Information-processing models relating to trauma are based on Lang’s (1977) suggested that emotions are stored in memory networks containing information about stimuli‚ responses‚ and meanings regarding emotional events. Lang proposed that patients with anxiety disorders have unusually coherent and stable fear memories that are easily activated by stimulus elements that may be ambiguous but bear some resemblance to the contents of the memory (Brewin & Holmes‚ 2003). Adapting this theory to PTSD‚ Foa et al. (1989)
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forward in life and in the cases presented in this paper‚ develop Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in simple terms is a disorder that is experienced after having an unusual traumatic event 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
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ARTICLE REVIEW PAPER Article Review #1 DATE: 10/01/17 NAME: Ariel Thomas CLASS INFORMATION: PSY1101‚ M/W‚ 0800 TITLE: A Child’s Health is Public Health: Progress and Gaps in Addressing Pediatric Needs in Public Health Emergencies AUTHOR: Eric J. Dziuban‚ MD‚ DTM‚ CPH‚ Georgina Peacock‚ MD‚ MPH‚ and Michael Frogel‚ MD JOURNAL: American Journal of Public Health YEAR: 2017 VOLUME: 107 PAGE#: S134-S137 APA CITATION: What was the major purpose or problem described in this article
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women. Introduction I. Psychological effects/ treatments II. Emotional/mental effects III. Sexually transmitted infections (Transition) Body I. A. PTSD 1. Three types 2. Treatment B. Dissociation/ Dissociative Identity Disorder 1. Definition 2. Lack of connection 3. Treatment C. Depression 1. Definition 2. Treatment 3. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Transition: Along with psychological effects‚ there are also many emotional and mental scars
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Psychophysiological Stress Disorders Respond to the following: 1. Stress can be the root cause of psychological disorders. Name four symptoms shared by acute and posttraumatic stress disorders. Symptoms shared by acute and post-traumatic stress disorders are avoidance‚ reoccurring thoughts of the events‚ feelings of detachment‚ increased guilt and anxiety. 2. What life events are most likely to trigger a stress disorder? Any Traumatic event can trigger a stress disorder. 3. Traumatic
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder? What Treatment does the Military Recommend and Utilize for the Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder? Throughout the history of the United States military there is one constant - war. Time after time we have sent men and women into battle‚ and unfortunately‚ often a different person returns home. Many of these soldiers who deploy overseas to serve their country and defend our freedom fall victim to post traumatic stress disorder. According to
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change their behaviors‚ and the way they see the world‚ but the thing is does it always leave a negative effect on children. War always leaves some type of negative effect on children‚ such as PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder). “The essential feature of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is the development of characteristic symptoms following exposure to a traumatic event … in children[such as] ‘disorganized or agitated behavior.’” (PFEFFERBAUM). The children that suffer from PTSD are mostly
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References: American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Washington‚ DC: Author. Dog Years Calculator. (n.d.). In Online Conversions. Retrieved June 29‚ 2013 from http://www.onlineconversion.com/dogyears.htm
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What makes people more vulnerable to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) following a traumatic event‚ and how can PTSD be prevented? The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) IV defines an individual with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as having been exposed to a traumatic event in which both of the following have occurred; firstly‚ the person either experienced or witnessed an event that involved “actual or threatened death or serious injury‚ or a threat to the physical
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stressors may result in personal crises‚ traumatic stress‚ and even Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. This paper presents a concise‚ fully-referenced‚ state-of-the-art review of crisis intervention procedures within the context of Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM; Everly & Mitchell‚ 1999; Flannery‚ 1999) [International Journal of Emergency Mental Health‚ 2000‚ 2(2)‚ 119-125]. KEY WORDS: Crisis; crisis intervention; Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM); disaster The field of crisis intervention
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