Analysis Of A Perfect Day For Bananafish

I was never a huge fan of children. I was never the girl to babysit all of the kids on my block. I was never the girl to spark up a conversation with a little girl or boy. I am the younger sibling and I have no younger cousins; I was the baby of the family, so I never really had to deal with children growing up. I never know what to say when I am talking to children because they do not understand the world the same way I do. Up until now, I never thought of that as a good thing. Seymour, a character from A Perfect Day for a Bananafish, is in a similar situation after returning from war with a severe case of PTSD. He talks to the children because they do not understand all of the tragedies of the world. Seymour has an easier time communicating

This paper explores post-traumatic stress and how it is seen as a disorder. Post-traumatic stress can manifest into post-traumatic stress disorder. The evaluation and review books and articles seem to reveal a relation to these symptoms and military member, either active or non-active veterans. These symptoms do not manifest strictly into the full-extent of the disorder in all cases of military, however, things such as depression and other physical symptoms are discussed through the readings. The end result is that we discovered that through the readings PTSD will in fact lead to suicide if left untreated.

Explained through psychoanalytic theory Jeffrey Dahmer’s personality and criminality can be seen as a result of the events of his early life traumatic events. Unfortunately, for Dahmer and his victims he was not able to be well adjusted, socially productive, and functional member of society. Instead, Jeffrey Dahmer’s un-socialized id, weak ego and poorly developed superego formed the personality and ultimately lead to criminality of infamous serial killer we know

The in depth and thorough details of PTSD that Mr. Creamer provides in this article will be very useful in my writings, it also aids in the aspect of psychological treatment being a pro

Muriel, Seymour’s wife, and her parents, are representing the kind of America the soldiers in World War II return to. They are unaware of what exactly has taken place and what kinds of unexplainable cruelties these soldiers have experienced. On top of that, Muriel and her mother seem very self-centered and extremely shallow, which doesn’t make it any better for Seymour to return to, even though they seem to show great concern for him and his kind of behavior. For example, we are being told about Muriel that “she was a girl who for a ringing phone dropped exactly nothing. She looked as if her phone had been ringing continually ever since she had reached puberty.”

As we learn more about the cause and effect of PTSD we can better equip ourselves to help those in need. It is a process that has a clear beginning but an unclear ending. A person who can function normally for many years after seeing combat may find it increasingly difficult to sit in a classroom day after day. With raising awareness on not only the severity but the scope of impact of mental health disorders it can eliminate the stigma of weakness and get these men and women who have put themselves second much of their lives the help they

Of course, medication is also an option although it is seen as overall less effective for most individuals (“PTSD: National Center for PTSD”). In the novel, the treatment for PTSD is never discussed. In writing the novel, Knowles had no knowledge of this disease nor the treatments for it; this illness was not recognized as a mental illness until 1980 when it was added to the third edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (“PTSD: National Center for PTSD”). The characters in the novel identified changes in behaviors and attitudes of those caught in the grips of war, but even the author could not have known that this behavior would be identified as Post Traumatic Stress

Reporters and people with the mental illness try to raise awareness for the topic but their posts do not provide the true understanding required for the common person. Stories of soldiers with PTSD have failed to truly explain what PTSD feels like. A past science teacher of mine had a brother in the military, he lost his eyes and to save the life of a close friend, he ripped his friend’s leg off. Now he cannot touch raw meat because the feeling causes flashbacks to the time. When I heard this story, all I could do was feel bad for the man. I never completely understood why this everyday activity caused him so much pain. Nobody could have prepared him for the huge changes he went through but the people tried to lead him back to a normal life. Janie was not exposed to the downsides of marriage until she was married to her first

(Rosenthal, J. Z., Grosswald, S., Ross, R., & Rosenthal, N. 2011) Veterans presenting with symptoms of PTSD will often engage in behaviors which can be dangerous for themselves, their families and socity. Lack of effective treatment can place the veteran at increased risk for drug and alcohol abuse or dependence, suicide ideations or attemps, and bouts violence toward others. (National Center for PTSD, 2010) PTSD can occur anytime anytime one has have been through the experience of a traumatic event. PTSD has been referred to by many names in past years such as post-combat disorders, shell shock, post-traumatic stress disorder, disordered or heavy heart, and war neurosis. In DSM-I PTSD was referred to as ‘‘gross stress reaction’’ this was the name of the diagnoises given to those individuals who had suffered combat exposure, and their minds had become psychologically altered. It was very helpful to have a name to the sympotms of military or civilian individual that had been exposed to combat exposure, ex-prisoners of war, and rape victims. This term had also been helpful in diagnosing Nazi Holocaust

