Psychological effects on veterans

Wounds, fire, tanks, sweat, letters, distance, cold, training, effort; all these terms are the cause of all psychological aftermath in veterans. Most of the veterans who make it back home alive, come back with their psychological health dead, as well as some make it back alive with their psychological health better than ever. The amount of psychological damages for veterans are sometimes more the expected than the real, and sometimes financial benefits play a big role in finding out which exact soldiers really suffer from these post war effects.
Posttraumatic Growth and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder a study made in University of North Carolina demonstrated that the most common postwar psychological effect in veterans is called Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and that its antonym is called Posttraumatic Growth (PTG). PTSD is a negative effect to trauma and PTG is a positive one. This study proved that being at combat does not always come with negative aftermath, but sometimes even with positive ones. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder includes intense fear, nightmares, and terror about a certain distressing event seen or felt at war. Posttraumatic Growth on the other hand, involves positive looks towards life, optimism, closer relationships with family members and closer to religion (if involved) also. The causes behind both of these psychological effects are most of the time the same, being clearly exposed to cruel combat. Seeing other soldiers who trained with you catch on fire, or lose their arms and legs can be the most devastating image a soldier has ever seen, resulting in mental damage such as having PTSD. (Schmidt & Moran & Burker. 34-40).
This article states that the lessons learned at combat are taken negatively in th...

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...an reality, sometimes there’s more involved than just wanting to be healthy, there’s always money in the way, which can mess up reality counts and military files. Also war doesn’t always have a negative effect in veterans, to something bad there’s always a good side; Posttraumatic Growth.

Works Cited

Moran, Sena; Schmidt, Judy; Burker, Eileen J. Posttraumatic Growth and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Veterans. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Journal of Rehabilitation April-June 2013. P.34-23.
Borgess, Jeffrey. Psychological Effects of Military Service in Vietnam: A Meta Analysis. Central Michigan University. September 1987. American Psychological Association, P. 257-271.
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