PROFESSORS NAME HERE October 16‚ 2007 Social Injustice and Stigma Regarding the Diagnosis and Compensation For Patients who Present with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Introduction Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a severe chronic mental illness associated with psychiatric distress‚ social maladjustment‚ poor quality of life‚ and medical comorbidity. Yet‚ for the past twenty years it has been a controversial mental illness diagnosis not only due to its subjectivity
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like this would have helped us have a better understanding of PTSD and GAD and the process of treatment. Also‚ going over our survey‚ how family plays a major role in GAD and how nature versus nurture may have had an influence on resulting conditions. Of the people used in this survey‚ we found that those with
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news or read about it in the newspaper from time to time. Post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD for short is often included in conversations discussing people who have survived some sort of life threatening danger or trauma. Post-traumatic stress disorder causes its victims to feel frightened‚ worried and stressed in normal situations in which an unaffected person would feel comfortable. Symptoms of PTSD fall into three main categories which are reliving‚ avoidance and arousal. An example of reliving
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available‚ for example‚ medication‚ types of behavioral therapy and alternative therapies‚ such as acupuncture and aromatherapy. We also discuss the types of trauma that could lead to PTSD‚ depression and other anxiety disorders‚ for example‚ abuse‚ accidents‚ hate crimes and war. We discuss the correlation between PTSD and depression‚ and other anxiety disorders; we discuss dependency in the victim; we provide discussion about non-treatment results‚ as well as the dangers of thought suppression and
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Traumatic Stress Disorder Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder‚ also known as PSTD‚ is a unique psychological disorder which may present itself within an individual anywhere between three months to even years after the date of the traumatic event. Symptoms of PTSD can include‚ but is not limited to the following and is usually categorized in four basic symptoms. Intrusive Memories‚ Avoidance‚ Negative Changes in Mood and Behavior‚ and Changes in Emotional Reactions. Each category has its own list of in-depth
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The paramedics found it necessary to put a neck immobilizer on me‚ which prevented me from moving my neck in any way at all‚ then loaded me in the back of the ambulance. If I were Bruce Banner‚ I would’ve gone Hulk mode on them in a heartbeat. Unfortunately‚ I’m Justin Smith‚ so all I could do was lay there and take it. I put up a pretty good fight though. I soon found out that squirming around made the paramedics quite mad. After figuring this out‚ I began
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However‚ there are a number of recommendations that are not completely practical; including the demand for every officer who has a conducted energy weapon to also have an automated external defibrillator readily available for use and the demand for paramedics be present in every medically high risk situation involving deployment of a conducted energy weapon. These demands are not financially realistic and require a great amount of the already limited time and resources of the federal government and its
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in the door to the medical field will allow me to succeed in my dream of helping others. There has not been a single thought in my mind to have a career other than one that would allow me to help others. I have thought of being a police officer‚ paramedic‚ fire fighter‚ counselor‚ teacher‚ and just about every career that involves helping people in some manner. The second part to my American Dream is being well off financially will be achieved by being in the Navy and getting an education that is
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Is Slaugherhouse Five a Lie? Billy Pilgrim demonstrates all of the indicators of PTSD after struggling to deal with the pain and suffering that he went through. This story is actually about a man who went through traumatic experiences and is using aliens as a way to explain them.This lines up very well with the assessment of Billy Pilgrim’s mental health from his daughter. It is safe to say that Billy Pilgrim is at least suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Billy Pilgrim is the main character
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conducted a case study of a 27-year-old Iraq War veteran‚ suffering from PTSD and relationship dissatisfaction‚ named Martin. Martin suffered from PTSD symptoms and became estranged with his wife‚ Sue. The purpose of this case study was to use cognitive behavioral conjoint therapy (CBCT) to decrease Martins symptoms of PTSD and increase Martin and Sue’s marital relationship satisfaction (Fredman‚ Monson‚ & Adair‚ 2011). PTSD has been an ongoing issue concerning veterans and it is essential to take
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