The Effects Of Trauma On Clients And Mental Health Counselors

There are unfortunate events that may take place in someone’s life, which can lead to stress. Sometimes a crisis or a traumatic event can come without any warnings. A crisis can be a problem that is too great for someone to handle, but it is not always bad (Wright, 2011). Trauma is the response to any event that shatters a person’s safe world, so that it is no longer a place they can feel safe

Being that a host of different mental disorders or negative effects can come from one’s traumatic experiences, it does not matter what stage of life the experiences are had, being a part of a serious and traumatic episode can allow these negative effects to stay with someone for their entire lives. For all these reasons and many more the study of trauma has become one of most importance and new theories are always being studied.

Leading into the final point which drew interest from me from Marina’s memoir, upon release from prison, Marina seemed disappointed that the normalcy she dreamt of returning to was no longer there, evidently because the trauma had changed her. Further, her family seemingly wanted to avoid talking about her 2-year imprisonment all together, as apparent in the first dinner conversation about weather. As Marina wrote, it seemed easier for everyone to pretend like she had never been to Evin, but it was more about a need to protect themselves, rather than protect her. This trauma affected everyone, yet the one who lived it out personally was unable to share anything about her experience, and process it with her loved ones, because no one ever

What constitutes someone’s identity as a person? Some may argue that role models or one’s environment can influence a person’s values. Others may differ and remark how one’s experiences in life can determine how one may perceive the world. However, the memories from these experiences may not always positively affect an individual. Instead, a memory or event may be of a severe traumatic event that can unknowingly haunt an individual for the rest of his or her life. These memories will then possess a strong control over one’s life that can alter the way that a person may live their life. For a trauma victim, their life may be plagued by moments of time that may appear to trigger his or her trauma, resulting in an individual losing touch with reality. This experience portrays an altered reality that can make the trauma victim tremble with fear concerning that moment in time where they were at their most vulnerable. The mental state of trauma victims is explored by Martha Stout in her essay, “When I Woke Up Tuesday Morning, It Was Friday.” Stout, a psychologist, depicts how a number of her clients, trauma victims, from varying degrees of dissociation. Dissociation can affect a trauma victim in many forms, and is often used a method to protect the mental state of a victim from further pain. By allowing the subconscious to take over, the victim does not have to be mentally present for situations that may trigger one’s memory of trauma. This will protect the victim but this level

Trauma affects us all differently, and there is o specific treatment for one type of trauma. As a mental health professional we need to be trained to respond to all kinds of trauma. Not many realize that traumatic situations do not just affect those involved but it also affects many first responders, and mental health professionals. We will be looking at how different crisis situations effect the survivors and the first responders.

Kaakinen et al., (2015) stated that trauma is a vital experience that affects the family system. It is an emotional reaction to a terrible occurrence such as; rape, accident, or natural disaster (American Psychological Association [APA], 2016). Its effects transcends an individual family member to affect other members of a family resulting into secondary trauma, based on the severity of the trauma ( Kaakinen et al., 2015). Trauma is acquired or could arise as a result of disasters, which are oftentimes unexpected. Some of them include; floods, hurricanes, tsunamis, earthquakes, transportation accidents or wildfires and more (APA, 2016). Effectively coping with the effects of trauma and recovery is largely dependent upon understanding the responses

Research shows that disasters can have severe impact on the mental health of society, generating a variety of psychological and social issues. Understanding the emotional consequences of a disaster is just as critical to intervention strategies and improvement. Tragedies extend much deeper than the survivors and family members of victims, effecting the mental health of first responders, witnesses and people exposed to the mass media coverage concerning the event. Firstly, this essay looks at the sequence of events leading up to 2006 deadly Sago mine explosion in West Virginia; analyzing how and why this mine disaster occurred. Secondly, we will discuss the psychological impact on those directly and indirectly exposed to the disaster. These

We are two different people who came together to resolve issues while learning things about one another. I was never fond of the idea of having a shrink; I couldn’t imagine myself pouring all of my problems into the hands of someone I didn’t know. There are enough judgemental people in my life as it is; I didn’t need someone else to add to the list. I didn’t have a choice in the decision making of me getting a counselor. Her name was Nikki Miller. I was in 9th grade when we met. She’s a trauma therapy counselor that was recommended to my siblings and I while going through a separation from both our parents. She’s young in appearance and in soul; I could tell from her bubbly attitude. The blonde-haired woman is about the same height as I am (as tall as two average sized 3-year olds standing on top of each other.) I taught myself to always think of the bad outcomes of a situation so that there won’t be any surprises, but Nikki was different. She had a very optimistic aura with her that you could see radiating through a room. On the other hand I am a private, quiet, and stubborn individual. I could listen and give advice to people all day but I wasn’t good at communicating my emotions like they were. My voluntary helpfulness and goofy

