Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: PTSD Kelsey Bridges University of Hawaii at Hilo Post Traumatic Stress Disorder‚ also known as PTSD‚ refers to deep emotional wounds. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is an anxiety disorder characterized by haunting memories‚ nightmares‚ social withdrawal‚ jumpy anxiety‚ and insomnia that lingers for four weeks or more after a traumatic experience (Myers‚ 2011). Post Traumatic Stress Disorder categorizes it self as one of the anxiety disorders. Post Traumatic Stress
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My Personal Experience that Changed my Life I have had a hard life‚ just like everyone else. My experiences have made me smarter‚ stronger‚ and wiser. Since I had begun high school in 2009‚ it has been a very long journey and a tough struggle. Freshman year was the hardest year I have had to deal with in my lifetime. I hope with reading this you will understand why I choose this to write about‚ and how hard it really was for me to deal with. In 2009; my freshman year of high school I was assaulted
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Critical Thinking Paper Crisis Intervention Val Heike NICC 2/3/2011 10:21:30 A.M. In your opinion‚ is the government doing enough regarding the diagnosis/treatment of mental illness and PTDS for our returning Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans. (2-3 pages) No‚ I don’t believe that the U.S. Government is serving the populace in the most diligently way possible. Today which is different from the service people of even my father’s era? In his day back in 1946 WWII had just ended. Though
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Sgt. Danny Facto‚ a member of the 10th Mountain Division who served in Afghanistan‚ told his story on having PTSD. "When I go to [a] group and I talk with guys who are just like me it helps a lot‚ because I can discuss with guys that have been in combat‚ guys that have been shot at‚ guys who have lost friends‚ guys that have killed other people. When I came back‚ I was me‚ but I was different because of my experiences. Mental health and therapy really helps to understand everything I’ve been through
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PTSD: What It is and How to Cope Callie O. Sizemore Perry Central High School Introduction My research paper today is on how to cope with PTSD. PTSD or post traumatic stress disorder is a mental health problem anybody could get‚ depending on what happened to create the event‚ such as fighting in a war‚ or a natural disaster‚ like Hurricane Katrina. These events can induce extreme levels of stress when mentioned. Thousands of people in the United States alone have PTSD‚ and many do not know
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Bruce Sam Houston State University Author Note Laurel K. Fauster‚ Department of Psychology‚ Sam Houston State University. Thesis Chair Dr. Jerry Bruce‚ Department of Psychology‚ Sam Houston State University. Correspondence concerning this paper should be addressed to Laurel K. Fauster‚ Department of Psychology‚ Sam Houston State University‚ Huntsville‚ Texas 77341-2447. Abstract This study sought to find an effect between intelligence level and post-traumatic stress disorder. A literature
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Anxiety Disorders PTSD Introduction In this paper I will discuss the multitude of issues faced by clinicians in assessing and diagnosing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). I will attempt to explore the many factors which influence the occurrence and manifestation of PTSD. I will critically discuss this question by exploring the nature of anxiety‚ the relationship between anxiety and PTSD‚ how PTSD is influenced by different life-stages‚ cultural influences impacting on PTSD‚ the nature of traumatic
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Research The Impacts of PTSD and Alcoholism and Treatment Options among Gulf War Veterans GRAD 716 Sullivan University Brent Casey January 21‚ 2011 The Impacts of PTSD and Alcoholism and Treatment Options among Gulf War Veterans Introduction The purpose of this paper is to investigate and analyze the lived experiences of Gulf War veterans who are in treatment or recovering from Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and alcoholism. Approximately
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Veterans and PTSD Toni L. Enemy Hunter Psychiatric Rehabilitation/REHA 425 Professor McDermott October 29‚ 2011 Abstract The United States is seeing an increasing number of Veterans coming back from Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) being diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). PTSD is affecting the lives of men and women‚ their family and those closest to them. The goal of this paper is to give some general information for women and their families
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Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) (Rosenthal). PTSD is defined as re-experiencing‚ avoidance‚ and arousal‚ due to a traumatic event. The symptoms are either long lasting or have a delayed onset (Oltmanns & Emery‚ 2012). A traumatic event that involves actual or threatened death or serious injury to self or others‚ can create intense feelings of fear‚ helplessness‚ or horror (Oltmanns & Emery‚ 2012). This traumatic event then can lead to a serious anxiety disorder such as PTSD. Examples range from witnessing
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