This paper examines the diagnosis of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder as demonstrated by David Pelzer in his autobiographies A Child Called It and The Lost Boy‚ with a focus on the latter book. Dave is the son of alcoholic parents whose mother severely abused him while his father turned the other cheek. Dave has been subjected to torturous mind games‚ starvation‚ and physical abuse so horrendous that he is left scarred‚ bruised‚ and nearly dead. The staff at his elementary school eventually takes action
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STRESS DISORDER (PTSD) Nenad Jakšić1‚ Lovorka Brajković1‚ Ena Ivezić2‚ Radmila Topić1 & Miro Jakovljević1 1 Department of Psychiatry‚ 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
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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) has been the focus of considerable attention‚ and some controversy‚ since it was formally recognised in 1980 by the American Psychiatric Association. This essay will discuss the history of this relatively new diagnosis and its place within the DSM-IV-TR‚ whilst three perspectives of pathological reaction to trauma‚ namely‚ socio-cultural‚ psychological and biological factors will also be compared. In conclusion this essay will discuss how the three perspectives
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there lying did in front of his eyes it is a nasty and scary thought. Looking at your one of your close friends dead in front of you his blood on you he got shot in the neck so blood is just skeeting out or uncontrolable running down the neck. His PTSD is bad because even if he thinks about it he will start throwing up. When he was telling the story of how everything happen he would start getting sick just think about this someone close to you die right in front of your eyes how would you act after
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Post-traumatic stress disorder‚ also known as PTSD‚ has been around for centuries but was not given the name Post-traumatic stress disorder until 1980. PTSD was formally thought to be a few different things‚ such as‚ shell shock‚ battle fatigue‚ accident neurosis‚ or post-rape syndrome. When PTSD was given its name‚ in 1980‚ it was a controversial diagnosis because it was thought to be a weakness or flaw rather than a traumatic event that occurred in a person’s life. When PTSD was first added to the American
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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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occur‚ such as a near death incident‚ rape‚ combat‚ natural disaster or motor vehicle accident‚ just to name a few. Rape is actually the largest cause of PTSD in both genders‚ and the lifetime frequency of the disorder for rape victims and sexual assault victims is 32% and 31% respectively (Resick‚ 2001). Many people may experience symptoms of PTSD directly following a sexual assault‚ but what this information tells us is that nearly one third of all victims will forever be negatively affected because
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reminded of the harm inflicted on her whilst in captivity. She also suffered from severe anxiety‚ a result of the betrayal and abuse she faced. Though fictitious‚ eleven gives us good insight into Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and how it manifests. Who’s got it? PTSD is a common anxiety disorder that 8% of the
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PTSD‚ Reliving Trauma Tameka Sims 22167440 Liberty University Abstract Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has many symptoms and the DSM IV-TR tells us that there is a criterion that must be met in order to diagnose a person with PTSD. There are people from all walks of life that struggle with this disorder but there is hope in treatment. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is characterized by the re-experiencing of an extremely traumatic event
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Families dealing with a member suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can be mentally affected. Some families have trouble with depression and addiction‚ others with psychological problems like guilt‚ anger‚ and sympathy. Not every case is the same due to the severeness of that person’s PTSD and what symptoms they are showing. According to the The National Institute of Mental Health‚ PTSD is “a disorder that develops in some people who have seen or lived through a shocking‚ scary
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