Traumatic Brain Injury: Living with TBI and the effects on individual and caregivers Traumatic Brain Injury is otherwise known as TBI. “Traumatic brain injury‚ a form of acquired brain injury‚ occurs when sudden trauma causes damage to the brain. TBI can result when the head suddenly and violently hits an object‚ or when an object pierces the skull and enters brain tissue” (NINDS‚ 2010). There are two main types of TBI‚ closed head injuries such as head hitting a windshield and penetrating
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Traumatic Brain Injury Traumatic brain injury‚ also called acquired brain injury or simply head injury‚ is a result of a sudden blow to the head when an external force is applied causing a disruption of the physiological stability of the brain locally. It can also occur when an object pierces the skull and enters the brain tissue and when elevation in the intracranial pressure occurs and potentially dramatic changes in the blood flow within and to the brain. These changes may produce a diminished
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I was often told I was a great driver for my age since I was 15 years-old. When I think about the accident I often ask myself should I have just stayed at the school that evening; was I wrong for going to support a loved one? It was definitely a traumatic experience that happened fast but felt as though it transpired dramatically slower than it did. After the accident was definitely a long dreadful process‚ that included it taking me almost two months to fully recover. It was unreal how an amazing
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Freshman College Culture Shock at Twenty Nine Culture Shock – “A sense of confusion and uncertainty‚ sometimes with feelings of anxiety that may affect people exposed to an alien culture or environment without adequate preparation.” Though many college freshman experience culture shock‚ those feelings are not limited to the students entering higher education directly from high school. At 18 the experience of going to college can be intimidating for a number of reasons. In an article titled “College
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Shanai Leon Gothic Literature Mary Shelley’s traumatic events throughout her life made her a more sophisticated writer because she expressed how she felt through her writing. It is only noticeable if you know her biography and read her books. Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin was born on August 30‚ 1797‚ in London‚ England. She was the only daughter of philosopher William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft‚ an early feminist ( a person who works for women rights). Both of Mary’s parents were novelists‚ her
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Escape is regarded the desires to break free from social norms. In literature readers witness characters desire to escape from reality‚ by creating a world of fantasy in which they belong to. Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never let me go develops the idea of escape through modes transportation‚ pursuit of life‚ and imagination to argue that regardless humans or clone escape is unreal. Ishiguro uses the concept of driving as a way to develop the motif of imprisonment throughout the narrative. He uses the character
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The Great Escape Movie and Real Story The movie The Great Escape was based on the escape of many prisoners from a Nazi prison camp during World War II. Unfortunately‚ only a couple of the escapees made it to safety before being captured again. Once the prisoners were captured‚ they were sent to a Nazi prison camp called Stalag. If they had done nothing except passing their time patiently they would have been able to make it through the war safely. However‚ the Germans were rather dependent
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Skyler Allred Mr. Harrison U.S. Wars Shell Shock Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder‚ (PTSD)‚ went by a different name. It is more commonly known as “Shellshock.” PTSD is an anxiety disorder characterized by haunting memories‚ nightmares‚ social withdrawal‚ jumpy anxiety‚ and/or insomnia that lingers for four weeks or more after traumatic experience (Myers‚ pp. 604-605). The term “Shellshock” was coined together by the British in 1914. At first shellshock was thought to be caused by soldiers
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Neurogenic Shock Neurogenic shock is a type of shock that is caused by a spinal cord injury that affects important nerves in the nervous system. Injury to the nervous system causes the walls of blood vessels to relax‚ which increases the blood pressure. Neurogenic shock mainly affects the spinal cord. The spinal cord consists of nerves that carry incoming and outgoing messages between the brain and the rest of the body. Neurogenic shock occurs when a spinal cord injury happens‚ particularly involving
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Su Tong’s story “Escape” depicts a tragic life of a village man Chen Sanmai through the illustration of Sanmai’s nephew. Sanmai had spent the majority of his life on escaping from his parents‚ wife‚ family duties‚ established life‚ and everything even those chosen by himself. Before he gets married‚ his parents are there to find him back home; after marriage‚ his wife is the one who goes out to remote places to take him back. The circle between escaping and finding ends after he left for avoiding
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