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    Introduction: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD is a mental disorder‚ which can occur after a traumatic event outside the range of normal human experience. Symptoms and manifestation of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder vary based on each patient‚ but the most common symptoms include reliving of the event‚ hyper vigilance or alertness‚ insomnia‚ anger and aggression‚ reduced social interaction‚ night terrors and possible flashbacks. There is a vast array of treatments and treatment plans but

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    observational longitudinal study to discover whether or not there is a relationship because Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL)‚ and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder symptoms (PTSD). Mette Senneseth‚ Kjersti Alsaker & Gerd Karin Natvig‚ conducted this study. According to the journal‚ the aim of the study was to examine HRQoL and PTSD symptoms in the people that attend Accident and Emergency departments (A&E)‚ due to the fact that they suffer from some type of psychosocial crisis (Alasker et al. 2011‚

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    Stress Disorder and our Veterans What is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)? According to the PTSD website‚ PTSD is a psychiatric disorder that can occur following the experience or witnessing of a life threatening events such as military combat‚ natural disasters‚ terrorist incidents‚ serious accidents‚ or physical or sexual assault in adult or childhood. Unfortunately‚ a lot of our military veterans are diagnosed with PTSD. Veterans who have experienced trauma or have witnessed trauma to others

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    differently and the effects and symptoms of PTSD are frequently different with each person‚ they all suffer from the same disorder. Post-traumatic Stress or more commonly known as PTSD is a regular reaction to an uncharacteristic experience that is far outside normal human experience‚ causing substantial distress and damage to a person mentally‚ physically‚ and emotionally. When people have experienced a tragic life experience‚ many develop symptoms of PTSD because of the tragedy. Tragic experiences

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    disorder (PTSD). These factors interfere with the emotional processing of the traumatic event (Edwards D. ‚ 2005). These factors include painful emotions‚ which leads to avoidance which thus maintains the PTSD (Edwards D. ‚ 2005). Therefore the analysis of these maintaining factors provides the basis for current approaches to treatment and intervention which will support the individuals in challenging these factors (Edwards D. ‚ 2005). A large number of people who experience and suffer from PTSD do not

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    history is important because of the serious psychosocial impairments associated with PTSD. We believe after reviewing the intake form with the client‚ we will have an easier process of deciding what the next step is and how to proceed. 2. Oceanside Case Example via “Soft Spots” Recently I had the pleasure of reading “Soft Spots” by former Marine Sgt. Clint Van Winkle. Throughout the reading numerous examples of PTSD were prevalent as he rendered his account of returning home from his deployment in

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    Stress Disorder. This number has spiked since 2002. The number of soldiers in 2002 was 0.2% and 2008 the number is 22% of our soldiers have PTSD. (Friedman‚ 2012). Another study claims that soldiers that have been deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq out of 2 million of them‚ there is a 20% chance of them that have symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. (PTSD 2010‚ Jul 21 Florida Times Union.) Soldiers‚ who have been deployed more than once‚ are more likely to suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

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    Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: PTSD Kelsey Bridges University of Hawaii at Hilo Post Traumatic Stress Disorder‚ also known as PTSD‚ refers to deep emotional wounds. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is an anxiety disorder characterized by haunting memories‚ nightmares‚ social withdrawal‚ jumpy anxiety‚ and insomnia that lingers for four weeks or more after a traumatic experience (Myers‚ 2011). Post Traumatic Stress Disorder categorizes it self as one of the anxiety disorders. Post Traumatic Stress

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    My Personal Experience that Changed my Life I have had a hard life‚ just like everyone else. My experiences have made me smarter‚ stronger‚ and wiser. Since I had begun high school in 2009‚ it has been a very long journey and a tough struggle. Freshman year was the hardest year I have had to deal with in my lifetime. I hope with reading this you will understand why I choose this to write about‚ and how hard it really was for me to deal with. In 2009; my freshman year of high school I was assaulted

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    Quenzer‚ 2005). The concept of alcoholism as a disease is accurately based on three criteria which support the disease model. In order for an affliction or disorder to meet the minimum criteria to be categorized as a disease it must have a known etiology (cause)‚ the symptoms must get worse over time‚ and it must have known outcomes. Alcoholism and addiction

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