According to the Times of India‚ new studies show a link between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and cardiovascular disease as a result of the neurological and hormonal response to chronic stress. (ANI‚ 2013) Post traumatic stress disorder is defined as “a mental health condition that ’s triggered by a terrifying event. Symptoms may include flashbacks‚ nightmares and severe anxiety‚ as well as uncontrollable thoughts about the event.” (Staff‚ 2011) This actually makes a lot of sense because
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The Life of a Veteran with Combat PTSD Heather Hindall COM/156 June 22nd‚ 2014 Jason Blair The Life of a Veteran with Combat PTSD Battling war is something a Veteran knows all too well‚ but battling the demons in their mind after the war is something that they have to learn how to cope with. One of the most mentioned issues that Veterans face today is a disorder called combat post-traumatic stress disorder. Combat PTSD can easily be defined as a disorder that affects the mental state
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S.D: Causes & Effects in SoldiersShane WhiteMiller-Motte CollegeRunning head: PTSD: CAUSE AND EFFECT IN SOLDIERS Post traumatic stress disorder has many effects on people in everyday life; such as the effects in family‚ friends‚ and even their career. Post traumatic stress disorder‚ also known as PTSD‚ is quite common in today’s military. The reason for this can somewhat be explained in the definition of ptsd: The type of anxiety disorder that comes from an event in which you’ve seen or experienced
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phases‚ changing can occur when people respond abnormally (p.10). In chapter 7(PTSD‚ Trauma‚ and Community Disasters) mentioned how natural (Landslides‚ floods‚ fires‚ earthquakes‚ hurricane‚ and storm)‚ community‚ and manmade (bombing‚ gun violence‚ and shooting) disasters contribute to development of PTSD and trauma. Natural disasters are the causes of community disaster. There are some other situations which can lead to PTSD‚ such as being in a war‚ physical‚ and sexual assault. Everyone has experienced
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Moan and PTSD Gervante Campbell National Park College Department of Psychology Black Snake Moan and PTSD Life can be filled with unexpected trials and tribulations‚ some being minor and others traumatizing. It is these trials and tribulations that can make and break a person. Furthermore‚ it is the more traumatizing life events that creates a more damaging effect on a person’s psychological well-being. This damaging effect is called PTSD. This essay will explain in detail what PTSD is and
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Cognitive behavioral treatment (CBT) of depression is a psychotherapeutic treatment approach that involves the application of specific‚ empirically supported strategies focused on changing negative thinking patterns and altering behavior. In order to alleviate the symptoms of depression‚ treatment is directed at the following three domains: cognition‚ behavioral and physiological. In the cognitive domain‚ patients learn to apply cognitive restructuring techniques so that negatively distorted thoughts
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Seeking Safety (SS) the only effective treatment intervention for co-occurring PTSD and SUD. Then go only and say that research evidence on SS is not straightforward on the primary outcome related to trauma symptoms and substance use. In addition there were no statistically significant differences found for the PTSD outcomes between the SS and other comparison groups. Also say that what works for sample of women with co-morbid PTSD and SUD in non-correctional setting does not work for women in the correctional
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subject to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Exposure to stressful situations‚ for which they have little or no training on how to deal with emotional stress‚ place these workers at a very high risk for chronic stress‚ critical incident stress‚ and PTSD. This connection will be further examined by relating PTSD to EMS workers‚ coping with PTSD‚ and resources which should be made in place‚ but are not yet generally available to most workers. Relating PTSD to EMS “EMS workers are subject to frequent
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Some veterans do get help quickly and that helps lessen their PTSD. But‚ most have to wait too long to get help and end up not wanting it anymore. As Dr. Harkness said in an interview‚ ’’the military teaches soldiers to survive in the harshest conditions‚ so they rarely seek out help’’ (Streep‚ New York Times). Too often the family members of veterans with PTSD are the ones who are taking care of them. These family members and veterans need help‚ yet they face
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Stress of military families dealing with several moves‚ deployments Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) I have been a military wife for almost 21 years and all the above has and still have an effect on my family. I have heard about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) throughout the 21 years but not until the last few years have hit close to home. My cousin’s husband has recently been diagnosed with PTSD. My cousin’s husband got a dog donated by a local Vets program (Guardians of Rescue’s Paws of War
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