Cathi Williams 9/10/2012 Informative Speech: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Has anybody in this class know anybody or themselves that have went through a traumatic event in their life‚ such as abuse‚ war‚ witnessing a murder‚ and so on? Well if you do you or that person are at risk of developing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is a relatively new psychological diagnosis‚ but it is a kind of anxiety disorder. For example after the terrorist attacks on September 11‚ 2001
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What Is Bipolar Disorder? I.Writebol COMM/156 5/25/2012 M.Clark “What a creature of strange moods [Winston Churchill] is - always at the top of the wheel of confidence or at the bottom of an intense depression‚” once said William Maxwell "Max" Aitken. Bipolar disorder is a chemical imbalance in the brain that has yet to be unraveled; it causes many mood swings that can happen at a moment’s notice without a word. With many mental illnesses in order to diagnose them it takes time
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POSITION PAPER ON WHAT CAN THE MILITARY DO TO ERADICATE THE STIGMA ASSOCIATED WITH SEEKING HELP MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES? 1. The military is plagued with a problem of having a stigma surrounding getting mental health assistance. The military should establish better awareness and better self-care tools for unit members who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) so they can get help without fear of judgement. Additionally‚ the military should focus on more effective mental health screening
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Summary of Disorder Posttraumatic Stress Disorder‚ also known as PTSD‚ “is a mental health condition that’s triggered by a terrifying event — either experiencing it or witnessing it. Symptoms may include flashbacks‚ nightmares and severe anxiety‚ as well as uncontrollable thoughts about the event” (Mayo Clinic). The DSM-5 has a checklist that tells if a person’s symptoms are in alignment with those that have this disorder to see if they would be considered to have PTSD or not. According to the checklist
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What is PTSD It has been several decades since mental illness was associated to war conditions was clinically recognized. Recent research has shown a strong connection between wartime events such as witnessing the death of comrades‚ friendly fire or improvised explosive device (IED) explosions and posttraumatic stress disorder. With a conflict as devastating as the American Civil War‚ it would be logical to think that Civil War soldiers experienced events that put them at risk similar to today’s soldiers
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Dissociative Identity Disorder In childhood Trauma Jaeleen Morel Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle college Research Paper Prepared for Ms. Whaley’s PBGR Class ABSTRACT Keywords: DISSOCIATIVE IDENTITY DISORDER‚ CHILDREN‚TRAUMA‚ DISSOCIATIVE IDENTITY DISORDER IN CHILDHOOD TRAUMA “Where am I? How did I end up in here ? why does my head hurt so much? How did I do this to my hand ?” Mrs. Frankie said while laying in a hospital bed. “Mrs. Frankie you will be discharged
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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in the Military Proposal for MSA 685 Project Ronnie Heare Dr. Robert E. Weltzer Jr. Table of Contents Abstract 3 Problem Statement 4 Purpose of Study 4 Literature Review 5 Methodology 8 References 9 Literature Review Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is becoming an ever
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to Cwik‚ Sartorym Schurholt‚ Knuppertz‚ and Seitz (2014)‚ Acute Stress Disorder “is a trauma- and stress-related disorder following a traumatic event” (pg. 1 ). “The diagnostic criteria are intrusive re-experiencing of the trauma‚ autonomic reactivity in response to and avoidance of trauma-related cues‚ dissociation‚ mood deterioration‚ and elevated arousal that last for a minimum of 3 days and at the longest 1 month after the trauma” (Cwik et al‚ 2014‚ pg. 1). According to the case study‚ Suzy was
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Johannes Oster 10/28/12 Community Health I Essay I Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in the United States: Predictors‚ Diagnosis‚ and Treatment Posttraumatic Stress Disorder‚ or PTSD‚ is an anxiety disorder that occurs in individuals exposed to traumatic events. Traumatic events are defined as ones involving death‚ serious injury‚ or the threat of death1. These include‚ but are not limited to‚ combat experiences‚ sexual and physical assault‚ accidents‚ and natural disasters2. In this paper‚ I will
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Abstract Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a widespread disorder that affects certain individuals psychologically‚ behaviorally‚ and emotionally following the experience of a traumatic event (Lee et al.‚ 2005‚ p. 135). However‚ because of inconsistencies regarding the percentage of individuals who experience PTSD and the percentage of individuals who subsequently develop PTSD‚ researchers hypothesize that both biological and environmental factors contribute to the development of PTSD (Wolf
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