main cause of trauma, intergenerational trauma, and marginalization of Canadian Aboriginal women who have lost their sense of health and wellness, which has led to countless disappearances and murders. Trauma can be defined as an “extreme, important event against a person’s body or self-concept” (Frideres, 2011, p. 80), and unless measures are taken to counteract the serious injury and harm caused by trauma it can result in the inability of a person to self-heal (Frideres, 2011). Trauma in Aboriginal…

Police Trauma and Addictions Tabel of Contents Introduction………………………………………………1 Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder………………………….2 Substance Use and Abuse………………………………..3 Alcohol Abuse Chart…………………………………….3 Trauma Strass Interventions……………………………..4 Conclusion……………………………………………….4 Bibliography……………………………………………..5 A study of 852 police officers found that nearly 50 percent of male and 40 percent of female officers consumed excessive amounts of alcohol. Excessive amounts of alcohol is…

There are two categories of addiction: behavioral addiction and substance addiction. It is believed that food addiction could fall under either. With the growing rate of obesity in the world; this is an addiction that needs to be moved to the forefront with drugs, alcohol, and gambling. The loose interpretation of the word addiction is “anything irresistible that creates problems.” According to the American Society of Addiction, the medical definition of addiction is “a primary chronic disease…

The Relationship Between Trauma and Addiction The experience of trauma can bring about feelings that are difficult for anyone else to understand. The feelings become even more complicated with addiction. It is important for practitioners to first understand the relationship of trauma and addiction to one another. Once the relationship is better understood, connections can be made to possible treatments and why those treatments should be used. Research testing these treatments can give possible…

Risk, Protective Factors and Resiliency This paper will examine the concepts of risk, protective factors, and resiliency. The paper will start with defining and elaborating on the concepts of risk and protective factors and examine how the latter promotes or hinders an individual’s capacity for resiliency. The paper will expound on the concepts of risk, protective factors and resiliency, by integrating the terms into the case study of Will Quinones. Lastly, the paper will conclude with strategies…

Research Paper Childhood Sexual Abuse and Resiliency The lasting effects of childhood sexual assault into adulthood can be debilitating is resiliency possible. I chose this topic because it is of great interest to me I am a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. Upon starting the research, I had preconceived notions of what would be found. Lasting effects can be, low self-esteem, sexual promiscuity, sexual issues, attachment issues, suppression of the abuse, PTSD, grieving a lost childhood, and…

treating trauma as the root of addiction Everyone has suffered from incidents in their lives that may be considered traumatic. These incidents are a necessary part of life: they help teach us important emotional lessons that can make us stronger and more successful people. Unfortunately trauma often exists at the root of an alcohol or drug addiction. Thankfully it 's possible to treat this problem and return you to a happy and successful life that is free of addiction. Understanding Trauma Trauma is…

dictionary trauma is “an injury (as a wound) to living tissue caused by an extrinsic agent.” The intrinsic agent could be a fall, assault, or a car accident that creates the trauma. Trauma “is the leading cause of death in the 1-44 year old age group.” Trauma teams were set in place to help reduce the number of deaths caused by trauma by having different multidisciplinary working together. This correlates to the build cohesive teams through mutual trust principle of mission command. Trauma teams apply…

disturbance in her life. Amupanda has not received any treatment helping her cope with the trauma. In the assignment I will be discussing what trauma is as well as vulnerability furthering to the effects and responses of trauma and the different interventions and referral resources there is to help with the Trauma Healing Intervention. Definitions Trauma- According to the American Psychiatric Association (2000), trauma is defined as a direct personal experience of an event that involves actual or threatened…

Addiction A crisis that many communities in Georgia are experiencing is addiction. A large substance that is currently being abuse is methamphetamine. Methamphetamine can be smoked, snorted, injected, taken orally and dissolved in liquids. The most common use is smoking and injecting the drug because of the immediate reaction it has on the body. It is highly addictive and has repeated patterns of binges and crashes with the individual constantly trying to reproduce their euphoric high. A recent…