...Disorder(PTSD). For lady macbeth Having PTSd occurred during the killing of King Duncan, Banquo and The Macduff family excluding Macduff himself. Killing people has to be one of the most traumatic incidents a human being can experience, and I will explain what PTSD is and the side effects it causes, My reasoning for...
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...Disorder (PTSD) Sonya Gibau 4/24/16 PS-208 Sonya Gibau 4/24/16 PS-208 Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health disorder that occurs after exposure to severe helplessness or a fear inducing threat. The victim will continue to experience the trauma, will avoid any stimuli associated with it, and develops a numbing responsiveness and an increased vigilance and arousal (Barlow & Durand, 2015). Some recent events that could cause Americans to suffer from this disorder are the wars, the attack on the twin towers, and Hurricane Sandy. Individuals can also suffer from this disorder after being in a car accident, dealing with sexual assault, or the sudden loss of a loved one. The individual will have very real visions, memories, and dreams of the traumatic experience they have faced. When this occurs, the victim has a strong emotion, and is actually having what is considered to be a flashback of the event. Research suggest that 25-30% of individuals that are exposed to traumatic events will suffer from PTSD (Fry, 2016). Posttraumatic stress disorder goes as far back as 1666. This is when the British diarist Samuel Pepys had begun to suffer from PTSD. After witnessing the Great Fire of London, he began to lose sleep and awaken with terrible dreams of fire from the events that occurred on the night of the fire. He also had feelings of guilt, a sense of detachment, and a numbness of emotions about the fire. All of these have been found to be related to PTSD. However...
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...(Improvised Explosive Device) in the pothole. Other times, when I am in Wal-Mart, and the store is very busy I have to calm myself down, and tell myself there is no one here that wants to hurt me. Sometimes the smell of burning plastic or a certain smell which I can't quite put my finger on makes my heart race and puts me back in combat mode. These are just some of the problems soldiers face when they return from war. It is something called PTSD ( Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). In this paper I will discuss the definition of PTSD, soldiers committing crimes, and suicides after deployment. Also, what kinds of treatments that are out there for soldiers. Finally, we will discuss the struggles of a soldier returning home. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a condition resulting from exposure to direct or indirect threat of death, serious injury, or a physical threat. Events that can cause PTSD are called "stressors” and may include natural disasters, accidents or deliberate man-made events/disasters, including war. Symptoms of PTSD can include recurrent thoughts of a traumatic event, reduced involvement in work or outside interests, emotional numbing, hyper-alertness, anxiety and irritability. The disorder can be more severe and longer lasting when the stress is human initiated action (example: war, rape, terrorism) (Veterans Affairs.gov 2010). Crime is always high next to a active duty post. It is plain math. You have your normal amount of civilians, and you add the...
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...examined has to do with active duty soldiers and their PTSD that they encountered while on active duty. The issue being examined also has to do with treatment during or after active duty. This is significant due to the effects of PTSD on soldiers and in order to determine if PTSD can be slowed before it reaches its peak or if soldiers should wait until they are no longer serving to seek treatment. According to Winter (2009), “Hotopf assessed a large probability sample of initial invasion troops from the UK with diverse roles in OIF 1-2 years post deployment and compared their PTSD rates with non-deployed troops. Using the PCL, they found relatively low and comparable rates of probable PTSD (4%). Subsets that subsequently deployed during the OIF insurgency war did not have higher rates. By contrast, PCL-based probable PTSD rates were appreciably lower among the non-deployed service member”. The reason behind recording this information is because it is crucial in determining whether or not soldiers should receive treatment for PTSD during or after active duty. There have been many tests done finding results of PTSD in active/non active duty soldiers. Those results rank higher when it comes to PTSD being much more of an issue for active duty servicemen. Therefore, making PTSD a point of interest when it comes to treating it promptly and not waiting until the soldiers become inactive or non-deployed. Review of Literature PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) is a disorder that occurs...
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...Some veterans aren’t so lucky to come home and live a completely normal life. More times then not veterans tend to come home dealing with PTSD (Post traumatic Stress Disorder), or they become be highly addicted to drugs and alcohol. These veterans try to cope with their Post traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) by drinking heavily, using drugs, or smoking too much. People coming back from service have more problems with drugs and alcohol both before and after getting PTSD. Even if someone does not have a problem with alcohol before a traumatic event, getting PTSD tends to increases the risk that he or she will develop a drinking or drug problem. Eventually the overuse of these substances can turn into Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and treatment...
