scholarly journals TRAUMATIC NEUROSIS OF WAR IN COLLIN'S MOCKINGJAY

Author(s):  
Muizzu Nurhadi

PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disoder) is the effects of trauma events that affects the traumatic war survivors. It affects survivor's physical, psyche and mental make the survivors become helpless by overwhelming the force. Mockingjay, one of trilogy of Suzzane Collin's novel presents the traumatic neurosis of war that is depicted in some characters her novel. Therefore, this research is intended to discuss about traumatic effects and traumatic recovery in the novel. In addition, this research applies Herman's psychological trauma to get understanding about the traumatic neurosis of war and stages of traumatic recovery that affect some characters in the novel. This research also uses qualitative method. The discussion is directed through four characters, Katniss; Peeta; Finnick; Johanna, that experience traumatic neurosis of war. The results of the research present that PTSD not only haunts the victims but also the war survivors and traumatic events construct the personality and mental of the survivors.

Author(s):  
Dr. Zahoor Hussain ◽  
Dr. Muhammad Ahsan ◽  
Uzma Akram

The core objective of the work was to investigate and reconnoiter globalization and its heinous impacts on modern society. Xenophobia and hostility towards migrants are some of the greatest issues faced by the migrant people in this globalized world. As a result, they have suffered from psychological trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder, which may follow a variety of traumatic events. The researcher tried to analyze the discontents of globalization and post-traumatic stress concerning the fictional world created by Mohsin Hamid in his novel Exit West (2017). This study was based on qualitative research, interpretation of the novel in the light of globalization and its impacts in the present scenario. For thematic analysis, the model of acculturation proposed by Berry (2006) had been adopted. The researcher mainly focused on the characters and the impact of migration on these characters in the context of globalization and psychological trauma.


Author(s):  
Muhammad Ikhsan ◽  
Susi Ekalestari

This research analyses the causes and effects of the protagonist’s worry in Danielle Steel’s novel Family Ties,  a story of woman, Annie Ferguson, who must become a mother in her bachelorette. She always worries about the future of her sister’s children. This research applied the theory of worry proposed by Graham (2006), who said that worry is “prominent feature of most anxiety-based disorders including generalized anxiety disorder, specific phobias obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder“. The research is completed by using descriptive qualitative method in which the finding is presented in the form of description. The data of this study is obtained from the novel Family Ties by Danielle Steel.  The analysis finds that the dominant causes of the protagonist’s worry come from her nephews’ life which affects her life negatively. The effects of her worry will be a lesson for human life because every human being certainly has worry feeling in their life in certain situations.


2021 ◽  
Vol VI (IV) ◽  
pp. 59-67
Author(s):  
Muhammad Ejaz Khan ◽  
Aamir Shehzad ◽  
Shamaila Roohi

The present study endeavors to analyze the symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Muhammad Hanif’s Red Birds, focusing on the depiction of PTSD felt by major characters in then ovel. The psychological approach along with a descriptive qualitative method, has been used for evaluating the signs of PTSD in the backdrop of Raymond Benedict Flannery's theory. The significance of this study is to appraise the individuals about the hazardous outcomes of trauma. If trauma shows the symptoms of arousal, intrusive, and avoidance, the result is a post-traumatic stress disorder. Using this mechanism, the novel has been analyzed, and then the relevant data has been categorized according to the tenets of the theory. The study discovers the required symptoms of PTSD,i.e., intrusive, avoidance, and arousal, experienced by the characters. Mother Dear develops more intrusive symptoms as compared to arousal and avoidance symptoms, whereas arousal symptoms are more influenced by Momo.


Author(s):  
Sandal O.S.

