Category: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

PTSD, or post-traumatic stress disorder, is a mental health disorder that affects a vast amount of people in the united states. PTSD likely goes back as far as humanity itself, given that it is a mental disorder that stems from any type of traumatic or significant event in ones life. PTSD is very serious and…

The Vietnam War has many consequences and these consequences are either good or bad. The War occurred from November 1st, 1955 through April 30th, 1975. This war derived from the Cold war. It basically all started because Americans were trying to prevent the spread of communism throughout the world. Although Vietnam won the war, communism…

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder affects millions of people every day. It can affect everyone and anyone and they dont have to have served time in the military. It can be a man, women, child, or elderly. In this paper, I will be going over the definition of PTSD, the classic symptoms, risk factors and causes,…

Introduction Charlie is the high school student that will be assessed and there will be a hypothesized diagnosis for him. There are many things that will be described about his behavior, social interactions, and previous mental health issues. When initially looking at Charlie, he seems as though he does not have any signs of mental…

There are many different types of PTSD cases and how people get this mental disorder, from traumatic events that have occurred in ones life, to a situation that makes them remember the trauma. Millions of people around the world have suffered or are suffering from PTSD. In this paper I would like to highlight veterans…

Tim Thomas portrays a character suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder throughout the Seven Pounds film. But what happens when someone with a real-life case of mental health issues watches this film? Does it accurately portray mental illness to the watcher? While the heart within this movie is correct place, the special effects in the movie…