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...history with PTSD changing its name every time more was understood about it. The reason it is so visible in those in the military is because of the high risk factors service men and women face. Some of these risk factors are: experience intense or long lasting trauma, experience trauma as child, having a job or profession that exposes a person to more traumatic events, other undiagnosed mental conditions, and a history of mental illness in the family (Mayo Clinic, 2015). A list of factors called resilience factors can help a person deal, reduce and overcome PTSD they include: seeking help from others, finding a support group that understands the type of trauma the person has faced, and being able to cope with harsh stressful times (National Institute of Health,...
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...The meaning of Post- traumatic stress disorders (PTSD) is a type of a mental illness that comes from a experiencing in a major traumatize event in life that can cause a victim to cope leaving them at the mercy of their worst fears. Most of the times that who has PTSD are this person who has served in the military. This person has dealing with particularly horrendous war and combat situation. There is much other type of life experiences that are blame to offset the PTSD. When the PTSD can be unexpected and cannot be controlled, which they are a type of candidate for PTSD. This type of illness not only impact on the person that has PTSD, it also affords other people that are dealing with the person who has PTSD. Example of these people who are there medical personnel giving care of the patients, family members, or co-workers. Some of the event that triggers the PTSD could become violent assault, a major accident such as sexual abuse, natural disaster, and rape, car crash ("Types Of Traumatic Events", 2009).History of the Illness The post traumatic stress disorder is a legitimate and can functional diagnose but is not the only answer to a trauma event. This type of disorder is frequency in the ordinary population is between 1-8%. This type of disorder is a type of linked with excessive rates of harm in the social and job-related operation. This type of disorder can be distinguished from a further psychiatric condition as a chemical substance in a living organisms...
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...typical outcomes of a spouse having PTSD include, divorce, marital unhappiness, and domestic violence. The symptoms PTSD including isolation, numbing and hyperarousal are correlated with the increase marital problems. Another marital stressor could be a veteran not feeling like their partners cannot understand their feelings of grief, anxiety and anger after experiencing a trauma. This in turn may make partners feel their efforts to help are often rejected. According to Sayers, “when a marriage is strained, the veteran lacks the social supports needed to overcome some of the problems e.g., depression, anxiety, etc. that are exacerbating the marital discord” (2009). Families with a veteran who has PTSD also experience more family violence. As previously mentioned, anger and outbursts are one of the diagnostic criteria’s for PTSD. According to Taft and Niles, veterans with PTSD are at a higher risk for anger, hostility, aggression, general violence, and relationship violence then veterans without PTSD. Veterans with PTSD from combat...
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...benefits that it can be used for. In the magazine article, “The Need for Weed” Chris Lee highlights on how important weed can be for everyone including athletes. Not only that but in The Washington Post article, “NFL players fight pain with medical marijuana ‘Managing it with pills was slowly killing me’”, Maese uses credible sources to explain the benefits of marijuana. Mark Thompson talks with veterans about how marijuana has helped them in the magazine article, “Post-Traumatic Marijuana.” Marijuana is still illegal to this day, but it can be changed with all these benefits reaping the consequences. In sum, Marijuana should be legalized because of all the benefits it has; it helps with pain, PTSD, and workouts without enhancing performance. Marijuana’s main beneficial use is dealing with pain. Marijuana is a great replacement for dangerous pain pills such as opioids. In the article “The Need for Weed” Kyle Turley, two-time NFL first-team all-pro, explains how he became hooked on dangerous opioid pain medication, and that switching to medical marijuana saved his life. For...
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...The Effects of (PTSD) Post Traumatic Stress Disorder There are over 7 million Americans every year that are suffering from anxiety disorder called PTSD or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. PTSD can develop in anyone or any time after experiencing or witnessing some sort of a severe trauma. This trauma can be anything such as an auto accident to surviving a natural disaster like tornadoes or hurricanes, rape, or combat that soldiers experiences during war. It can cause a person to have vivid nightmares, hallucinations and anxiety attacks as well as have a feeling of over protecting fear for the safety of the they love. These symptoms can last maybe a few months or last as long as a lifetime. I see firsthand what these symptoms can do to a person and how they suffer through this terrible disorder. My husband was in a terrible car accident in 2008 and within a couple of weeks he started suffering from the symptoms of PTSD. Although we didn’t start treatment for quite some time, because we didn’t fully understand what we were dealing with. During his hospital stay no one really educated us about the risk of him developing PTSD, what PTSD was or what to do if he began developing some of the symptoms. If they had we would have definitely started his treatment immediately. It makes you wonder if physicians ever consider patients mental health during a traumatic hospitalization. There is some very interesting information out there about PTSD, so I wanted you to consider this for a...
