The Impacts of PTSD and Alcoholism and Treatment Options among Gulf War Veterans GRAD 716 Sullivan University Brent Casey January 21‚ 2011 The Impacts of PTSD and Alcoholism and Treatment Options among Gulf War Veterans Introduction The purpose of this paper is to investigate and analyze the lived experiences of Gulf War veterans who are in treatment or recovering from Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and alcoholism. Approximately 697‚000
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thoroughly as the ones above mentioned is Mr. Abraham Harold Maslow. Out of all psychologists in the known world‚ there has never been and never will be anyone who comes close to his ideas‚ thoughts‚ actions‚ and psychoanalyses of the human mind. Maslow was born on April 1‚ 1908 in Brooklyn‚ New York. He was the oldest of seven children born to his Jewish parents that emigrated from Russia. They had no education and wanted Maslow to get as much education as he could while living here in America
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Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs a known psychologist‚ Abraham Maslow quickly jumps to the point‚ by stating his theory the “Hierarchy of needs”. His theory relies on two ideas‚ “people have a number of needs that require some measure of satisfaction and only unsatisfied needs motivate behavior. This means that some people have to satisfy there needs to a certain amount but if they don’t satisfy their needs it will alter their behavior. Second part of his theory is that we all have a hierarchy of needs starting
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"Self- actualization Rogers and Maslow are from a Humanistic approach to thought. The human approach takes away from the man and robot statement that the behaviorists maintain. Rogers and Maslow engaged in a concept of self-actualization and characteristics and the requirements to achieve it. Rogers and Maslow theories of self -actualization have similarities and differences. These two discussed that the driving force of human needs system is self-actualization. Rogers‚ one of the
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One out of thirteen adults are considered to be an alcoholic or suffer from a drinking problem. Today‚ fourteen million Americans suffer from a disease that is caused by a combination of physiological‚ psychological‚ social‚ and genetic factors. Alcoholism is a developmental disease that progresses slowly over a number of years and is based on both the physical and emotional dependency on alcohol. In many cases it leads to brain damage and/or early death. Early symptoms include putting excessive
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today my topic is on about Alcoholism and Bullying. Alcoholism and Bullying is one of those things where its not so easy to get out. It’’s like you are being a mime‚ and you have this invisible box that’s impossible to get out of. It’s not always easy to see when your drinking has crossed the line from moderate or social use to problem drinking. But if you consume alcohol to cope with difficulties or to avoid feeling bad‚ you’re in potentially dangerous territory. Alcoholism and alcohol abuse can sneak
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Treatments of Alcoholism Alcoholism can destroy the life of an alcoholic and devastate the alcoholic ’s family. But it also has overwhelming consequences for society. Consider these statistics from the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence: *In 1988‚ alcoholism and problems related to it cost the United States an estimated $85.8 billion in mortality and reduced productivity; *Fetal alcohol syndrome‚ caused by a woman ’s drinking during pregnancy‚ afflicts five thousand infants
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much alcohol it’s not even funny! We are getting wasted and aren’t going to remember who we are” This is the mindset of many high school students across the nation today. Even though teenagers are not legally allowed to drink in the United States‚ alcoholism and alcohol abuse is a major problem for many young Americans. There are many factors to analyze that may lead a young adult to drinking and many more consequences. There are several different factors that can lead a young adult to start drinking
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Maslow Case Study 15 1) Cindy’s first year of life was a very trying one‚ and according to Maslow‚ the primary needs on her hierarchy were not being sufficiently met. The first need is to have physiological needs satisfied for sheer survival purposes‚ such as receiving adequate food‚ water‚ elimination and sleep. Maslow explained that for a person not receiving these things‚ their idea of a perfect place would be one where there is plenty of food and water and they can sleep and eliminate whenever
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Grand Theorist Abraham Maslow Abraham Maslow‚ American Psychologist‚ was born on April 1‚ 1908. His parents were Jewish immigrants who fled from their home country of Russia to escape persecution in the early 20th century. Maslow faced anti semitism and racism as he grew up in a very poor working class neighborhood in New York. Maslow was also classified as a child with mental instability; which heavily influenced his theory as an adult. With that being said‚ Maslow only had a few close friends
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