Cathi Williams 9/10/2012 Informative Speech: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Has anybody in this class know anybody or themselves that have went through a traumatic event in their life‚ such as abuse‚ war‚ witnessing a murder‚ and so on? Well if you do you or that person are at risk of developing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is a relatively new psychological diagnosis‚ but it is a kind of anxiety disorder. For example after the terrorist attacks on September 11‚ 2001
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Cognitive Processing Therapy for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Capella University Abstract The purpose of this paper is to discuss the effectiveness of Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) in treating rape victims suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). PTSD is a mental disorder that affects individuals emotionally‚ behaviorally‚ and psychologically. PTSD estimated to affect about 7% of Americans in a lifetime. The content of this paper is to analyze the
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder of an American Sniper American sniper is about Chris Kyle‚ a man who is motivated to join the armed forces after the events of nine- eleven. He feels he owes it to his country to do something after it is attacked‚ so he enrolls in the navy. While in training it is discover that he is a very accurate shooter and he becomes a navy seal. Before being deployed he meets Taya‚ who eventually becomes his wife. While doing tours in Afghanistan Chris and Taya start a family
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Effects of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder I have known this man for about four to five years and looked up to him like he was my own father‚ he said that he didn’t want his name to be used in this essay‚ therefore I will refer to him as John Doe. I met him about five years ago as he came to my school to fill the defensive coaching spot and from the first day I met him I could tell something was different with his attitude. We sat down and had a talk after class one day and he told me that he suffers
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Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: Cultural Bias and Seeking Treatment Nicole Doyle Walden University Capstone Project Introduction Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a widely studied anxiety disorder that has more recently been found to have better recovery with a strong support system (Gabert-Quillen‚ et al.‚ (2012). The American Psychological Association (APA‚ 2012) defines this as an anxiety disorder that occurs after experiencing a traumatic event. There are studies that focus on
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back from the Iraq/Afghanistan war often have a serious mental illness caused by the stress of serving in the armed forces. The illness is called Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and can lead to serious consequences. In a recent study by the Army‚ 21.4 percent of lower-ranking enlisted male soldiers showed symptoms of PTSD (Entous). Throughout O ’Brien ’s book‚ the soldiers had ways to cope with the stress; however‚ like Norman Bowker‚ not all could fully live with the ghosts of the war.
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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and How it Affects Certain Vietnam Veterans Imagine the worst song you can think of‚ stuck in your head. You try to think of a different song‚ one that you like‚ but that awful song just keeps playing over and over and over‚ in your mind. Now imagine that song as your most horrific memories‚ and it never stops. This is how Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder makes most people feel. The author of The Things They Carried‚ Tim O’Brien‚ is one of the men who was with the
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the War Post-traumatic Stress Disorder is a severe anxiety disorder developed after exposure to an event that resulted in psychological trauma. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder has been around for thousands of years recognized as battle fatigue‚ accident neurosis‚ and shell shock. Although it wasn’t until 1980 that the American Psychiatric Association added Post-traumatic Stress Disorder to the third edition of its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-III) classification scheme
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Care and Support for Veterans with PTSD Post-traumatic stress disorder is among the leading diseases that veterans face after their time in the military. Most veterans‚ some being homeless‚ have some form or symptoms of PTSD. This disease destroys veterans’ lives one day at a time. Veterans with PTSD go unsupported and uncared for every single day. Veterans who suffer from PTSD need more support from the government they served under and from the people they protect. PTSD affects not only the mind
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder – Treating our heroes Linda A. Smith Liberty University Abstract Combat veterans and active duty service members who have suffered mild to severe traumatic brain injury or head trauma are at a higher risk for the development of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder post-deployment. Research has revealed that treating the soldier immediately after the injury with pharmacotherapeutic agents significantly reduces the risk that the soldier will develop post-traumatic stress disorder
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