This course will offer multiple perspectives into how to handle certain situations when it comes to crisis trauma and intervention. My first personal goal I want to take away when it comes to this course is how to handle certain emergencies. I will be going into community counseling‚ and I will be going into certain crisis situations where it requires me to act and be aware of certain things. How I plan to do that is to keep up with the readings for this course and to ask many questions so I can
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Chest Trauma Chest trauma is classified as either blunt or penetrating. 1. Blunt Chest Trauma I. Definition a. Blunt chest trauma results from sudden compression or positive pressure inflicted to the chest wall. Motor vehicle crashes (trauma due to steering wheel‚ seat belt)‚ falls‚ and bicycle crashes (trauma due to handle bars) are the most common causes of blunt chest trauma. II. Pathophysiology Injuries to the chest are often life-threatening and result in one or
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Although many activities and sports may be enjoyable‚ some may cause long-term consequences specifically to the brain. There have been several reports of brain trauma and head injuries due to certain sports‚ such as football. Research shows many individuals who have experienced the dangers of brain damage because of physical infliction during a game of football. The movie Concussion shows a forensic pathologist who discovers chronic traumatic encephalopathy‚ or CTE‚ while performing an autopsy on
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different psychotherapy modalities on trauma. The psychotherapy approaches‚ namely‚ psychodynamic therapy approach and Focusing-oriented psychotherapy‚ will be explored through examination of a case. Different approaches use different interventions‚ which are rooted in perspective theories. Examining how a clinician could work with the case in this paper through the lens of each approach would help us understand the theories’ strengths and challenges. Trauma and PTSD diagnosis Many people in the
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Trauma refers to a delayed response to an event or multiple events that takes form after the experience has already occurred. It is a rather complicated disruption that interferes with one’s understanding of the capacity of trauma on a basic level. In fact‚ the postponement of the response to the event results in a limited understanding on a personal level. It can only be fully understood through the listening of others that were present when the event occurred. As a result‚ one is not able to interpret
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Living Through the Trauma Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and its most efficacious treatments Eva Garritsen 4030974 Introduction to Psychology 04-12-2013 Words: 2312 Introduction A traumatic experience is able to leave behind an intense impression on the brain. Our brain is luckily sufficient enough to digest certain traumas. When people experience something terrible‚ the brain starts to process. At the beginning the experience is still very upsetting‚ nevertheless‚ in process of time the
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maybe causing trauma for Pip. Piofrowski states in her book‚ “Characterized by persistent difficulties that negatively affect on individual’s social interactions” (Piofrowksi 1). Pip while he was going home from the graveyard says‚ “I supposed that Joe Gargery and I were both brought up by hand” (Dickens 5). Having an abusive home life‚ would cause PTSD or any disorder but‚ having you as a child and the father figure as well getting abused too‚ could cause the person to have trauma watching someone
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Military Sexual Trauma and PTSD Sexual harassment and sexual abuse has been a reoccurring theme in the military. The Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) defines military sexual trauma (MST) as “psychological trauma…result(ing) from a physical assault of a sexual nature‚ battery of a sexual nature‚ or sexual harassment which occurred while the Veteran was serving on active duty or active duty for training” (38 USC § 1720D; Monteith‚ Bahraini‚ Matarazzo‚ Soberay‚ & Smith‚ 2016). Although the military
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Trauma in Law Enforcement ABSTRACT All police officers experience a critical incident at one point in their careers. Each person handles the stress from these situations differently. For some officers‚ the traumatic incident causes minimal disruption in their daily routine and is considered nothing short of an unfortunate situation they have gained valuable knowledge from. For many others‚ however‚ the stress of these events becomes debilitating and intervention is necessary. This paper researched
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Trauma of domestic violence is a risk factor for all women. “Domestic violence is the willful intimidation‚ physical assault‚ battery‚ sexual assault‚ and/or other abusive behavior as part of a systematic pattern of power and control perpetrated by one intimate partner against another” (National Coalition Against Domestic Violence‚ n.d.). Women of all ages‚ socioeconomic status‚ sexual orientation‚ race‚ religion‚ nationality‚ and communities are at-risk of domestic violence. Women are significantly
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