Jacob's Ladder Case Study

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The character that I will be doing a case study on is Jacob Singer from the 1990’s film, “Jacob’s Ladder”. Jacob is a war veteran who suffers from severe trauma that was caused by both his traumatic experiences from Vietnam and the death of his son, Gabe. Jacob lost his son right before he was drafted into the Vietnam War and did not have time to grieve his death. Jacob is portrayed in the movie as a man who is dealing with flashbacks, nightmares, hypervigilance, traumatic remainders, and several other symptoms of PTSD. PTSD is known to be found in those who have experienced severe trauma, especially war veterans. I have also considered C-PTSD and CTSD (Continuous Traumatic Stress Disorder) as possible diagnoses. C-PTSD is a complex version

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