Post Traumatic Stress: A Case Study

Sean and his aunt were in a good mood when the QP met with them for a session.

When a person suffers or endures an extremely tragic event in their life, they can end up suffering from Post Traumatic Stress ( Disorder), or PTS(D . PTS(D) is “ an anxiety disorder that may develop after exposure to a terrifying event or ordeal in which severe physical harm occurred or was threatened” (Psychology Today). When coming back from war, Many people suffer from Survivor's guilt, a mental condition where someone thinks they have done something wrong by surviving a tragic event that someone else did not.(The evolution of mental disturbances in the concentration camp syndrome). As well as Survivor’s guilt, people also can suffer from extreme depression. When people become depressed, one of the

PTSD affects 7.7 million American adults, but it can occur at any age (NIMH, PTSD, Who is at risk). The sight of violence and death leaves lasting effects on people. How do you think those people cope with what they saw when the Twin Towers went down? How do people cope with such traumatic experiences? The events that lead to post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can impact one’s life, fortunately there are ways to treat it.

First, some memories were useless in our personalities. Lots of war veterans have bad memories they cannot forget and always rings a bell of their fear. The psychologists were not that useful dealing with that. Before finding the way or drugs, which could recover the post-traumatic stress, the using of propranolol is still important. It could reduce the pain of these victims. Although the use of the drugs would have negative effects on people. This is better than let people feeling fear sporadic and feeling sad all the time. It seemed a good way to solve similar problems easily and apace. The drugs could relatively reduce the post-traumatic stress.

“According to the National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, the most traumatic events most often experienced in women are rape.” (Goulston, 2008; pg 17) PTSD appears in people who have encountered a traumatic event during their lifetime. Not everyone who has experienced a traumatic event may develop PTSD. “More than 70% of Americans suffer a traumatic event at some time in their lives. Of these trauma survivors, up to 20% develop PTSD.” (Goulston, 2008; pg 13) There are numerous of symptoms associated with post-traumatic stress disorder. Beckner & Arden state that, a normal indicator to stress and trauma involves females experiencing physiological, behavioural and physical symptoms. (Beckner & Arden, 2008; pg 25) With physiological

I enjoyed the readings and like that they reminded the readers of all the different traumatic events that people can face. It is a nice reminder that not all people experiences traumatic events differently and not everyone will suffer from posttraumatic stress. interesting to think about people being resistant and traumatized because I usually think it is one or the other. I need to be aware that even if it appears that a client is doing well, that they still may be experiencing symptoms of posttraumatic

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a very difficult mental health condition to live with (Farley, Barkin, 1998). In the case of female adult sex workers it may be associated with sexual abuse as a child (Farley, Barkin, 1998). In order to determine an association between sex workers prevalence of PTSD and childhood sexual abuse, a cross sectional study design is needed. The purpose of this study is to explore the association between PTSD symptoms in women who work in the sex trade. There will be 500 women from the state of Nevada in the United States and another 500 in the city of Vancouver in Canada. The women in Nevada will primarily be studied to find new information on sex trade workers in brothels and the women in Vancouver will

The target audience is the same which is rural Veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). The first goal of the grant lines up perfectly with our mission to use telehealth technology to enhance the quality of mental health service for veterans residing in rural areas. The PLC-5 criterion is an assessment for the intervention and detection of post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD). The goal of the pilot program is to reduce the metal health issues among these group of veterans. Additionally, the technology component hopes to use preexisting networks and expand to provide an access to mental health and other services to rural veterans via partnerships and coalitions with other healthcare entities

One of the most common psychological effects among victims of stalking has been identified as post traumatic stress syndrome. Posttraumatic stress syndrome may include the victim having reoccurring memories or reliving their traumatic stalking experience. Depression was also identified a psychological effect of stalking. Amar (2006) asserts that depression is a common reaction to violence and is likely results caused by feelings of no control over a stalker and the repeated nature of stalking. One of the victims that was interviewed in the Impact of Stalking Victim YouTube video explains her intimate partner was so controlling over her that he became depressing that her happiness relied on the approval of her partner. Changes in behavior is

As we see more and more people dealing with and or coming into contact with traumatic experiences. It may be returning from war or having something else bad happen to you in your life. We see more and more people having to deal with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, better known as PTSD, either directly or indirectly with someone that they know or have come into contact with in one way or another. So far there has not been much help by means of treatment for those that suffer with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder other than talking about what had happened with a counselor or someone with training in counseling or when the person with PTSD should happen to feel an attack coming on they should use breathing exercises and trying to relax.

termination has occurred; She feels abandoned by these outside systems upon termination. Janes partner expressed Jane became extremely aggressive after the sudden loss of her previous therapist.

Next, with a mezzo level approach, there are peer support groups that are available for those who experienced a major life event. It is helpful to talk and discuss with others who are facing similar challenges. We all learn to develop our self-confidence by interacting with others and observing how we respond to challenges. By encouraging those who have been impacted by trauma or a traumatic event, a peer group would help support a person by sharing experiences, learning new coping skills, feeling more in control and gaining support by those who are facing similar experiences (Trauma Support Network, 2017). In EP’s case, a treatment plan, such as a therapy group, would benefit him to talk to others and learn about their coping skills and

After three years of moving into Australia, the father was not successfully able to find a job, therefore, Christine’s mother had been obliged to work as a house keeper. At that time, Christine was attending secondary school. Her feeling of her loved mother struggling to provide the family made Christine decide to work during the school break in a food factory for a dollar per day (Lozada, D’Adamo & Carro, 2014). This actually was a milestone that put Christine on unexpected trajectory of life. It was Wednesday night, 21st of October 1959, she was on her way back from work when six guys kidnapped her and they all raped her. Christine was not able to talk about this

Determine if an individual has a stress reaction that can be diagnosed as acute stress disorder or PTSD.

Paul suffers from Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) which causes severe emotional distress when he is startled by loud noises. Before purchasing the parsonage (Pastor’s house) from a rural church, Paul visited the neighborhood at various times to ensure that the neighborhood was quiet.