The book, Challenger Deep, expresses what a mental illness is, and how it can affect a person. One common factor, that can lead to different mental illnesses and mental trauma, is a TBI, or traumatic brain injury. TBIs, such as concussions are common in all people, but the outcome can differ between ages. TBIs, are very common, “and the major cause of death and disability in the United States” ( ). Those who have not died from a TBI or concussion, are affected by the long term effects, which include impaired memory/thinking, sensation, movement, or emotional functioning such as depression. Depending on the severity of a TBI, it can make a person more at risk for different diseases. When you have a TBI that causes epilepsy, “it increases the
Getting multiple concussions can lead to cognitive impairments, which means that the person may struggle with attention, memory, learning, critical thinking, and reasoning skills (Mental Health Daily). It can also lead to motor decline, which means the person may struggle with their balance, coordination, or movement (Mental Health Daily). They may also suffer problems with communication, meaning the way they talk or process what others are saying (Mental Health Daily). And they can also suffer from Neurodegeneration, which means neurons lose their function or even the death of neurons. Neurodegeneration could lead to a person suffering from a disease like dementia. This is why a person who has suffered from a concussion must fully recover, meaning they have no more symptoms and their brain has healed completely, before they restart any activity that can cause another
Concussions are hazardous and serious. Concussions have a connection with brain injuries. These types of injuries can lead to memory loss, depression, and even death. This connection of brain injuries and concussions are close. If brain injuries can cause memory loss, depression, and death. So can concussions.
A concussion is a very serious blow to the head; it can affect you and your health as you age.There are many symptoms to a concussion, and some are passing out, a migraine (which is a very serious headache) ,a bump on the head, and memory loss. If a person gets many concussions, they will get a disease called CTE, which stands for chronic traumatic encephalopathy. CTE is a brain disease that can cause a person to commit suicide or short/long term memory loss.
For example, one head injury might cause poor memory or slurred speech. It can also cause a personality change or someone to have sudden difficulties with math. People who have experienced TBI have a much higher likelihood of having depression because they compare what they used to be able to do. They might suddenly have greater difficulty with simple tasks, noise and crowds, and it makes them sad. Sleep insomnia is another common issue with this injury because it can mess up an individual's sleep
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy is a neurodegenerative disease found in people who have had multiple head injuries (concussion foundation). What happens is a protein called Tau is released in the brain that will form clumps causing the brain cells to die slowly from not getting enough oxygen needed to survive (concussion foundation). With that being said, here are some of the symptoms of CTE: Difficulty Thinking (cognitive impairment), Impulsive Behavior, Depression and apathy, short-term memory loss, difficulty planning and carrying out tasks (executive function), irritability, aggression, speech and language difficulties, and substance abuse (mayo clinic), and etc. Some early signs of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) are Irritability, aggression, speech and language difficulties, trouble swallowing (dysphagia), trouble with the sense of smell (olfactory abnormalities), and dementia. (Mayo Clinic).
