Stress Disorders (PTSD) has on all branches of service. In this paper I will argue that there is still a lot of testing that can be done to better diagnose weather a service member has PTSD or not. I will give first-hand accounts on people that I have known that have fought this and survived and I will also give an account of someone I know who fought and lost because no one knew he had PTSD. I will show the struggle that service members face day in and day out suffering from PTSD. I believe that
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Post Traumatic stress disorder or more commonly known as PTSD is a condition triggered by a traumatic event that can cause you to have a series of various symptoms and emotions..The most common symptoms of PTSD are anxiety‚and flashbacks.More severe cases of PTSD can also include avoidance‚dissociation‚hypervigilance‚and even self guilt.PTSD can be brought on by any series of traumatic events including: rape‚combat‚natural disaster‚physical abuse‚or a serious accident‚the list can go on and on.Women
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DISORDER Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Don Cole Jr. Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Abstract Ptsd was first recognized by the medical community by war veterans. Ptsd is common. It was stated in‚ (Adaa.org)‚" 67% of people who experienced some form of violence has Ptsd. The rate is higher than any other form of traumatic events." Americans age 18 or older will experience Ptsd at some part in their lives.(Adaa.org). This is a serious condition that can develop after a person has experienced
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I have been strongly interested in becoming a Paramedic since the beginning of my GCSE studies‚ the job of a paramedic has always appealed to me as it is always changing and each day brings a new challenge and a new experience. My interest in becoming a Paramedic stemmed from seeing their work on a fly-on-the wall documentary focusing on paramedics; which highlighted to me the amazing levels of courage and outstanding compassion that paramedics must have‚ something which I know I can achieve. Two
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and‚ Scandlyn’s “Decentering PTSD: A War Outgrows a Diagnosis” is about post traumatic stress disorder(PTSD) and how it’s an invisible wound among soldiers .Many soldiers believed that in order to come out of the war those that are claiming to have PTSD are lying. PTSD is socially or culturally constructed. American physicians said many soldiers came to them about physical abnormalities who actually had none. And that is a sign of PTSD. There is a difference of PTSD in today’s soldiers and soldiers
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PTSD is not a pleasant experience for any man‚ woman or child to experience‚ it causes them to fear doing some of the most basic functions a person should do. Riding a bus can be terrifying to a man who survived a car crash. Being in a relationship can be horrifying to a woman who has been subject to rape. It can even cause a child to completely shutdown from reality for fear of just not knowing how to deal with these nightmares caused by abusive “guardians”. Its deadly to the sane mind‚ it causes
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) continues to negatively impact not only certain veterans but also society. To begin with‚ veterans who are diagnosed with PTSD have difficulty adjusting to the civilian world and interacting with people who have not experienced stress in a combat zone. For instance‚ Alfred Korzybski‚ a WWI combat veteran‚ suffered insomnia and constantly believed airplanes that were flying above him would bomb him (Levinson). Oftentimes‚ PTSD victims experience shifts from
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Chad Patterson Ms. Taylor English 1302-06 29 September 2011 PTSD and Iraq Figley‚ Charles harles R.‚ and William William P. Nash. Combat Stress Injury‚ Theory‚ Research‚ And Management. Brunner-Routledge‚ 2007. . This book defines PTSD as a chronic‚ debilitating psychological condition that occurs in a subset of persons who experience or witness‚ life-threatening traumatic events. PTSD is characterized by re-experiencing‚ avoidance‚ and hyperarousal symptoms that occur over time and lead
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Want to learn more about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder? More known as PTSD. With this information I am going to provide for you will know a lot more about PTSD than you have before. The more you know the better you will understand the infected. You could help people that were diagnosed with this horrible disease. And get the concept of how they are living. WWII was a lot different from other wars they used bigger field weapons and bombs‚ which made soldiers have a greater risk of dying and seeing
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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder side effects may take years to show up‚ they are debilitating to the victims everyday life. A soldier with PTSD may experience emotional outburst‚ find it hard to communicate with others. Panic attacks‚ sleeping disorder‚ and flashbacks are a few of the major side effects. The soldier often will feel guilty which makes it difficult for them to adjust back into civilian life. Not knowing how to reunite with friends and family often lead to sever depression and suicide
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