Personal Trauma

The term “Psychological trauma” refers to damage wrought from a traumatic event, which that damages one’s ability to cope with stressors. “Trauma” is commonly defined as an exposure to a situation in which a person is confronted with an event that involves actual or threatened death or serious injury, or a threat to self or others’ physical well-being (American Psychiatric Association, 2000). Specific types of client trauma frequently encountered by which therapists and other mental health workers frequently encounter in a clinical setting include sexual abuse, physical , or sexual assault, natural disasters such as earthquakes or tsunamis, domestic violence, and school or/and work related violence (James & Gilliland, 2001). Traumatic

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Traumatizing events are happening all over the world, and are being caused by pitiless gang

It may be that certain experiences, situations or people trigger flashbacks or other symptoms. These might include specific reminders of past trauma such as smells, sounds, words or a particular type of book or film.

Exposure to traumatic experiences has always been a part of human life. From back hundreds of years ago till now, for example, attacks by saber tooth tigers or twenty-first century terrorists have likely led to similar psychological responses in survivors of such violence. Literary accounts offer the first descriptions of what we now call posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). For example, authors including Homer (The Iliad), William Shakespeare (Henry IV), and Charles Dickens (A Tale of Two Cities) wrote about traumatic experiences and the symptoms that followed such events. The PTSD diagnosis has filled an important gap in psychiatry in that its cause was the result of an event the individual suffered, rather than a personal weakness. PTSD became a diagnosis with influence from several social movements, such as Veteran, feminist, and Holocaust survivor advocacy groups. Research about Veterans returning from combat was a critical piece to the creation of the diagnosis. War takes a physical and emotional toll on service members, families, and their communities. So, the history of what

You are cordially invited to a Trauma and Grief Support Group. This education and support group will provide materials and discussions on a variety of topics to assist individuals in their grieving process.

The family of Anamalia has undergone both physical and psychological trauma as can be seen in the case study. Eloni and Kolomalu have both faced physical trauma. The short-term effects include the injuries that Kolomalu may get from the physical abuse of Eloni as well as injuries that Eloni faced from his stepfather’s abuse. The long-term effects of physical trauma, according to Brand et al. (2017), may include drug and substance use as can be seen in the case of Eloni. On the other hand, anger outbursts and detaching emotions from actions and thoughts may also be experienced. In the case of Eloni, he already

Historical trauma (HT), also referred to as Intergenerational trauma, is the theory that large historical traumas can be experienced by descendants generations later. (Walkerdine, Olsvold, & Rudberg, 2013). The position that clinicians take is that traumatic historical events associated with events such as war, slavery, colonization, and poverty are experienced and transmitted between family members and crosses generations. Some ethnical groups that have historical trauma response in the United States are: Jewish Holocaust survivors, African Americans, Japanese Americans, and Native Americans. I want to focus on the historical trauma of American Indians and the work of Maria Yellow Horse Brave Heart, Ph.D. in examining the historical trauma

Deportation continues to reach all-time highs in our nation. According to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) records, 72,410 people deported in 2013 said they had one or more U.S.-born children. Of those, 39,410 appear reported in the first half of the calendar year 2013 and the remaining 33,000 in the second half. In other words, in one year alone, many thousands of U.S.-citizen kids are separated from at least one parent (Cantor, 2014). Deporting family members can cause trauma to family and may violate 1990 child abuse. Separation from family members can cause undue trauma to children and may violate the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990. Separation of adult family members during the deportation process has also shown

I wish to be considered for the M.A. in Holocaust and Genocide Studies at the University of Amsterdam because of my interest and research experience in traumatic history education. As an undergraduate, I analyzed how ex-torture sites in Argentina used critical pedagogy to promote certain citizenship ideals amongst students. If selected for the program, I would like to explore how student perspectives regarding traumatic (and often pivotal) points in their country’s history are affected by the use of certain master narratives.

Due to overwhelming trauma, the mind cannot process information and feelings in a normal way. The patient’s thoughts and feelings have a life of their own at the time of the traumatic event and starts interfering their consciousness and cause distress. However, the complete cause of PTSD is unknown.

From a young age I felt like I felt compelled to protect the U.S. And I have experienced a lot of tragedies in my life. I was in one of the first battles in the Vietnam war. I fought in the battle of Ia Drang, which had a total death toll of at least 500 of my fellow brothers. I lost many of my brothers out in that valley.

Understanding the effects of childhood sexual trauma and attachment as it relates to adult romantic relationships caught my attention the first day of class. It seems as though some outcomes in adult romantic relationships can be a direct effect of their childhood sexual trauma they have faced. I chose this topic because I believe adult romantic relationships are threatened with trauma that has happened in one’s childhood. It’s interesting, however, to know that the more I learn, the more I realize that most adults deal with situations in their life based on how their childhood went. I am going to define and break down childhood sexual abuse, trauma, and attachment in order to get a better understanding of its effects it can have on adult

Based on current evidence, we believe that the children most vulnerable to the effects of toxic stress may be those whose caregivers have been exposed to childhood trauma themselves. Thus, a reliable measure of adverse childhood experiences applied to adult caregivers could serve as a useful proxy instrument to identify at-risk children. In particular, we hypothesize that caregivers’ childhood experiences of trauma would predict difficulties in their children’s social-emotional development. Moreover, if we accept the initial hypothesis that a parent’s own traumatic childhood is a valid way to identify young children at risk at the earliest possible moment, then we should devise appropriate interventions to interrupt the intergenerational cycle

Frida Kahlo, Pablo Picasso, Vincent Van Gogh – all great artists, such different art styles, yet all of them have been through troubling experiences. Must one suffer to create masterpieces? Peter Wilmot from Chuck Palahniuk’s Diary seems to concur with this notion. But is he right? Many artists throughout history are famous because of their incredible skill and vivid imaginations, and many of them have suffered quite a deal. Some of the best art works throughout history feature personal stories of hardship told by the artist. And why is it that people tend to gravitate towards depressing, morbid art? This essay will explore the belief that one must suffer to create good art, by taking a look at artists that have suffered, how their pasts