Reflection on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
With all assignments in this class, please aim to demonstrate depth of analysis and critical thinking about the field of trauma in an integrated discussion. Draw connections to course concepts and demonstrate insight into the complexities of trauma.
ALL text must be your own words/analysis unless directly quoting or citing the assigned book or another source. Citations must be included for any quotes or paraphrased material. You do not need a reference page for the assigned books, but if you use any other sources to assist you with these papers, you must include a reference page with the source information. Turn It In will be used on NYU Classes to detect plagiarism for all assignments.
Papers should be 2-4 double-spaced pages (1” margins; 12 pt Times New Roman).
Papers should be submitted as a PDF document.
Instructions:
• Please name the topic or fact or theory that you learned this semester in class lectures (NOT books or weekly articles) that made the greatest impression upon you and/or changed your perspective in some significant way.
• Describe and/or define this topic/fact/theory briefly, then explain in what way it was important or meaningful to you, and in what way your perspective has been changed.
• This reflection paper is an opportunity for you to demonstrate the integration of what you have learned with your own knowledge, beliefs, and experience.
Note: If you choose to write about personal experience, think carefully about any disclosure you may make and be sure that you feel safe in making that disclosure.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
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Post-traumatic stress disorder is a mental condition common in people who have been have experienced very distressful, stressing and frightening events that are difficult to deal or cope with. The condition was called hysteria, and it was common in beggars, prostitutes, and the mentally ill in 19th century. In 1880, these symptoms were traced to have psychological origin, and the common symptoms noted by Charcot were sensory loss, motor paralysis, amnesias, and convulsions (Lecture #3). PTSD is a common mental disorder in people who have a history of physical abuse, sexual abuse, and living with a caretaker who was abusing drugs in their childhood.
Individuals with this condition often have recurring and distressing thoughts about those events in their lives. They strive to avoid