Childhood and adolescence are important times in a child’s life as it is during these periods that they undergo important developmental changes. When a child or adolescent experiences disaster there are effects on social, biological, psychological, psychosocial, and cognitive development. Many children, when faced with adversity, are capable of adapting successfully, however, studies show that children who have experienced trauma are likely to display difficulties in various developmental domains, including emotional and behavioral symptoms, and difficulties in cognitive and socio-emotional functioning (Kilmer & Gil-Rivas, 2010). The longitudinal study being conducted focuses on the development of people who lived in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina, a natural disaster that caused unparalleled desolation for many living along the Central Gulf Coast (Osofsky et al., 2009). Throughout this paper, the effects of disaster on development is analyzed based on the experiences of Patrick.

People who suffer from an earthquake can lose everything. Homes can be damaged and cause additional stress on the family and the providers for the family. There have been homes that have caught on fire because of an earthquake or even flooded because pipes bursting after an earthquake. The idea of losing everything is downright anxiety causing let alone actual losing all of your belonging due to a natural disaster can impact one 's anxiety. According to Mental health training experiences among Haitian healthcare workers post-earthquake 2010, “many people were suffering from trauma caused by the catastrophe earthquake” (Cianelli et all 2010). Trauma can impact how a person functions in their day to day life. When trauma is placed in front of a person it can impact how they think, and feel which can cause them to change their behaviors. These behaviors can affect their mental health state, increase their stress, add stress and pressure on

The earlier studies highlight that exposure to disasters and emergency situations is a common event and that a third or more of the people affected by severe way can develop a post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or other mental disorders (North & Pfefferbaum, 2013). With regard to this the psychopathological consequences more frequent are the distress, i.e. a set of symptoms that cause misalignment, suffering and anguish without presenting the characteristics of a specific mental disorder, the psychopathological disorders and the health risk behaviors (Benedek, Fullerton, & Ursano, 2007). Among these possible negative consequences PTSD has received more attention, together with the study of risk and protective factors that may favor or reduce

Mass tragedies occur on a daily basis in almost every nook and cranny of the world. No matter the severity, they all appear to have a similar effect: deterioration of mental health stability among those involved. Children and adults alike possess the risk of suffering from mental disorders, such as depression and PTSD, following exposure to a traumatic event. However, the circumstances of these events differ, simply because not all mass tragedies are the same. No matter what type of event occurs, a mass tragedy can mentally scar those involved, putting a population’s mental stability at risk.

Disaster conditions also challenge their physical and mental endurance [9]. Healthcare professionals may have increased risks of post-traumatic distress due to their work. For example, Shrestha R reported that health professionals working in the Nepal earthquake of 2015 were at significantly higher risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The overall prevalence rates of PTSD were 21.9% and 17.1% using cut off scores and diagnostic criteria, respectively [10]. A study by Oglodek E. showed that 40% of medical rescuers experiencing PTSD reported that the dissociation was caused by the death of a patient being rescued [11]. Additionally, Yu YM et al. revealed that during the Wenchuan earthquake in 2008, more than 50% of medical staff demonstrated several of the following signs of stress: grief, fear, depression, anxiety, fatigue, headache, and dizziness [12]. Therefore, health quality of healthcare professionals after disasters is a significant issue [9, 13].

He explains that when emergencies occur the response phase is considered as important and the emergency managers tend to neglect other components such as preparedness, recovery, and mitigation that are equally important (McLoughlin, 1985). Among this four stage of the disaster management, there is lack of research on disaster recovery (Ganapati and Ganapati, 2008). Similarly, Mannakara and Wilkinson (2014) also agree that the recovery phase is least understood and poorly management. They assert that the recovery phase should be given priority as it is important to bring back the normality in the affected population as soon as possible.

Natural disasters, such as earthquakes, hurricanes and cyclones, floods, and tornadoes are some of the traumatic experiences that may cause posttraumatic stress disorders. This type of disorders and other disaster related psychological problems are prevalent after natural disasters. As a result it is important to analyse those individuals that develop psychological problems especially to prepare and plan interventions both in the short and long term after disaster (Coşkun, Coşkun, 2000, p: 68). Earthquakes have quickly become one of the most highlighted natural disasters. Unlike other natural disasters, earthquakes occur without warning, the