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Where, they found that various factors can help trigger those who are suffering from PTSD including: a lack of support and traumatic disassociation with the events. (Bisson 399 -- 403) in the Death of Ball Turret Gunner, the author is experiencing a lack of support and is having their traumatic disassociation, replayed consistently in the person's mind.
This can help to increase understanding of the issue; by showing how once those vets who are exposed to PTSD, must have counseling. Then, this must be followed up by a cognitive approach of sympathetically listening to their issues. As a result, this underscores how some kind of proactive approach needs to be utilized, to reduce suffering.
When you compare the Death of Ball Turret Gunner to the Only Things They Carried and Dulce et Decorrum. This highlights how PTSD will develop in someone, where the thoughts and emotions of the past will play a role. While at the same time, the negative events that become exponentially worse, which will lead the condition as well. Where, the two different elements will work in conjunction with one another, to affect the psychology of the individual. The article the Death of Ball Turret Gunner; shows the lingering effects of PTSD after the war is over. As a result, the different pieces of literature will provide an overview, as to what leads to PTSD and the lingering effects in the future. This is significant; because it helps to provide a basic background, as to how some of the common symptoms occur including: physical / emotional burdens, fear of shame, drug...
Where, the interpretations and emotions tied to a particular event will only become worse. As a result, all three articles show how the condition will lead to a number of symptoms including: physical / emotional burdens, fear of shame, drug abuse and suicide. This is important, because being able to identify these key symptoms early; can help to alleviate suffering. As those who are feeling the effects of this condition, will have access to the help they need. At which point, they can begin to live more normal lives, by knowing how to understand the various events relating to the war.
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Hunsley, John. "Post Traumatic Stress Disorder." A Guide to Assessment that Works. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2008. 293 -- 298. Print.
Jarrell, Randall. "The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner." 1945.
Owen, Wilson. "Dulce et Decorrum."
O'Brein, Tim. "The Things They Carried."
Yehuda, Rachel. "Post Traumatic Stress Disorder." New England Journal of Medicine 2002. Web. http://www.endo.gr/cgi/content/full/346/2/108
Bibliography
Bisson, Jonathan. "Post Traumatic Stress Disorder." Organizational Medicine 2007: 399 -- 403. Web. http://occmed.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/57/6/399
Hunsley, John. "Post Traumatic Stress Disorder." A Guide to Assessment that Works. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2008. 293 -- 298. Print.
Jarrell, Randall. "The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner." 1945.
Owen, Wilson. "Dulce et Decorrum."
Yehuda, Rachel. "Post Traumatic Stress Disorder." New England Journal of Medicine 2002. Web. http://www.endo.gr/cgi/content/full/346/2/108
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