Cause and Effect Essay Final
Chrisandra Prince-Munroe
Professor Tony Ruggiero
ENG 121
Cause and Effect Essay
7 December 2014
No Need To Suffer Introduction: You are fully aware it is the fourth of July and fireworks are going off, however, it still startled you. An anxiety disorder springs after an involvement of a traumatic episode involving harm or treat of danger to others or self. Unable to focus on what appears to be ordinary behavior in others is a daily struggle. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a reaction of being subjected to an episode that is outside the normal human experience. "5.2 million adults have PTSD during a given year. 7 or 8 out of every 100 people will have PTSD at some point in their lives" (Gradus). PTSD affects millions of people who have been exposed to violent events such as military combat zone, rape, and childhood trauma. Cause 1: Reacting the military combat zone in their minds and seeing the traumatic event over and over as they close their eyes to rest. The number of service members with PTSD is varies by combat areas. "Operation Iraqi: about 11-20 out of every 100 veterans have PTSD yearly. Gulf war: about 12 out of 100 Gulf war veterans have PTSD a year. Vietnam war: 15 out of every 100 Vietnam veterans were currently diagnosed with PTSD at the of most recent study" (Gradus). Military personal who suffer from PTSD are faced with several issues; such as, anxiety, sleeplessness, stress, and depression. Cause 2: Violently taking something that cannot be returned such as rape is a traumatic experience. Dealing with the aftermath of rape is a nightmare. After the physical hurt has healed, the pain that no one sees takes much longer. The inner pain is the hardest to handle. "In 1996, U.S. residents ages twelve and older experienced and estimated 197,000 rape and attemp0ted rapes" (Ringel). Rape victims can show signs of fear of the opposite sex, withdrawal, frightened and the list goes on. All of those symptoms are grouped into
Professor Tony Ruggiero
ENG 121
Cause and Effect Essay
7 December 2014
No Need To Suffer Introduction: You are fully aware it is the fourth of July and fireworks are going off, however, it still startled you. An anxiety disorder springs after an involvement of a traumatic episode involving harm or treat of danger to others or self. Unable to focus on what appears to be ordinary behavior in others is a daily struggle. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a reaction of being subjected to an episode that is outside the normal human experience. "5.2 million adults have PTSD during a given year. 7 or 8 out of every 100 people will have PTSD at some point in their lives" (Gradus). PTSD affects millions of people who have been exposed to violent events such as military combat zone, rape, and childhood trauma. Cause 1: Reacting the military combat zone in their minds and seeing the traumatic event over and over as they close their eyes to rest. The number of service members with PTSD is varies by combat areas. "Operation Iraqi: about 11-20 out of every 100 veterans have PTSD yearly. Gulf war: about 12 out of 100 Gulf war veterans have PTSD a year. Vietnam war: 15 out of every 100 Vietnam veterans were currently diagnosed with PTSD at the of most recent study" (Gradus). Military personal who suffer from PTSD are faced with several issues; such as, anxiety, sleeplessness, stress, and depression. Cause 2: Violently taking something that cannot be returned such as rape is a traumatic experience. Dealing with the aftermath of rape is a nightmare. After the physical hurt has healed, the pain that no one sees takes much longer. The inner pain is the hardest to handle. "In 1996, U.S. residents ages twelve and older experienced and estimated 197,000 rape and attemp0ted rapes" (Ringel). Rape victims can show signs of fear of the opposite sex, withdrawal, frightened and the list goes on. All of those symptoms are grouped into
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