Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Aria Hospital School of Nursing Abstract Post traumatic stress disorder is a severe anxiety disorder that affects “5 million people each year,” (Valente, 2010). PTSD effects more women than, with approximately 58% of at risk individuals including combat veterans. If left untreated, PTSD leaves those affected with quality of life issues, social interactions, daily functioning, and psychological issues. Over the years, there has been an increase in the awareness
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Post-traumatic stress disorder, also known as PTSD, is a disorder that was developed from experiencing extreme psychological trauma. The effects of PTSD can last a very long time if not treated. While it is not really classified as an anxiety disorder, most of the symptoms of PTSD and other anxiety disorders are the same, if not, related. Events that produces an extreme sense of helplessness and horror can cause an individual to get PTSD. When comparing PTSD to other anxiety disorders, PTSD would be the
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Christian Funk June 23,2014 Post -Traumatic Stress Disorder is an anxiety disorder, characterized by a persistant feeling of tension and an avoidance of a traumatic event or events . These three symptoms anxiety , tension ,and avoidance are used as targets for pharmacological interventions. Pharmacological treatment is difficult by the fact that PTSD is often associated with other disorders such as depression, alcoholism , and substance abuse . It is also associated
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Marijuana (APA) By 2014, four states in the United States of America including Alaska, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington legalized the recreational and medicinal use of marijuana. In addition, sixteen other states legalized the sole use of medicinal marijuana. In recent years, marijuana usage, both recreational and medicinal, have become a highly debated topic. A considerable amount of society believe marijuana to be generally risk-free. On the other hand, the remainder of society find it physically
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Technology: Smart Phones, Dumb People In today’s society technology is ever present, it constantly evolves and adapts to suit our everyday needs. While technology does have positive effects for humanity there are many adverse effects which specifically target the most impressionable members of our society, our youth. Children of today have constant access to multiple forms of technology throughout the day. However, a child’s interactions with a tablet or smartphone are seldom found to be a problem
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LIVING WITH PTSD: THE WOUND THAT NEVER HEALS by C. J. On a cool September day in 2007, my entire life changed. That day I shot and killed a young man as he attempted to break into my home. The incident took place on a Friday afternoon, and the perpetrator subsequently died in the hospital two days later. My family and friends were there to help me through the ordeal but life soon returned to normal for them. Unfortunately, I can’t say the same about my own life. My immediate reaction was a combination
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that they perceive as dangerous or threatening to their well-being. The word stress means different things to different people. Some people define stress as events or situations that cause them to feel tension, pressure, or negative emotions such as anxiety and anger. Others view stress as the response to these situations. This response includes physiological changes-such as increased heart rate and muscle tension-as well as emotional and behavioral changes. However, most psychologists regard stress
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modelling agency and was made feel like she wasn’t good enough without plastic surgery. Some people see themselves as being fat as they are looking up to people in magazines who are ridiculously skinny that it’s almost unhealthy. This can cause eating disorders, for example anorexia and bulimia. Anorexia is a lack or loss of appetite for food, where someone sees themselves as
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Chapter 2 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES This chapter reviews the related literature and studies from other researches relevant to the present study. Related Literature Many researches have been conducted to know what stress is all about and its effects to human if it exceeds beyond our control. Selye as cited by Berry (1997) defined stress in physiological terms as a non-specific or generalized bodily response. This response results when any demand
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