Traumas: A Narrative Fiction

A trauma informed model of practice should centre upon a perspective that asks the client user ‘what happened to you’ rather than ‘what is wrong with you’ (Bloom and Farragher). This approach promotes the base line for which the service should be impliemented; an approach which enable to cliet to connect how their trauma has influence their behaviour, feelings, coping mechanisim and general perspective (Felitti et al. 1998). Staff within the home should have a good degree of trauma informed care as this enable for a deeper understanding of how the trauma can impact upon the individual and allow for holistic care (Harris and Fallot, 2001) and enables better support and help reduce to protential for re-tramatisation via triggers and uncousious re-enactment of trauma (SAMHSA, 2010). Implementing the above approach the client can receive the holistic carer they require in order to begin to overcome the trauma they have experienced.

On September 2nd 2016 my best friend, Ashley Minor, who is a single mom of two, was working her twelve house shift at the hospital. At the end of her shift her life stopped for a short time when she received a phone call that her 8 year old son Teagan, was hit by a car, and had multiple injuries.

Dealing with any sort of trauma can be grueling to go through for an individual especially if there is a lack of guidance or counseling to help a person to cope with the situation after it has occurred. A variety of reactions and disorders can develop depending on how an individual reacts to the problem. Throughout the novel, A Long Way Gone, Ishmael Beah faces traumatic incidents that nobody should face, and after these events, he has to struggle with post traumatic symptoms.

When I was a child, I moved around quite a bit. It became hard to get attached to places because we were never assured that the sacred spots would be ours for much longer. As I got older, however, I have realized that special places do not have to be dictated by a length of time, and allowing myself to fall in love with a place gave me the roots I had been searching for. While I have not lived in Indiana for several years now, there is something about this certain cluster of trees in Indiana that remain special to me. When I was a child, I saw them as the gateway into Narnia, and during the winter snows I would bundle up in my cheap fur coat my mother bought at a consignment shop and run outside searching for Mr. Tumnus and calling myself Lucy. My imagination gave me the ability to bring the characters I loved so dearly to life. This experience has shown me that providing children with the ability to use their imagination not only provides entertainment, but also allows children to have a safe outlet to cope with traumatic situations, make

Catarina is a 33yo, G5 P4004, who is currently 34 weeks 4 days as dated by a certain and regular LMP. She had late PNC as she established only recently. She has 4 prior full-term deliveries; all in Guatemala at home without complications. I communicated with her through CryaCom.

The incident is in its fifth day with little to no change in status. Dykes continues to be demanding and disinterested in offering any concessions and continuing his initial demands. Dykes is now giving deadlines for which he intends to escalate with violence. We feel the justification for preparation of a plan to assault due to this lack of change is necessary.

Traumatic events or experiences, whether in the formative years or during adulthood, can adversely affect the behavioral and mental health of those victimized. Childhood exposure to traumatic events, such as child abuse or neglect, violent crime or domestic violence can lead to mood and behavior regulation problems, such as difficulty maintaining interpersonal relationships, emotional lability and lack of personal insight. There are several types of trauma including historical, domestic violence, homelessness, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and chronic toxic stress. The homeless population have experienced traumatic events in their formative years, so they lack the social and life skills that remain housed, maintain employment and develop health interpersonal relationships. Trauma Informed Care (TIC) is a framework whereby a client’s needs are

World War One, known by many as the “Great War”, lives in infamy as one of the harshest, brutal wars in history. While the high amount of casualties decimated populations, another huge factor was the toll the war had on the youth that served. The madness that was known as trench warfare was the stuff of nightmares, from the horrid living conditions, to the unpredictability of the opposing onslaught of artillery, soldiers were surrounded by death. This trauma and constant stress ruined countless lives, old and young. If the bullets did not get you, the stress would. The question was when, not how. In the novel All Quiet on the Western Front, author Erich Maria Remarque told the story of a young man named Paul Bäumer, and how he and

I was confused when I woke up the next day. I had already been a little disoriented from my concussion and the… nightmares, but I quickly realized I wasn’t in the same room I had been in when I fell asleep. It wasn’t had to tell. Jeff was sleeping in the bed next to me. I had woken to the sound of his heart rate monitor, beeping steadily to assure me he was alive.

This story explains the Tomas’ life. He is a teenager maybe he is sixteen or seventeen

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The results of this study show that a relationship does exist between the duration of service of the individual and their experience of vicarious trauma. A positive correlation between the two was found, as indicated in Table 4 (x2 = 18.61, df = 8, p < .05). The findings could mean that though vicarious trauma symptoms are usually accumulative; therefore the longer duration of service, the more trauma symptoms are accumulated, eventually resulting in vicarious trauma. The researcher found scanty reports on how the duration of service may impact the experience of vicarious trauma of police officers. Such scanty reporting could mean that the present study could be considered one of the few studies in

In Judith Herman’s book, Trauma and Recovery, she discusses her research and work with trauma survivors. In her book, she writes that, “traumatic events are extraordinary, not because they occur rarely, but rather because they overwhelm the ordinary human adaptations to life” (Herman 24). She explores the idea that trauma is as individual as it is common, with reactions and the journey to the post-traumatic self similar despite differences in events. In the case of Barbara Gordon, while the event may vary, her physical and mental trauma can be compared to America’s fear of its forfeiture of power to terror and the loss of the towers after September 11, 2001. Trauma is about more than just the physical ramifications; when the physical aspect is fixed, Barbara’s legs and the building of the 1 World Trade Center, the mental and emotional trauma still remain.

American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Publishing.

As the jarring flash of my mugshot blindsided me, all of my wrongdoings hit me like a wide semi. Somehow slowly and then all at once; with such ease and momentum it seemed surreal. I remember at age five how I would chase after bubbles, amazed with the way they popped, with the way they gracefully floated. I admired the way at one moment they were so full and lively and the next just a mere puddle of soapy water. I remember the way my mom shrieked after I killed the first family pet. The way the I grasped dog’s delicate head and repeatedly submerged it underwater while his body jerked and thrashed until it didn't. Many people believe that this traumatic experience was too satisfying for a five and a half year old. I enjoyed the way his body