Essay On Shell Shock
PTSD (Shell Shock)
PTSD was founded back during the Civil War. The first documented case of PTSD was in 1865, during the Civil War. PTSD stands for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. It is a disorder by failure to recover after experiencing or witnessing a horrible event. Most cases of PTSD come from military members, who were in combat situations. During WW1 after November 11th (Armistice Day) was the first time they put solders in a group, and said they had shell shock. At that time, it was called shell shock because it was a reaction to the explosion of artillery shells from a lot of solders during the time. Symptoms would include panic, sleep problems, and several other types of symptoms. Shell shock was first known to be caused by hidden damage to the …show more content…
Cognitive Processing Therapy is one type of cognitive behavioral therapy. It is a 12-session psychotherapy for PTSD. CPT teaches you how to self-evaluate and change the upsetting thoughts you have had since your trauma. By changing your thoughts, you can change how you feel each day to motivate yourself to move forward in life.
Another therapy for people with PTSD is Prolonged Exposure (PE). PE is also supported by the Institute of Medicine Committee on Treatment of PTSD. It is proven to be one of the most effective treatments for PTSD. PE is a psychotherapy, and, is one of the twelve types of cognitive behavioral therapy. PE will teach you to slowly approach trauma-related memories, feelings, and places that you may have been avoiding since your traumatic experience. By confronting these challenges, you can actually start to get rid of some of your PTSD symptoms. A lot of people joke about PTSD, but as an infantry men in US Army have several friends, and leaders that have to live and deal with this every day. More people should be educated about PTSD because you don’t have to be in the military to be effected, or diagnosed with
PTSD was founded back during the Civil War. The first documented case of PTSD was in 1865, during the Civil War. PTSD stands for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. It is a disorder by failure to recover after experiencing or witnessing a horrible event. Most cases of PTSD come from military members, who were in combat situations. During WW1 after November 11th (Armistice Day) was the first time they put solders in a group, and said they had shell shock. At that time, it was called shell shock because it was a reaction to the explosion of artillery shells from a lot of solders during the time. Symptoms would include panic, sleep problems, and several other types of symptoms. Shell shock was first known to be caused by hidden damage to the …show more content…
Cognitive Processing Therapy is one type of cognitive behavioral therapy. It is a 12-session psychotherapy for PTSD. CPT teaches you how to self-evaluate and change the upsetting thoughts you have had since your trauma. By changing your thoughts, you can change how you feel each day to motivate yourself to move forward in life.
Another therapy for people with PTSD is Prolonged Exposure (PE). PE is also supported by the Institute of Medicine Committee on Treatment of PTSD. It is proven to be one of the most effective treatments for PTSD. PE is a psychotherapy, and, is one of the twelve types of cognitive behavioral therapy. PE will teach you to slowly approach trauma-related memories, feelings, and places that you may have been avoiding since your traumatic experience. By confronting these challenges, you can actually start to get rid of some of your PTSD symptoms. A lot of people joke about PTSD, but as an infantry men in US Army have several friends, and leaders that have to live and deal with this every day. More people should be educated about PTSD because you don’t have to be in the military to be effected, or diagnosed with