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    Military Beliefs And PTSD

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    G. (2014‚ August 18). Military Beliefs and PTSD in Active-Duty U.S. Army Soldiers. Traumatology. Advance online publication. http://dx.doi.org/ When examining the article Military Beliefs and PTSD the general topic discussed was the association between PTSD and the beliefs about an individual’s military service. The purpose of the research described in this paper was to find the strength of the correlation between combat deployment veterans with PTSD and their beliefs in; ones work in the military;

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    Ptsd in Slaughterhouse 5

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    created the planet of Tralfamadore and the Tralfamadorians. Billy Pilgrim has become a victim of PTSD after having served in the military during World War Two. Although not officially diagnosed until the 1980s‚ the mental disorder had been terrorizing its victims throughout history. One will understand Billy Pilgrim inevitably suffers from this disorder when one discovers what it is to have PTSD: “Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is an anxiety disorder that can develop after exposure to a terrifying

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    Medications are nearly always used in conjunction with psychotherapy for PTSD‚ because while medications may treat some of the symptoms commonly associated with the disorder‚ they will not relieve a person of the flashbacks or feelings associated with the original trauma. If one is receiving a medication from a general practitioner or their doctor‚ they should seek a psychotherapy referral in addition to the prescription. Medications: A. Antidepressants fluoxetine (Prozac) sertraline (Zoloft)

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    Literature Review-PTSD

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    2012‚ “PTSD is characterized by a combination of mental health symptoms-such as reliving a traumatic event‚ avoiding trauma-associated stimuli‚ and experiencing hyperarousal—that persist for at least 1 month and impair normal functioning.” The research that has been gathered over the years‚ and the findings that are being implemented from these studies‚ are helping to lay the foundation for successful treatment of the individuals diagnosed with this disorder. The biggest problem with PTSD in the

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    PTSD: A Film Analysis

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    PTSD is portrayed significantly throughout this film and shows the raw accuracy of how it can affect people in multiple ways. Rae had PTSD because she had been sexually molested by her stepfather; because of this catastrophic event‚ it produced psychological suffering throughout her life. Ronnie had PTSD‚ which was created by any tremendous noise. Regrettably‚ the film does not give an insight as to why this disorder had evolved‚ but the viewer can infer what may have occurred in his life. Lazarus

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    PTSD: A Cultural Analysis

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    theory every culture should experience PTSD at some time. Most PTSD cases are with military veterans‚ or are people who have generally lived through an extremely traumatic event. However‚ while people of every culture has probably experienced the symptoms in some way at one time or another‚ they might not have known what it was‚ considered it a disease‚ or known it to be PTSD like we do today. In light of past historical events‚ people have been exposed to PTSD due to the wars that plague our entire

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    Post- traumatic stress disorder‚ also known as PTSD‚ is not a new concept. Most of what is known about PTSD is known through studies with adults. Although‚ not near as much is known about how PTSD affects children and adolescents. However‚ knowledge on PTSD in adolescent and children has greatly expanded within the last two decades. When studying PTSD‚ you must know what is classified as a traumatic event. A traumatic event is something that threatens injury‚ death‚ or the physical integrity of

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    Sangeetha Ramanuja Strategy 1:A main problem that soldiers with PTSD try to cope with is the stigma that surrounds their illness. In the military‚ many people think that having PTSD is a form of weakness. This ideology is what hurts many soldiers. Their friends‚colleagues‚ and families think that they are some sort of liability and that they are weak and useless. For captain Wayne Johnston(a military captain with ptsd)‚ “the pain of dealing with his diagnosis – and the stigma that comes with

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    “You felt like you were disappearing every time you crossed a road”; Diagnosing Holden with PTSD in Catcher in the Rye Lexie He lived everyday not knowing when his little brother’s time was going to come. He knew it was soon‚ but just not that soon. Holden Caulfield‚ the protagonist in “The Catcher in the Rye”‚ by J.D. Salinger‚ seemed to have an ordinary life‚ until he watched his little brother‚ Allie‚ suffer from Leukemia. This traumatic event heavily affected Holden’s life. Most people that

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    In the face of abrupt danger‚ it is common to want to escape from the surroundings. Today‚ the results of Vietnam have scared many loyal soldiers who now suffer from PTSD. The events of the Vietnam war are rarely spoken of by vets and still affect many individual’s views of America today. The way the soldiers were treated after the war has gone down in history as one of the most dishonorable acts against our troops

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