My sophomore year was the hardest for my friends and me because we were suffering from racial trauma‚ which affects us mentally and emotionally. 2015 seemed to be an apex for black men and women dying at the hands of a police. When we were just starting to grieve over the death of Michael Brown‚ another report came out that a young mentally ill man named Matthew Ajibade was tasered in the groin area while being restrained in a chair by police officers. This inhumane action was a breaking point causing
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Psychological Debriefing: Pros and Cons Psychological debriefing (PD)‚ is an intervention process in which trauma survivors are urged to recount and relive the incident in order to avoid long-term consequences and traumatic stress responses (Halgin‚ 2009‚ p. 59). The method used in this process is Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD) and more recently‚ Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM). However‚ there are those who oppose the use of psychological debriefing‚ stating that
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Child maltreatment‚ including physical abuse‚ sexual abuse‚ and psychological abuse‚ has deleterious effect on children in their childhood and even in adulthood. For example‚ youth with psychological maltreatment (PM) background elevates the rates of developing inattention‚ aggression‚ noncompliance‚ hyperactivity‚ and delinquency ((Caples & Barrera‚ 2006; Hart‚ Brassard‚ & Karlson‚ 1996; Manly‚ Kim‚ Rogosch‚ & Cicchetti‚ 2001). Nearly 3 million U.S. children experienced some form of maltreatment
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suspected in patients with severe systemic trauma‚ patients with minor trauma who report spinal pain or have sensory or motor symptoms‚ and patients with an impaired level of consciousness after trauma. According to Caroline (2008) the primary goal of spinal immobilisation is to prevent further injuries. Good initial and acute management is crucial no matter the degree of damage (Sheerin and Gillick‚ 2004). The purpose of immobilisation in suspected spinal trauma is to maintain a neutral position and
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Brianne Richson wrote “An Obligation to Prevent Trauma on Campus” to educate her audience on “trigger warnings”. Trigger warnings are “advance warnings of potentially upsetting material”(Richson 426). Almost anything can be labeled as a trigger warning given the right situation. She gains the reader’s attention by saying‚ “We all have that one memory that we would prefer people not bring up because we want to block it from our consciousness forever”(426). This statement is very relatable to anyone
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“Reducing concussions for lives” main goal is to educate people and raise the awareness of the severity of the impact in life of a head trauma injury without being managed on an appropriate manner. In addition‚ the organization expectation related with the education is to increase the safeness of the athletes since they will be able to recognize the symptoms‚ and he/she will be able to report
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Trauma and Development Trauma can happen at anytime and anyone. The suddenness and intensity of certain traumas can take root in people’s lives and can have adverse effects lasting a few months or possibly the rest of their life. Trauma is considered the second leading cause of death in infants under the age of one year (Quin‚ Waldron‚ and Pages‚ 2010). There are many determining factors that lead to delayed development when a child is exposed to trauma. Neglect and abuse are labeled the most common
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were times in my live that I really did struggle with friendship interactions. I always have a deep feeling of caring for my friends and at times I can be emotional and not as rational when it comes to these relationships‚ especially following my trauma experience from my medical problems. The reason I do not have many friends at the moment is due to me always snapping at them for not always putting the effort into the friendship. For example‚ I might say that “You hardly ever talk to me” or “how
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significance of parental absence versus parental gender. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency‚ 41(1)‚ 58-81. Kerig‚ P. K.‚ Ward‚ R. M.‚ Vanderzee‚ K. L.‚ & Arnzen Moeddel‚ M. (2009). Posttraumatic stress as a mediator of the relationship between trauma and mental health problems among juvenile delinquents. Journal of Youth and Adolescence‚ 38(9)‚ 1214-1225. Markowitz‚ J. D.‚ Francis‚ E. M.‚ & Gonzales-Nolas‚ C. (2010). Managing Acute and Chronic Pain in a Substance Abuse Treatment Program for the
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United States: “The Tornados of 2011” Apr. 2012.Web. 10 Aug. 2012. NOAA News (2012). Preliminary tornado statics including records set in 2011. National Weather Service‚ 20 Mar. 2012.Web. 10 Aug. 2012. Somatic Trauma Institute. Roots of Violence Track Back to Childhood Trauma. Violent Crimes. Trauma Institute. 30 July 2003. Web. 10 Aug. 2012.
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