National Center for Education Statistics (2008). Indicators of School Crime and Safety:2007. Retrieved December 2‚ 2008‚ from http://nces.ed.gov/programs/crimeindicators/crimeindicators2007/ NCTSN: National Child Traumatic Stress Network (2006). Psychological First Aid: Field Operations Guide (2nd Ed). Retrieved December 3‚ 2008‚ from http://www.ncptsd.va.gov/ncmain/ncdocs/manuals/smallerPFA_2ndEditionwithappendices.pdf U.S. Department of Education (2008). Emergency Planning. Retrieved December 2‚ 2008
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as a personal view to the listener‚ about the hardships and the sense of alienation felt by the Stolen Generation as they could not belong to any race‚ aboriginal or European. The play‚ "Stolen" by Jane Harrison‚ also focuses on the trauma and psychological abuse suffered by the Stolen Generation.
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The Overuse and Misuse of Psychological Testing The article “The Overuse and Misuse of Psychological Testing: Why Less Is More” by Jill Sanders and Sheba Katz‚ discusses the use of psychological test in family court. The article explained how the use of psychological testing in child-custody cases can provide helpful information‚ but many people including attorneys and judges place too much emphasis on the outcome of the test. The article explains that there is no test to determine whether a person
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Nina Wells Michelle Cox Psychology 001 12 May 2015 Psychological Disorder: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder‚ also known as PSTD‚ is a unique psychological disorder which may present itself within an individual anywhere between three months to even years after the date of the traumatic event. Symptoms of PTSD can include‚ but is not limited to the following and is usually categorized in four basic symptoms. Intrusive Memories‚ Avoidance‚ Negative Changes in Mood and Behavior
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Schultz‚ L. R.‚ Davis‚ G. C.‚ & Andreski‚ P. (1998) Chisholm‚ B.‚ Freeman‚ D.‚ & Cooke‚ A. (2006). Identifying potential predictors of traumatic reactions to psychotic episodes. The British Journal of Clinical Psychology / The British Psychological Society‚ 45(4)‚ 545-559. Davis‚ L Dekel‚ S.‚ Mandel‚ C.‚ & Solomon‚ Z. (2011). Shared and unique predictors of post- traumatic growth and distress. Journal of Clinical Psychology‚ 67(3)‚ 241-252. Deep-Soboslay‚ A.‚ Martin‚ C posttraumatic
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Psychological Testing and Assessment of Adolescents An assessment involves administering and interpreting psychological tests and integrating this with current and past symptoms‚ observations‚ information about developmental‚ biological‚ social‚ educational‚ and life experiences (Kirst-Ashman & Hull‚ 2006). Educational assessments of adolescents are based on obtaining a profile of the child’s learning weaknesses as well as his or her strengths. When an educational assessment is performed on the
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Developmental Delays and Trauma Mukia Myrick Coun 502 4/5/2014 Developmental delays and trauma Developmental delays is when your child does not reach their developmental milestones at the projected times. It is an ongoing major or minor delay in the course of development. Developmental delays can have many different causes. There are many types of Developmental delays in children; they include problems with language or speech‚ vision‚ movement (motor skills)‚ social
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hitting him/her. Use of physical restraints and chemical restraints on a care giver has also been classified as abuse.? Rape‚ sexual abuse and non-consensual sexual involvement with an elder in a nursing home setting are regarded as elder abuse. Psychological abuse using insults is also regarded as abuse. The purpose of this
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often including the threat or use of violence‚” according to Safe Horizon (SH‚ 2015). Domestic violence can occur in many different relationships‚ such as parent-child relationships‚ dating couples relationships‚ or even sibling relationships. The psychological consequences of domestic violence are overlooked‚ most of the time‚ by people with the speculation that the victim can always just leave their attackers. Only about half of the cases of domestic violence are actually reported to authorities‚ according
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9/11 and Hurricane Katrina Disaster Evaluation While with help‚ the victims can overcome some of the psychological symptoms‚ however disasters can affect children different than adults. September 11th and hurricane Katrina caused psychological symptoms for the victims along with issues and elements because victims can experience PTSD symptomatology‚ acute stress disorders‚ generalized anxiety disorders and DESNOS‚ Many different types of disaster can cause chronic disturbance and illness. The media
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