusive memories, avoidance and numbing, and increased anxiety or emotion arousal (Mayo). Intrusive memories include symptoms such as flashbacks, which could last for minutes or even days, or upsetting dreams about the traumatic event. Avoidance and emotional numbing may include trying to avoid talking about the event, avoiding activities you once enjoyed, memory problems, and maintaining close relationships. Symptoms of anxiety and increased arousal could include irritability or anger, overwhelming guilt or shame, being easily startled or frightened, and hearing or seeing things that aren’t there. A lot of events could cause a person to get PTSD but some examples are: combat exposure, child or adult sexual or physical abuse, terrorist attack, automobile accidents, or natural disasters (National). Symptoms of PTSD come and go. There can be certain situations, noises people that cause you to experience symptoms.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that post-traumatic stress disorder, also known as ptsd, can occur after a traumatic event. symptoms begin within 3 months of the event and may not show up until years later.
- Explains that there are different types of treatment for ptsd, including psychotherapy, medication, individual and group therapy, and family therapy.
- Recommends taking care of yourself, eating right, exercising, getting enough sleep, being strong enough not to self-medicate, and having supportive family and friends in your life.
- Explains that 5.5 million children are involved in abuse cases that could lead to ptsd.
- States that recent wars are bringing more awareness of ptsd to citizens. getting shot at, seeing your buddies killed, or witnessing death up close are all things that can lead to the disorder.
1468 wordsRead More - What Is PTSD?explanatory essayWhat is PTSD? Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that 's triggered by a terrifying event - either experiencing it or witnessing it. PTSD is the primary injury among veterans returning from war. It is said that 7-20% of people who experience a traumatic event, develop PTSD. With how today is, war after war, shooting after shooting, the general public is becoming more aware of PTSD. In this essay, you will learn more about post-traumatic stress disorder. I will explain more of what PTSD is, signs and symptoms to be aware of, treatment options, and more.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd) is a mental health condition that's triggered by an event - either experiencing it or witnessing it.
- Explains that post-traumatic stress disorder develops in people who have experienced a shocking, scary, or dangerous event.
- Opines that doctors struggle to understand how the human brain works. retaining information and memories is a good thing, but your brain can also retain bad memories.
- Narrates how their uncles were involved in an explosion at a power plant in 1999, and he was released after spending days in the hospital. he has been going through treatment since the accident, but not because of ptsd.
- Explains that there are four types of ptsd symptoms: reliving the event, avoiding situations, negative changes in beliefs and feelings, always alert.
- Recommends avoiding situations that remind one of the event, such as crowds, car accidents, bombing, and earthquakes.
- Explains that they may not have positive or loving feelings toward other people and stay away from relationships. they may forget about parts of the traumatic event or not be able to talk about them.
- Explains that while ptsd is most common among veterans of war, anyone can get it.
- Explains that people with ptsd have a higher rate of unemployment, divorce, domestic abuse, and more chance of being fired than people who don't.
- Explains that the u.s. department of veteran affairs states that there is a correlation between many types of trauma and suicidal behaviors.
- Explains that ptsd affects american soldiers more than british soldiers, due to the length of deployments.
- Explains that the anxiety and depression association of america breaks down cbt into four treatment options: exposure therapy, cognitive restructuring, stress inoculation training, and virtual reality treatment.
1504 wordsRead More - Summary Of Sebastian Junger's Tribe: On Homecoming And Belonginganalytical essayPost traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition, similar to an anxiety disorder, that is triggered by trauma and other extremely stressful circumstances. Throughout the book, Junger talks about PTSD in a wide range:from PTSD rates in natural disaster victims to PTSD rates in veterans. The latter is explained on a deeper perspective. While Junger gave many examples of why PTSD rates in America were so high, the most captivating was:
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how sebastian junger's tribe: on homecoming and belonging reflects on ancient tribal human behaviors like loyalty, dependence on the surrounding community, and cooperation, as well as how modern-day society has deviated entirely.
- Analyzes how junger explains the tribal culture and the main differences between american indian tribes and american society.
- Analyzes junger's comparison of suicide rates in american indian tribes versus modern societies in the first chapter of tribe:on homecoming and belonging.
- Analyzes how junger summarized the mechanism behind the statistic by saying that poor people share their time and resources more than wealthy people, and as a result they live in closer communities.
- Explains that junger talks about ptsd in a wide range of ways, from natural disaster victims to veterans.
- Opines that veterans are depressed when they come home to find that although they are willing to die for their country, they're not sure how to live for it.
- Analyzes how junger's quote gives a realistic wake-up call to readers. he concludes that modern society is disconnected with tribal instincts, which leads to ptsd and other mental disorders.
- Analyzes junger's faulty reasoning about society as a "paradise" without proper examples to support it.
- Analyzes the differences between american society today and ancient tribal societies in junger's tribe: on homecoming and belonging.
977 wordsRead More - Ptsd Informative Speechexplanatory essayYou may be asking yourself what is Ptsd? Well, it is a mental disorder that may occur after a traumatic event like sexual assault, warfare, domestic violence, traffic collision or any other tariffing experiences that someone may have experienced mentally or physically some of the symptoms of Ptsd are nightmares, flashbacks, and anxiety. it can even last for years but don’t worry there is a treatment for Ptsd but well get to that later.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that ptsd is a mental disorder that may occur after traumatic events like sexual assault, warfare, domestic violence, traffic collision or any other tariffing experiences.
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