University Hospital Centre Zagreb‚ Croatia 2 Psychiatric Hospital “Sveti Ivan”‚ Zagreb‚ Croatia revised: 10.8.2012; accepted: 22.8.2012 received: 28.6.2012; SUMMARY Background: A number of studies have shown that although exposure to potentially traumatic events is common‚ development of PTSD is relatively rare‚ which is one of the reasons PTSD still remains a controversial psychiatric entity. The aim of this article was to provide an overview of the research on the role of personality traits in the
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Head trauma can cause multiple symptoms related to vertigo. Per a journal article I read on post-traumatic vertigo‚ there are several different possible causes of her vertigo symptoms. It could involve the vestibular system‚ which contains the proprioceptive system and labyrinth of the cervical region. Evaluating for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in Rape Victims “I have entered high school with the wrong hair‚ the wrong clothes‚ the wrong attitude. And I don’t have anyone to sit with. I am Outcast” (Anderson 4). In the novel Speak‚ the main character is raped at a party; this action continues today even though the book was written almost two decades ago. Rape victims have a higher chance of having post traumatic stress disorder in their lifetime than any other type of victim (Kilpatrick). Most rape victims
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Those that experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) know that it’s a horrible experience‚ one that they wouldn’t want to pass on. For those who experienced PTSD provoking trauma it’s a sad reality that their PTSD will be passed on to their children who didn’t experience the traumatic event‚ creating a cycle. PTSD‚ among other things‚ has the ability to be passed down because of epigenetics‚ the study of changes in organisms caused by modification of gene expression rather than alteration
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Our service men and woman are returning home from serving their country damaged for life by a silent disease. These men and women have been trained to fight opponents they can see. They are trained to survive in situations in which others would falter. Why are our service men and women returning to their homes and country damaged and scarred for life in ways that are not always visible to the eye? How does their condition affect their everyday lives and the lives of their families? Understanding
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of what a person with post traumatic stress struggles with many days of the week. Post traumatic stress‚ also known as PTSD‚ is classified as a disorder that is developed after a traumatic event when a person has trouble recovering from the memory. About 7.8% of the people in america will experience post traumatic stress at some point in their life. Those that are affected by PTSD are people
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Post-traumatic stress disorder is a disorder dealing with anxiety‚ and can be developed after a person experiences a event that is traumatizing. examples being major stress‚ warfare‚ sexual assault‚ but can be cause by chemical regulation in the brain. PTSD has many symptoms the severity of these symptoms can change from person to person. Symptoms include flashbacks‚ avoiding or blocking out certain memories‚ changes in the way you think to a more negative view‚ changes in emotional reaction‚ this
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dreams every night or the excruciating reliving of the death of your comrade at the hands of the enemy. You are constantly overcome by a feeling of unexplainable immense dread and grief. This is the pain that people with post-traumatic stress disorder face on a daily basis. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)‚ a mental health condition‚ is triggered by daunting events. Thus‚ veterans‚ survivors of abuse and rape‚ victims of natural disasters and accidents‚ and emergency responders are especially at
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population have not been published‚ but it is still used with an adolescent population (Screening tools help in assessing trauma‚ 2011). This tool will be helpful in assessing the level of distress Rosie is experiencing following her abuse and the also-traumatic events following it. It can be assumed that Rosie is experiencing some level of PTSD‚ so the counselor’s primary goal will be to determine to what extent she is affected. Following completion and scoring of the PCL‚ the counselor will be in a better
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In the past decade there has been a tremendous increase in individuals diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric disorder that is caused as a direct result of experiencing or witnessing traumatic or life-threatening events (Iribarren‚ Prolo‚ Neagos & Chiappelli‚ 2005‚ pp. 503-504). Many individuals have suffered from traumas in childhood such as physical abuse‚ mental abuse‚ sexual abuse and bullying which can carry over into adulthood.
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