Purpose. The purpose of the article is to scientifically study and systematize the experience of working with traumatic events as a factor in the traumatic experience of the individual. Disclosure of the essence of the concept of “traumatic experience” to prevent its further devastating consequences for the individual. Methods. The methodologicalbasis of the article are scientific concepts of studying the syndrome of post-traumatic stress disorder, mental trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder, mono trauma, poly trauma, multi trauma and models of overcoming post-traumatic growth of different countries in working with traumatic people. Features of psychological traumas in children and adults which have destructive influence on mentality and development of the victim are considered. Despite the similarity of the definitions of experiencing stress and trauma, the difference is highlighted, where stress becomes a psychological trauma, when the effect of the stressor is a violation of the mental sphere of man. Psycho-traumatic situations are described as the interaction of personality and environment (the leading role of subjective factors) and traumatic events (external factors). There are four types of response to traumatic events. The view of mental trauma as an internal state and psychological trauma as a deeply individual reaction is highlighted. The role of social factors in the formation of psychological trauma that threatens the physical integrity of man is emphasized, depending on this, the main reactions to stressful situations, their forms and manifestations are determined. Potentially traumatic situations in different living conditions are analyzed. The destructive influence on the personality of psychotraumatic factors of single and repeated traumatic events, the consequence of which is the development of negative mental states, is considered. Models of post-traumatic growth are described, which describe the subjective positive personality changes of an individual after traumatic, crisis and stressful events. Describes the areas in which positive personality changes can be made after mental trauma. Translated into Ukrainian and depicts the original model of post-traumatic personality growth. The processes of post-traumatic growth in the model are distinguished. The scientific novelty of the article is to generalize and systematize the results of research in working with manifestations of psychotrauma of a victim of psychotraumatic situations. Results. The result of the study is to reveal the essence of the concept of “traumatic experience”, to determine further important conditions for overcoming the traumatic experience of the individual. Conclusions. The conclusions formulate the key factors of the impact of psycho-traumatic events on the individual, which create difficulties for the integration of the coordinated work of different personality structures and tasks for further empirical research.Key words: post-traumatic stress, trauma, mental trauma, emotional trauma, event, situation, state, post-traumatic growth. Мета статті – наукове вивчення та систематизація досвіду роботи із психотравмувальних подій як чинника травматичного досвіду особистості. Розкриття сутності поняття «травматичний досвід» для запобігання його подальшим руйнівним наслідкам для індивіда. Методи. Методологічну основу статті становлять наукові концепції вивчення синдрому посттравматичного стресу, психічної травми, посттравматичного стресового розладу, монотравми, політравми, мультитравми та моделі подолання посттравматичного зростання різних країн у роботі з особами, що зазнали травматичного досвіду. Розглядаються особливості психологічних травм у дитячому і дорослому віці, які здійснюють деструктивний вплив на психіку і розвиток постраждалої особи. Попри подібність визначень переживання стресу і психотравми, висвітлюється різниця, де стрес стає психологічною травмою, коли наслідком дії стресора стає порушення у психічній сфері людини. Описуються психотравмувальні ситуації як взаємовплив особистості та середовища (провідна роль суб’єктивних чинників) і травматичні події (зовнішні чинники). Виокремлюються чотири типи реагування на травматичні події. Висвітлюється погляд на психічну травму як внутрішній стан та психологічну травму як глибоко індивідуальну реакцію. Підкреслюється роль у формуванні психологічної травми соціальних чинників, що загрожують фізичній цілісності людини, залежно від цього визначено основні реакції на стресові ситуації, їх форми та вияви. Проаналізовані потенційно психотравмувальні ситуації в різних життєвих умовах. Розглядається руйнівний вплив на особистість психотравмувальних чинників поодиноких та повторюваних травматичних подій, наслідком яких є розвиток негативних психічних станів. Висвітлюються моделі посттравматичного зростання, які описують суб’єктивні позитивні особистісні зміни індивіда після травматичних, кризових та стресових подій. Описуються напрями, у яких можуть здійснюватися позитивні особистісні зміни після психічної травми. Перекладена українською мовою та зображена оригінальна модель посттравматичного зростання особистості. Виокремлюються процеси посттравматичного зростання в моделі. Наукова новизна статті полягає в узагальненні та систематизації результатів досліджень у роботі з виявами психотравми постраждалої особи від психотравмувальних ситуацій. Результати. Результатомдослідження є розкриття сутності поняття «травматичний досвід», визна-чення подальших важливих умов подолання травматичного досвіду особистості. Висновки. У висновкахсформульовано ключові чинники впливу психотравмувальних подій на особистість, що створюють труднощі для інтеграції узгодженої роботи різних особистісних структур та завдання для подальшого емпіричного дослідження.Ключові слова: посттравматичний стрес, травма, психічна травма, емоційна травма, подія, ситуація, стан, посттравматичне зростання.


BMJ Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. e041469
Author(s):  
Alida J van der Ham ◽  
Hilde P A van der Aa ◽  
Peter Verstraten ◽  
Ger H M B van Rens ◽  
Ruth M A van Nispen

ObjectiveHaving a visual impairment is known to be associated with an increased vulnerability to (potentially) traumatic events. Little is known about how people with visual impairment experience and process such events. This qualitative study aimed to provide more insight into experiences with traumatic events, consequences of traumatic events and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)-related care among people with visual impairment and PTSD.MethodsEighteen persons with visual impairment and (a history of) PTSD were interviewed. Among them were 14 women and 4 men aged between 23 and 66 years. Recruitment of participants was done through health professionals from two low-vision service centres and a patient association for people with eye diseases and visual impairment in The Netherlands. Interviews focused on experiences with (1) traumatic events, (2) consequences of traumatic events and (3) PTSD-related care. Thematic content analysis of interview data was performed using ATLAS.ti. The COnsolidated criteria for REporting Qualitative research (COREQ) checklist was used to check for completeness and transparency of the study. Data were collected between 2018 and 2020.ResultsThe most commonly reported traumatic events were sexual and physical abuse. Many participants experienced that their impairment had negatively affected their acceptance by others, independence and self-esteem, increasing their vulnerability for traumatic events. Additionally, having a visual impairment negatively impacted participants’ ability to respond to situations and aggravated post-traumatic stress reactions. Existing treatments seem suitable for people with visual impairment when accommodated to the impairment.ConclusionsHaving a visual impairment may affect traumatic events and post-traumatic stress reactions, particularly by contributing to low self-esteem, problems in social interactions and a lack of visual information. Insights from this study provide starting points for adapting pretraumatic and post-traumatic care to the needs of people with visual impairment.


Author(s):  
Tiffany A. Beks ◽  
Sharon L. Cairns ◽  
Anusha Kassan ◽  
Kelly D. Schwartz

This article considers three perspectives that have figured prominently in the conceptualization of psychological trauma related to military service in the Canadian context—that of military institutions, that of military members, and that of counselling psychologists. A closer examination of these views reveals points of contention regarding the origins, terminology, and cultural relevance of conceptualizations of service-related trauma, such as post-traumatic stress disorder By drawing from theoretical, empirical, critical, and anecdotal literature, this article highlights the need for counselling psychologists to continually evolve their understanding of the broader contexts in which service-related trauma occurs and to honour military members’ knowledge of diverse sources of traumatic suffering.


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