O’brien mentions one character even losing his life to PTSD and the thoughts that he had missed life, and he could never return to the way he was. “In August of 1978 his mother sent me a brief note explaining what had happened. He’d been playing pickup basketball at the Y; after two hours he went off for a drink of water; he used a jump rope; his friends found him hanging from a water pipe” (O’brien 154). This isn’t the only example of suicides that are sourced from PTSD, as around 22 veterans a day commit suicide (Bare). Lately, the amount of people have dropped, however there still was 226 suicides from all branches of the military. Based off a a study, suicides spiked in 2015, but like mentioned previously, the amount of suicides currently is dropping. O’brien however does not call it by PTSD nor does he refer to it being a mental illness. This truly shows the accuracy of his writing, since the Vietnam War went on from 1955-1975 , by the time it was over PTSD still would not have been seen as such a problem, or even a medical anxiety disorder, and it would take 5 more years for psychologists to finally recognize as a true problem, rather than a short term adjustment (BBC News). No matter what it is referred to as, it is still recognize, and overall that’s the important part, as maybe it can open up the eyes of the many that are blind to its strength and

It is a big topic that surrounded the ending of my story. Tim O’Brien’s autobiography, “The Things They Carried”, is very detailed and descriptive to the point that it feels like real life. Out of the whole book the one story that stood out was how he said it was hard to adjust back to normal life but through writing books about the war it helped ease the memories. However, one of his comrades, Norman Bowker, was a quiet guy and did not want to burden anyone with his tragic war stories so they built up inside him and he could not deal with it anymore so he hung himself in the YMCA locker room. This is a case of PTSD and what it can do to a person. The disease goes back as far as three millennials but was officially recognized as a mental disorder by medical experts in 1905 (“PTSD”). People who suffer from this mental disorder experience flashbacks, nightmares, loss of sleep, and often have startle reactions. The rise in confirmed cases after the Vietnam War led the government to establish programs to help soldiers who suffer with this chronic disorder. However, if a veteran decides to not enter the program or decides to leave the program early their symptoms could potentially worsen tremendously. And the program could not be effective at all to some because even though the Vietnam War took place 40 years ago, 11% of the veterans who fought in that

As this paper will reflect, PTSD has both short and long term consequences and reaches far beyond those who have the disorder. Emotionally and financially, PTSD affects all of our lives in some form, whether from being exposed to the symptoms of a friend or loved one to the financial burden the disorder places on our society to treat those with the disorder.

Victor Monjaraz, a former Marine, says that he felt he could handle PTSD on his own, but his emotions did not allow him to. His wife had to convince him to visit a psychologist at the VA and see what the doctor had to say. Monjaraz already felt that he had PTSD before the visit. He was diagnosed with anxiety, depression, and PTSD. Monjaraz experienced night terrors and road rage. He was easily irritated and could not be in crowded spaces. The disease also took a toll on his marriage and says, “The Marines taught me to turn off my emotions but didn’t teach me how to turn them back on” (Monjaraz).

Ryan is a 27 year old male, normally an outgoing and fun-loving guy has become detached and emotionally flat due to the horrendous incident of his fiancé. His fiancé, a beautiful woman whom he has been dating for the past 4 year, was knocked down by a drunk driver 3 months ago right before his eyes. Ryan has withdrawn himself from playing his guitar, going out with his friends and all other activities he once used to enjoy. He still vividly remembers the horrific event of his fiancé’s death and how helpless he was when she died in his arms. Ryan is suffering from nightmares involving the scenarios of the incident, along with sleep disturbance. He has been traumatised by the death of his fiancé and often finds himself reliving the whole incident. He finds it difficult to visit the location of the accident and therefore has avoided the entire area of town. As a result, he had to quit his job as the location of the incident and his workplace are in the same area of town. Ryan is showing sadness and depressive symptoms since the traumatic event, which according to Bowlby (1980) is a normal response to any unfortunate situations or in the loss of a loved one. Dependent upon Ryan 's symptoms, it is reasonable to say that he meets the DSM-V criteria for posttraumatic disorder (PTSD; APA, 2013). As the incident took place 3 months ago, Ryan is currently on the threshold between acute and chronic phases of PTSD, the DSM-V criteria

According to Harned, Jackson, Comtois, and Linehan (2010), individuals that have been diagnosed with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) are at an increased risk for suicidal thoughts and behavior and non-suicidal self-inflicted injury. The U.S. National Comorbidity Survey found that individuals with PTSD were six times more likely to attempt suicide and five times more likely to report thoughts of suicide than those without PTSD (Kessler, 2000).