PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF TRAUMA Introduction A traumatic event is any situation whereby a person is affected psychologically due to the severity of the event. In such cases‚ a person may find it difficult to move on to normal life which they had no problem with before the traumatic event. A recent event that affected hundreds of people in Kenya was the Westgate terror attack. Terror attacks cause people to lose trust in humanity. This attack left many people traumatised Fortunately‚ these consequences
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‚ Rush‚ J. A.‚ Shaw‚ B. F.‚ e t al ( 1979) C ognitive Therapy of Depression Blackburn‚ I. M.‚ Bishop‚ S.‚ Glen‚ I. M.‚ e t al ( 1981) The efficacy of cognitive therapy in depression: a treatment Department of Health (2001) Treatment Choice in Psychological Therapies and Counselling Garland‚ A.‚ Fox‚ R. & Willaims‚ C. (2002) Overcoming reduced activity and avoidance Paykel‚ E. S.‚ Scott‚ J.‚ Teasdale‚ J. D.‚ et al (1999) Prevention of relapse in residual depression by cognitive therapy: a Williams
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disaster.” (Gross‚ Vo.22 pg. 20) A majority of the literature population uses the literary device the doppelganger. A doppelganger uses a psychological perspective of a character by taking that character’s hidden wants and desires and making them a completely separate character in the novel. This character then is paired with vaguely similar traits‚ thus making the two appear as twins but one is the guarded twin and the other being the twin that lives out all the hidden wants and desires. This clever
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that was affected by the hurricane is going to react differently. Some individuals might not have a strong reaction‚ while others may have a severe reaction to the situation. Individuals may even develop a psychological disorder after experiencing such a trauma. Some of the psychological disorders may include‚ PSTD‚ generalized anxiety disorder‚ or specific phobias. The reaction towards this situation might be even stronger for individuals that already have anxiety. This stressful situation
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Psychological Evaluation Confidential Name: Jericho Rosales Birthdate: October 16‚ 1980 Age: Gender: Male Education: College Graduate Report Writer: Date of report: November 5‚ 2012 Instruments Administered: Clinical interview Reason For Referral Mr Jericho Rosales is currently in the process of annulment of his marriage to Ms Kristine Hermosa-Rosales. Respondent Jericho is claimed by other party to be suffering from Passive-Aggressive Personality Disorder with underlying
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Q-1 On the basis of your reading of book “Media effect” explain and elaborate the theory of agenda setting. Also highlight the agenda setting role of media with examples from Pakistani setting. Introduction: This theory puts forth the ability of the media to influence the significance of events in the public’s mind. The media set the agenda for the audience’s discussion and mentally order and organize their world. The theory is consistent with a "use and gratification" approach. McCombs and Shaw assert
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Psychological Case Study Abstract The aim of this case study is to investigate the participants relationships with other family members. Why does she argue so much with her mother? The problem that the client is faced with is in the relationship that she has with her mother. Although the love between them is clearly evident‚ there is a lot of friction between them and there are frequent arguments fought out. Symptoms from the client include violent swearing‚ shouting‚ sarcastic remarks‚ verbal
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UC10B Tutor: Ms Margaret Newman Student: Tandra Longley. Assignment: Logical vs. Psychological Reasoning. 1. Read the first three paragraphs of “white Women and Slavery in the Caribbean‚ (page 181‚ Blooming with the Pouis) and identify two(2) examples of appeal to ethos. First example of appeal to ethos is found in paragraph two(2) sentence three(3): To date the primary focus of research (and this is reflected in the structure of historiography) is the black woman‚ with the coloured woman
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DEFENSIVE COMMUNICATION by Jack R. Gibb (Transcribed from a mimeographed paper discovered at the University of Toledo‚ 4/88. Edited only to reduce gender-specific references. des — Note: The original text‚ with references‚ appears in Appendix C of the Trust book. Jack has said that this article‚ which came out of research performed for the Office of Naval Research‚ "has been more widely distributed than any of my other publications.") One way to understand communication is to view it as a people
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NOT FOR SALE OR DISTRIBUTION Two Chapter Two Therapeutic Communication Techniques LEARNING OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this chapter‚ the reader should be able to: • Discuss therapeutic communication techniques • Analyze barriers that compromise active listening • Review the impact of culture on nurse–client relationships • Describe negotiation and conflict management • Contrast assertive‚ passive‚ and aggressive communication skills • Discuss appropriate
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