Recovery from Traumatic Stress - раздел Философия, Social work: What is it? Учебное пособие It Will Take Years To Clear The Minds Of Some Of Those Who Were Witnesse...
It will take years to clear the minds of some of those who were witnesses, directly or not, to the terrorist attack on the twin towers of the World Trade Center.
After experiencing a traumatic event, many people showed signs of acute stress disorder. Though it has similar symptoms to post-traumatic stress disorder, it is, however troublesome and short-lived, like the dust clouds. Acute stress disorder begins within a month of the incident, lasts for not less than two weeks, but not more than four weeks.
Many people who suffer from acute stress disorder have the nightmares and flashbacks characteristic of post-traumatic stress disorder, but they also show various psychological defence mechanisms.
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They may have transient amnesia, so that much of the detail of the horror is apparently forgotten.
Those who have suffered from acute stress disorder often say that once they can start to talk repeatedly about their experiences, they begin to improve. They benefit from the ear of understanding and kindly confident who is prepared to listen to the same story many times over, and on each occasion be as interested, empathetic and sympathetic as the first time they heard it.
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A New Yorker told me that the only difference he had noticed in his mood was that his usual autumnal early-morning depression was slightly deeper than it was usually. Several British patients who watched the television images of the planes crashing into the towers and the Pentagon over and over again reported similar changes in their mood and feelings. Other patients with a history of psychological problems have noticed a significant deterioration in their mood; depression, if present, has been deeper, and most have complained of insomnia, anxiety attacks and a general, but undefined, sense of unease and uncertainty.
Post- traumatic stress disorder affects those who have been in terrific situations where they have either suffered or been threatened by serious injury, with the possibility of death.
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After surviving the horrific incident, the image of it is constantly recalled, its memory triggered through any of the senses that would remind the person of the disaster. Not unnaturally, people with post-traumatic stress disorder arrange their lives so that these triggers are avoided. Many patients develop severe depression, which may appear in many forms. The symptoms may recur on the anniversary of the date.
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This desire accounts for the need of those who have had terrible experiences to seek the company of those who have undergone similar ones. The aim of the therapy is to gradually desensitize people to the haunting memory of the trauma and to remove any habits that they may have adopted to avoid confronting the memories that interfere with their domestic or professional life.
Meanwhile, the depressive component of the disorder is treated with antidepressants. The ones favoured are those that also have a strong anti-anxiety effect.
(From: The Times, 2001.)
21 Answer the questions:
o What is acute stress disorder? What are its symptoms? How long does it last?
o What symptoms characterize post-traumatic disorder? What kind of people does it affect?
o What is used to treat post-traumatic stress disorder?
22 Use any sources available (newspapers, magazines or Internet resources) to find information about organizations that provide aid and support after disasters and accidents and work for the emotional and physical relief of the people involved in troubles. Be ready to make a presentation basing on the information you’ve found.
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А 235Social Work: What is it? Учебное пособие по английскому языку для
студентов гуманитарных факультетов и институтов, обучающихся по специальности 521100 «Социальная раб
Рецензенты
MA (Honours) Languages (Interpreting and Translating),
British Council Language Assistant (Tomsk)
Gemma Tracey
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Working Conditions and Earnings
Full-time social workers usually work a standard 40-hour week; however, some occasionally work evenings and weekends to meet with clients, attend community meetings an
Evaluation
1. What have you done in this unit?
2. What have you learnt from it?
3. What did you enjoy about it?
4. Have you any criticisms of it?
5. Have yo
Social Security Policy
Never for the sake of peace and quiet deny your convictions.
Hammarskjold, Dag; 1905-1961,
Swedish Statesman, Secretary-general of U.N.
The Politics of Reforming Social Security
Why is Social Security on the agenda for the first time in fifteen years? Why are policy makers considering modifying or replacing the program? Social Security was once such a
Disability
“Fear and prejudice are often based on ignorance and unfamiliarity.”
B. Barnes,
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Acceptance
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The 1995 Disability Discrimination Act
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Evaluation
1. What have you done in this unit?
2. What have you learnt from it?
3. What did you enjoy about it?
4. Have you any criticisms of it?
5. Have yo
Females Males
To be a man 30% 21%
To be a woman 59% 65%
5 Ask five women and five men outside the classroom the survey question and present your results to the class.
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Natural and Human Disasters and Disaster Relief
“The last few years have been the worst period on record for environmental disasters and experts are predicting far worse to come”.
P. Fuller,
Five Days Later, Rescuers Find a Sole Survivor
Rescuers pulled another .......1......... from the ruins on Wednesday as a vast domestic and international operation sought to help hundreds of thousands of people left ....
First Reactions
Even before the dust of the World Trade Center settled, people began reaching out to help. Donors lined up at blood banks around the country to give blood in the hope of helping survivors (unf
Struggling for balance in government reactions
The government too has struggled to balance compassion with fear. Immediately after September 11, hundreds of Middle Eastern ……1…. were arrested on visa violations and it was
Charity
“Donations go further when you give to groups that spend responsibility”.
N. Jacobe,
French Philosopher and Thinker, 20-th century
The Selfless Side of NBA All-Star HOOPLA
There are stories that don’t need an apology playing out this All-Star Weekend, stories that have to do with men who want to be here, stories of charity, humanity and even r
The practicalities.
Decide on the date, the time and the venue.
5. Prepare to present your ideas to the class following the structure given below:
a.
Charitable Appeals Policy
The BBC has always three primary purposes in mind in its broadcasting of appeals.
· The first is to raise money for good causes and, by extension, to encourage th
Organization of the United Nations
The purposes, principles, and the organization of the United Nations are outlined in the Charter. The ultimate goals of the United Nations, according to its Charter, are “to save succeeding ge
By with under for in to of at up
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Fund Science for Farmers
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Africans Are Ready for Bold Change, With Help
We at the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund regard debt relief, especially for the poorest countries, as crucial to our mission of alleviating poverty. We have been working with n
Answer Keys
Unit1
Ex. 1
1. D
2. A
3. B
4. C
Ex. 8
1. d
2. e
3. a
4. f
5. b
6. c
Key Terms
Abnormality
the state of being different, especially in a way that is not desirable, from what is normal, ordinary or expected
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