PTSD: A Personal Report

In this particular article, five authors collaborated and discussed the recent innovations in the PTSD treatment field such as new technologies and family/spouse therapy, where veterans who are diagnosed go through therapy sessions with a family member or spouse instead of alone. This article is extremely credible because it has five authors that are all in the medical field.

In August of 2010, I had the pleasure of meeting Patrick . Amongst the plethora of people milling about the meet and greet of the college circle we shook hands and exchanged pleasantries. Patrick had the face of someone who had seen more of the world than most of the 18 and 19-year-olds present and during the course of our conversation he told me that he had just returned from Afghanistan, a transfer from being a non-commissioned officer (NCM) member of the Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI) to a student at the Royal Military College (RMC), intent on becoming an officer.

The freedoms Americans enjoy come at a price; brave military men and women often foot the bill. Many men and women pay with their lives; others relive the sights, sounds, and terror of combat in the form of PTSD. Several causes and risk factors contribute to the development of PTSD. Combat-related PTSD appears slightly different than traditional PTSD. History tells of times when soldiers diagnosed with PTSD were viewed as “weak.” Resources have not always been available to struggling soldiers. The adverse symptoms of PTSD on soldiers and their families can be crippling.

Rome was a very large and powerful city by the first BC but the reign of Augustus transformed it into an imperial city. In 31 BCE, Augustus became the supreme commander of the Roman Republic. During the Augustan Revolution, art and architecture pushed a political agenda. Art portraying Augustus remains common throughout his reign. The art and architecture helped reinforce Augustus’ political message that he was the restorer of Rome.

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) has severely affected the lives of countless military veterans throughout the years. Consequently, there likely are many more PTSD cases that exist and go unreported, or misdiagnosed due to misconceptions when reported (Samuelson, Bartel, Jordan, & Valadez, 2017). To this extent, I am going to discuss my views on two articles. The first article explains the patient’s perceptions of PTSD symptoms. The second article explains the effects of performing Yoga as an unconventional form of treatment for PTSD patients. Each study was conducted on the men and women veterans of our Armed Forces. As citizens of the United States of America, we owe the Armed Forces a debt of

A study in 2008 showed that about 300,000 Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans suffer from PTSD or major depression, and about 320,000 may have experienced at least a mild concussion or brain injury in combat (Zoroya). American society is witnessing a hasty rise in the need for treatment of PTSD for returning soldiers from Afghanistan and Iraq.

PTSD, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, is a mental health condition that can occur after a person experiences a traumatic event such as disasters, assault or combat. This is an issue that many Veterans encounter while being involved in military duty. However, there is help available.

Prolonged PTSD does not allow people to adapt normally to a peaceful life and causes a feeling of social loneliness, misunderstanding, and uselessness. People who are suffering from PTSD, as in a time machine, are mentally carried away all the time into the experiences of past events. It is useless to tell them to "throw it all out of your head", since it is exactly what happened in the past for them that have greater reality or relevance than the present. It seems that if you return to it, you can correct something. The event scrolls all the time in order to somehow recall something important that could change the existing state. Monson, Rodriguez, and Warner (2005) hypothesized that pretreatment interpersonal relationships could be helpful

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Soon after moving to the storage unit, my doctor diagnosed me with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). I felt intense anxiety and panic attacks because of the political persecution, financial status, bullying, and struggle with my sexual orientation. Throughout this ordeal, I denied my identity as a lesbian and hid it from my mother to not place more burdens on her during our transition to the U.S. I resorted to my Catholic faith to overcome my adversities, while suicidal thoughts plagued me. Eventually, my mother sold her business for less than the appraised value in September 2010. After relocating to a small apartment in 2011, our obstacles reduced. Nevertheless, I received devastating news of a friend’s assassination in Venezuela on

As Andrea is in the formal operational stage, the connection between her drinking and how it affects her is apparent. Her ability to use deductive reasoning emerges at this stage by increasing her drinking habits to determine specific outcomes. In this scenario, Andrea’s outcomes from drinking benefit her socially and emotionally. Adolescents at this age are able to think about abstract concepts and think about hypothetical situations and possible results of their actions. Moreover, adolescents have the ability to consider various solutions to problem-solve before acting.

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 et al. 2010, p. 328). In order gain a better understanding of this disorder and to discover contributing and predicative factors which contribute to the development of PTSD, this paper analyses the historical context and prevalence of PTSD, the

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health disorder that can occur after a traumatic event, such as a threat to life, serious injury, or sexual violence. Some people who experience these types of events may develop PTSD. Sometimes, PTSD can occur in people who hear about trauma that occurs to a close family member or friend. PTSD can happen to anyone at any age.

According to a Tanielian and Jaycox (2008) study, as of September 2014 there were approximately 2.7 million American veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars”. Of the 2.7 million at least 20% of the veterans in Iraq and Afghanistan wars obtained PTSD and/or depression. However, it was noted that when interviewed, the military counselors stated that they believe that the percentage rate of veterans with PTSD was much higher. The number is said to continue to increase when combined with traumatic brain injury (TBI).

During the first three centuries Christianity was, for the most part, in a constant state of turmoil, it was in its early formative years and suffered constant periods of persecution from the Roman Empire, the most notable and most severe period being the Diocletian Persecution in which an estimate of about twenty thousand Christians died. All of this changed when a man by the name of Constantine came into power at the beginning of the fourth century. Constantine was the first roman emperor to openly favor Christianity. His favor and patronage changed the situation Christianity had faced ever since its founding, he was crucial to its development. His reign also marked the start of the Roman Empire’s shift from paganism to its adoption of Christianity as a state religion. Even though some other events in the century can be argued to be more crucial in the development of Christianity, the most notable being the Edict of Thessalonica which made Christianity the state religion of the Empire and the two Ecumenical councils that were convened during the century, most of these events were only made possible due to the reforms Constantine in the early decades of the century. Scholars and historians alike consider him as one of the most crucial figures of early Christianity. The religious reforms Constantine had implemented during his reign made it possible for Christianity to grow and flourished into what it is today, the largest and one of the most influential religious movement in