On September 12‚ 2017‚ Ms. P as admitted to New York Presbyterian hospital after she was hit in the head and suffered a concussion and lost vision in the left eye. After assessing the injury‚ doctors determined that she had experienced a head trauma which indicates a Traumatic Brain injury known as TBI. According to the Center for Disease Control and prevention “traumatic brain injury (TBI) as a disruption in the normal function of the brain that can be caused by a bump‚ blow‚ or jolt to the head
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In the article of The Long Shadow on the Lingering Effects of Childhood Trauma‚ Dr. Bruce Perry explained that “the fight or flight instinct can change a child’s brain for the worse.” If the intimidations the child comes across are life-threatening‚ unrelenting or recurrent‚ the child becomes extremely sensitized‚ overreacting to trivial challenges and occasionally suffering symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. In this article‚ Dr. Bruce Perry emphasized that the transformation of the malleability
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The Nervous System: Head Trauma Head trauma is an injury to the head that may or may not be brain related. The injury can me mild or very severe depending on the cause‚ head injuries can be causes from a wide variety of accidents or incidents. You can have head trauma from automobile accidents‚ slips and falls‚ sport accidents‚ violent shaking to the head/body (common with babies or small children) assaults or fights‚ and gunshot injury to the head. Head or brain can be damaged directly by things
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in order to promote correct movement technique and competence by increasing postural control and body stability (Faude et al.‚ 2015; Kiefer et al.‚ 2015). A study conducted by Meeuwisse and Emery (2010) looked at 60 indoor soccer teams between the ages of 13-18 in order to assess the effects of implementing a NMT on prevention of lower limb (below the waist) injury. The training regime was implemented for the duration of one
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Repetitive Motion Injuries also called Cumulative Trauma disorder ( CTDs) can occur when workers use the same movement over and over again for an extended period of time Two main techniques to combat CTD is to limit the time spent doing any repetitive task and to use proper posture and body position while doing that task. Proper postures generally mean keeping our joints in a neutral position. Don’t force hands‚ wrist or other body parts into full flex or awkward position while working Whether
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The Trauma Caused by Tragedy “We Were Liars” is about a seventeen year old teen named Cadence Sinclair. In the book‚ Cadence experienced trauma in her life that must have been very tragic to her. In the book it states‚ that she accidentally started a fire in her house‚ and killed her whole family. Because of this Cadence expressed the possibility of an unstable mental health. Through evidence provided in the text which will be discussed further in this essay‚ it is clear that Cadence is suffering
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Case of Cassie Biological Components Cassie is a 14-year-old‚ Hispanic‚ female‚ who is currently under the foster care system due to her recent behavior displaying suicidal ideation. Based on Cassie’s background information it’s quite clear that her disorganized and lack of attachment from her mother‚ has deeply impacted her perception of sense of self and how she perceives the world around her simply because there is so much neural growth and organization during sensitive periods‚ and how early
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Based on the case study‚ her diagnosis is as follows: 309.81 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder‚ With Dissociative Symptoms (F43.10) 300.82 Somatic Symptom Disorder V62.89 Victim of Crime (Z65.4) Rationale Hansell and Damour (2008) explain stress disorder trauma as an emotionally overcoming experience where either real or apparent likelihood of loss of life or grave injury
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Effects of Trauma on Clients and Counselors Walden University The Effects of Trauma on Clients and Counselors Some disasters make headlines‚ such as earthquakes or tornados‚ but many tragedies can hit close to home in the form of a fire burning an individual’s livelihood and belongings and car accidents (Shallcross‚ 2012). In the extent of things‚ these disasters are just as important to those involved as larger‚ more newsworthy tragedies (Shallcross‚ 2012). Two Examples of Trauma-Causing Events
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1. TRAUMA‚ SEXUAL TRAUMA & COUNSELLING 1.1 DEFINING STRESS‚ CRISES & TRAUMA Stress • A strain we feel at different times/in different situations • Set of external forces impinging on the person (unemployment‚ crime‚ etc) • Set of psychological & physiological reactions (racing heart‚ sweating palms etc) • Can be opportunity for growth - The spark that pushes us into action • The extent to which an individual experiences stress depends on the event‚ together with the individual’s personality
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