During the past few years, concussion has led to many suicides and suicide attempts due to confusion, lack of coordination, headaches, memory loss, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, ringing in ears, depression, excessive fatigue, and sleepiness which could lead to hallucinations, and make the person mad easily due to not
Concussion disrupts different elements of an individual’s higher-order of intelligence . Impairment includes a person struggling with memorization, paying attention, critical thinking, learning, and reasoning skills. If the individual 's attention is impaired, he/she finds it hard to stay focused while at sports, work or any activity, they experience brain fog or abnormal brain waves. Frequent concussions for an extended period may make the individual have a difficult time learning new skills and information as it disrupts the memory. Concussed individuals have difficulties with dysphoric moods and
Traumatic brain injury is any damage caused to the brain. Individuals with TBI may show aphasia-like symptoms, yet the characteristics of TBI include mostly cognitive processes deficits. Those characteristics include disrupt orientation, attention, memory, visual processing, and executive functions problems. Penitents with TBI experience a blackout that can last anywhere between a few minutes up to months and usually wake up confused and disoriented. They do not have any recollection of the events that occurred. In addition to the common characteristics mentioned earlier, TBI patients exhibit communication deficits that relate to poor cognitive functioning such as problems with word finding, grammatical, spelling, reading, and writing. The cause of TBI is very straightforward, unlike SLI or ASD. Any injury to the head, for example motor vehicle accidents, falls, blast trauma, and more, can cause a TBI. These in turn can cause damage to multiple areas of the brain and impair motor, speech, language, and cognitive functions as discussed. It is important to note that unlike ASD that usually
Concussions and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder are highly dangerous but for different reasons. Concussions and PTSD are caused by different situations, affect the body in different ways, and have differing side effects. New evidence shows that physical contact to head (Concussions) can make people more likely to develop brain disorders like post Traumatic stress disorder. Posttraumatic stress disorder(PTSD) is a widely known and a very serious mental health problem that can be developed after witnessing or being involved in a stressful, life-threatening event. There are many different ways people can develop different types of PTSD, perhaps the most common cases are with our military men and women.Brutal and severe Deaths occur frequently in the military causing severe mental trauma. This trauma can lead to flashbacks, stress and many other negative brain functions.
Unfortunately, TBI and inmates is not a well-established area of study. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2007), mild TBI is found within 25% to 87% of inmates. One such that looked at prevalence was done by Diamond, Harzke, Magaletta, Cummins, and Frankowski (2007) where the researchers looked at Minnesota male state prisoners and assessed them using the Traumatic Brain Injury Questionnaire. What the authors found
In the U.S. alone, athletes suffer from roughly 300,000 concussions per year; 3,800,000 concussions were reported in 2012, which is double of what was reported in 2002. A concussion may be defined as a type of traumatic brain injury—or TBI—caused by a bump, blow, or jolt to the head or by a hit to the body that causes the head and brain to move rapidly back and forth. This sudden movement can cause the brain to bounce around or twist in the skull, stretching and damaging the brain cells and creating chemical changes in the brain. Concussions are not usually considered life-threatening, but they may result in effects to the brain that may lead to devastating outcomes. Concussions are serious injuries that need to be taken seriously because of their severity and the serious health disorders that may arise.
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a type of injury that is a critical public health and socio-economic problem. TBI is a leading cause of death and disability in both children and adults [5]. The Centers for Disease Control and
Traumatic Brain Injury is otherwise known as TBI. “Traumatic brain injury, a form of acquired brain injury, occurs when sudden trauma causes damage to the brain. TBI can result when the head suddenly and violently hits an object, or when an object pierces the skull and enters brain tissue” (NINDS, 2010). There are two main types of TBI, closed head injuries such as head hitting a windshield and penetrating head injuries such as a gunshot wound. As reported by the Global Neuroscience Initiative Foundation,” The severity of traumatic brain injuries is often assessed using the Glasgow Coma Scale, with scores ranging from 3 to 15. The higher the score,
Traumatic brain injury (TBI), or intracranial injury, is a medical diagnosis which refers to closed or penetrative damage to the brain that is caused by an external source. Every year, TBIs affect approximately 150-250 people in a population of 100,000 (León-Carrión, Domínguez-Morales, Martín, & Murillo-Cabezas, 2005). The leading causes of TBI are traffic accidents, work injuries, sports injuries, and extreme violence (León-Carrión et al., 2005). TBI is most often fatal when the cause is an injury due to the use of firearms, a traffic accident, or a long fall (León-Carrión et al., 2005). However, fatality rates and rates of occurrence differ in various countries due to
Traumatic brain injury occurs when a person is hit in the head with a blunt force. This significant force to the head can happen playing recreational sports, on the playground, being in a car or motorcycle accident, falling down at home and your head impacting something, a blast or explosion. Traumatic brain injuries are also the leading cause of fatality rate and disability, especially in children, young adults and elderly. TBI is a devastating condition that affects millions of people nationwide, because it can affect the nervous system permanently, it also messes with the neurological, musculoskeletal, cognitive and much more. TBI force a family to deal with not just the physical disability, with the behavioral and emotional roller