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    Child Is A Child

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    When looking back on the “Child is a Criminal or Criminal is a Child” assignment‚ I believe that my views have not changed from the views I possessed early on in this course. The views I had were actually solidified throughout this course in learning more about the juvenile justice system. I favored the “criminal is a child” model of approaching juvenile crime in the original essay and the key point noted was that juveniles are a product of their environment and should not be punished on a standardized

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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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    accidents). When a person has to go through something as traumatic as these things they can develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). PTSD is a severe anxiety disorder that develops following exposure to extreme psychological trauma. Throughout history PTSD has also been known as railway spine‚ stress syndrome‚ shell shock‚ battle fatigue and traumatic war neurosis. PTSD is not just a military disorder. It can affect anyone‚ both adults and children. In 1980‚ posttraumatic stress disorder was added

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    Madison Area Technical College Clinical Case Study: Combat PTSD Rachel Dillon Case Study project Abnormal Psychology Professor Dyszelski 24 April 2013 HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS A 30-year-old married‚ Caucasian female‚ who served three tours of duty in Iraq‚ presented to a Veteran’s Administration Medical Center in Madison‚ Wisconsin. On intake to primary care‚ she screened positive for PTSD and was referred for specialty services to the posttraumatic stress clinical team for experiencing

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    disorder‚ or PTSD‚ is an often talked-about problem among war news and catastrophic events. It’s a household word and a well-known phrase. Post-traumatic stress disorder is a common brain affliction‚ with many causes. Research about its effects on the brain and brain chemistry are still going on‚ and treatments are still being tested. Post-traumatic stress disorder affects multiple areas of the brain‚ and that‚ in turn‚ affects an individual’s ability to function. Learning about PTSD and its effects

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    Homecoming of a Soldier

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    The happiest day of my life is when my brother came back to the states from Afghanistan. On that day he called us it was a Friday morning before school started. He told me that he would come and see us next weekend so he can spend time with his wife. So the day goes on school gets out me and my sister Merissa goes home to do our chores so we can stay with our friend. When we get finished we walk to Amanda’s house and hang with her for a little bit. About four thirty we walk to our house to get some

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    For Veterans with PTSD‚ A New Demon: Their Meds Threat of Addiction to Prescription Painkillers Heightened With Mental Illness By Thomas Catan  @tomcatan  Thomas.Catan@wsj.com  Thomas Catan  Biography  Thomas Catan  @tomcatan  Thomas.Catan@wsj.com  Thomas Catan  Biography Updated Nov. 10‚ 2013 10:32 p.m. ET NEWPORT‚ N.H.—Desperation drove Timothy Fazio‚ a former Marine‚ to turn up around midnight at a veterans’ hospital near Boston. His post-traumatic stress disorder was causing

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    a bit. The soldiers learn to self-anesthetize to not feel (Scurfield). When I say not feel‚ I mean not feel emotions. The reason for doing this is because when a friend or another soldier dies‚ they do not want their emotions to get the best of them. The negative about detachment is that the soldiers get so used to doing this that they go home and still begin to use detachment (Scurfield). They cannot feel the normal emotions like everyone else can. For example‚ a child of the soldiers is to pass

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    the following reactions are increasing. Back in the Vietnam era the phrase PTSD was not developed and the condition was not fully understood‚ with the advent of the recent conflicts in the middle east the need to diagnose the condition and elaborate on it has become apparent. The cause of PTSD in soldiers can seem obvious‚ but as I’ve noticed from personal experiences there is nothing common about the cause and effect of PTSD.

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    Should soldiers receive better mental health services after war? When soldiers return home from deployment‚ it seems as if they still have a war inside of themselves. Learning to cope with the traumatic memories of war is not easy at all. Veterans are at a very high risk for mental health problems. Involvement in a war can have many undesired consequences for the mental health and well being of military personnel. There are many reasons why it is our responsibility to make sure our veterans

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