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...An estimated 7.7 million adults suffer from PTSD in the United States in a given year, with the number of cases in the military continuing to rise. Unlike males, females are twice as likely to develop PTSD, with an average of one out of ten people affected. According to VA, experts estimate that up to 20 % of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans, up to 10 % of Gulf War veterans, and up to 30 % of Vietnam War veterans have experienced post traumatic stress symptoms(PTSD Statistics, 2017). PTSD is not an anxiety disorder limited to combat veterans, and individuals of any age and gender may suffer from this condition at any time of their life. The stress caused by the trauma not only affects an individual's mental health, but can also affect emotional and physical well-being as well. Symptoms can range from sleep disturbances, panic attacks, depression, substance abuse to suicidal thoughts, etc (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, 2017)....
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...Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder And our duty as Americans By: David Beach Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is something that you and your friends may not know much about. The truth is unless you have direct experience with soldiers who have participated in combat, or a situation of great tragedy, you may not have even heard of PTSD. Unfortunately PTSD is something that is overlooked by more than just the general population. The problem lies in the government and those responsible for the care of PTSD victims, specifically soldiers, because the funding and care needed simply isn’t there. PTSD is a fairly recent mental disease. Diagnosed and accepted officially in 1980s, it’s known that PTSD has been around for centuries. PTSD is an emotional illness that develops when a person is exposed to a highly dangerous, very terrifying, possibly life-threatening event. Obviously this disease tends to affect soldiers much more than the general population. Before recognized as a disease PTSD was looked down upon and soldiers were shunned for showing symptoms. This brought about a negative stereotype to PTSD that is still seen today. As Americans, shouldn’t we know better than that? Seriously, are we shunning the defenders of our country that are willing to make the ultimate sacrifice everyday they wake up? The American people can do better than that, and we owe it to our soldiers to eliminate this public negative stereotype. It will not be acceptable to see a similar Post-Vietnam...
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...Psychological Disorders & Treatment Paper Candace Ward PSY/203 Foundation of Psychology November 16, 2015 Kurtis Armstrong Psychological Disorders is a disorder of the mind involving thoughts, behaviors, and emotions that cause either self or others significant distress. Significant distress can mean the person is unable to function, meet personal needs on their own, or are a danger to themselves or others. There are many types of psychological disorders, this paper will focus on Dependent personality disorders, cyclothymic disorders and well as PTSD or Post Traumatic Stress Disorders. I will also include treatments and what each treatment option will entail. This paper will be concluded with my thoughts on how these disorders can affect our everyday lives and how important it is to be aware of these particular disorders. Dependent personality disorders or DPD is a psychological disorder that is characterized by a persuasive psychological dependence on other people. According to the Psych Central, Dependent personality disorders lead individuals to engage in dependent and submissive behaviors as well as sometimes being seen as “clingy” or “Clinging” to others. It also mentioned that people who suffer with dependent personality disorders tend to have self-doubt, they may belittle themselves a lot, and or repeatedly refer to themselves as “stupid.” Symptom may include having a difficult time making everyday decisions. For example, the individual may need extra help...
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...of another. Everyone is unique to their own ability to manage fear or stress and to cope with any threats posed by a traumatic event. This is why not everyone who experiences or witnesses a trauma will develop post traumatic stress disorder. It is not known why traumatic events cause PTSD in some individuals and not in others. In a time a traumatic event, the body will release stress hormones and chemicals. Generally, the body will recover after the event, and hormone and chemical levels will return to normal. For some reason the body of an individual with PTSD will continue to release the stress hormones and chemicals. Whether or not an individual will develop PTSD depends on many contributing factors. Some of these factors can be genes, emotions, and family settings, the intensity or duration of the trauma, any injuries or deaths as a result of the traumatic event, the distance from the scene of the event, the strength of the individual’s reaction, the control or lack of control over the event, and how much help and support an individual receives after an event. All of these factors may influence the development of PTSD. According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), PTSD affects about 7.7 million American adults. The disorder was first...
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...Over 7 million American adults over 18 years of age have PTSD (ADAA, 2015). Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is characterized by repeated episodes of re-experiencing a traumatic event that involved an actual or threat to death, serious injury to self or others. This person would have responded with extreme fear, helplessness or horror (Halter, 2014). A person can develop PTSD from military combat, natural disasters, crime related events and many other traumatic experiences. This paper will look at the portrayal of PTSD in the movie and story of Chris Kyle in American Sniper. The signs and symptoms of PTSD usually occur within 1-3 months of the traumatic event and must last at least one month. The signs and symptoms can include flashbacks, dreams of the event, avoiding any stimulants that trigger or are associated with the event, increased arousal, irritability, exaggerated startle responses, and chronic depression (Halter, 2014). In the movie American Sniper, Bradley Cooper who plays Chris...
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