Mental Health Report: Trauma, PTSD, and Support Strategies

This report delves into the multifaceted impact of trauma on mental health, encompassing various aspects such as individual support plans, age-sensitive communication strategies, and methods for minimizing re-traumatization. It explores the relationship between trauma and the development of mental issues, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The report examines different types of trauma, including vicarious and complex trauma, along with related emotional problems like suicidality and self-harm. It further provides insights into creating safe environments, fostering supportive relationships, and implementing self-care strategies. A case study is included, focusing on an individual's experience with trauma and the application of various recovery strategies. The report concludes with a list of references, including books and journals that support the findings and insights presented.

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Table of Contents
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
a. Individual support plan to incorporate the impact of trauma..................................................1
b. Information communication in trauma in a age sensitive way...............................................1
c. Minimizing re-traumatization..................................................................................................1
d. Impact of trauma in the development of mental issues...........................................................1
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10.a..............................................................................................................................................2
10.b..............................................................................................................................................2
10.c ............................................................................................................................................3
10.d .............................................................................................................................................3
10.e .............................................................................................................................................3
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11.b .............................................................................................................................................3
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CASE STUDY 2..............................................................................................................................4
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3.d................................................................................................................................................4
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4.b................................................................................................................................................5
4.c................................................................................................................................................5
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REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6
Books and journals......................................................................................................................6

MAIN BODY
a. Individual support plan to incorporate the impact of trauma
Individual support plan that is incorporated by me is to provide
 Emotional support that every thing is fine and the trauma condition would be quickly
recovered.
 Engaging in communications with friends.
b. Information communication in trauma in a age sensitive way
 Sometimes it happens so don, t worry.
 .Brave men do not afraid of these small accidents.
 All are here to care you.
c. Minimizing re-traumatization
 Provide the choice of selection.
 Coordinating behaviour of trauma centred people and peer members.
 Providing strength that is based on empowerment models
d. Impact of trauma in the development of mental issues
The issues that are found with Tim is that he is suffering from Post- traumatic stress disorders.
The feeling of fear, loss of appetite, lack of communications and other problems are seen(Melton
and .et.al., 2017).
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Trauma is occurred due to different unwanted events like road accidents, violence, natural
disasters and serious illness. This causes mental illness. Sometimes shock and triggers are felt
during trauma.
2.
 Re- experiencing the trauma through distress recollections.
 Emotional numbness and avoidance of places and people.
 Difficulty in sleeping.
 Experiencing of shock and triggers.
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3.
Both are occurred by the harsh conditions like road accidents, natural disasters and mental
illness but the symptoms of both depend upon the mental situation. The complex trauma is more
dangerous due to excess torture, excessive child abuse(Thabet, Thabet and Vostanis, 2016).
4.
Vicarious trauma is the emotional residue of the exposure of the bad feeling and
experiences in which people feel the trauma stories regarding the pain, fear and terror of trauma.
5.
It is the second stage of trauma. This may be caused by excessive torturing and prolonged
mental illness.
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It is a genetic trauma that passes from one generation to another with through complex traumatic
process of distress and other factors.
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 Unbearable shocks
 Emotional shocks
 Traumatic stress
8.
Client experience the bad and terror feelings of accidents and other mental illness.
Generally this is occurred when the same repeating accidents are occurred in front of them.
9.
These three cases are emotions related mental problems. Suicidality is a case in which a person
try to kill him self under emotional and physical pressure.
Self harm is done by mistakes or intentionally. Interpersonal trauma is a case that is developed
by the bad and terrible experiences (Ullah and.et.al., , 2015).
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 To provide a better society and support the traumatic patients.
 Save peoples from other mental problems that is caused due to trauma.
10.b.
 Adoption trauma informed culture
 Engagement in organisational self assessment of trauma informed care.
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10.c
 Engagement of patients in different activities with their interests.
 Transferring of patient to a new place with a new environment
10.d
 Create safe environments and relationship with the trauma affected person.
 Self care strategies are applied to mange the re-traumatization.
10.e
 Different questions related with good memories are asked
 Self caring and self dependency of person.
10.e
 Traumatic person starts to involve in the society
 No chances of re-traumatization.
 Self dependency of person is enhanced.
 Decision making is improved.
11.a
Person is afraid of going out from home. The fear of killing by someone will be in mind .
That person is afraid of night(Garland, 2018.).
11.b
 Fear of attack every time.
 Unsafe feeling within home also.
 Loss of appetite.
11.c
It may be possible that person who is being in relationship with some may experience the danger
of to be killed by that very interrelated persons.
12.
A trauma can affect child development to a great extent. In this the child behaviour can
be negatively affected. It may be become aggressive or elf destructive. Changes may occurs in
eating and sleeping habits. A sense of fear may be developed in the child(Herman, 2015). This
will affect his mental health.
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CASE STUDY 2
1.
David was suffering from a traumatic disorder due to the abusive activities of her wife. He went
under trauma after loosing his wife and job.
2.
 He cares more about his children than himself.
 He contacted to a trauma service provider consoler.
3.a
The beliefs and values for the people who experiences trauma and violence are common
that is encouragement where the people are motivated and educated to change their behaviour
towards certain situation. Enabling safe living condition in order to provide stability of
environment.
3.b
Beliefs helps in motive depressed and traumatized people to access services with the help
of promoting mental health. Further, indicating moral principles or standards helps in promoting
mental issue of people which assist motivating them to access multidisciplinary services(Beiser
and Hou, 2016.).
3.c
In accordance with NSW, it has been identified that males, LGBTIQ people, and young
people are helped by government but their issues remains unacknowledged.
3.d
In accordance with David situation it can be suggested the individual should seek support
from psychology psychiatrist because these are services which helps the patient in developing
sense of living regardless of any experiences(Comas-Díaz, 2016).
4.a
Involvement in day program for depression Sydney mental health clinic is the best option
which can assist David to cope up with trauma.
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4.b.
Inculcating healthy habits, physical exercising, societal inclusion and accepting positivity
is the advice which can support David.
4.c.
After referring it is necessary to ensure that clinical programs are being organised. Further,
ensuring hat David is visiting health programs to understanding the right ad wrong of the
situation.
5.
The only thing that motivated david was his children. He looked after them and took care.
The strength of children encouraged him. It gave him a purpose to cope up with reality. In this
way he managed trauma(Herman, 2015).
6.
There was many things that david experienced. First of all he lost his job. Due to this he
was very much depressed. Also, his mental health was affected. He was not able to take care of
his children.
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REFERENCES
Books and journals
Melton, G. B., and .et.al., 2017. Psychological evaluations for the courts: A handbook for mental
health professionals and lawyers. Guilford Publications.
Thabet, A. A., Thabet, S. S. and Vostanis, P., 2016. Relationship between trauma due to winter
storm Alexa, post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health problems of
Palestinian chil-dren in Gaza Strip. Psychol Cogn Sci Open J. 2(2). pp.66-72.
Ullah, M., and.et.al., , 2015. IDENTIFICATION OF DRONE ATTACKS PSYCHO TRAUMA
EFFECTS ON 10 th CLASS STUDENTS IN NORTH WAZIRISTAN AGENCY. Gomal
University Journal of Research [GUJR]. 31(1).
Garland, C., 2018. Thinking about trauma. In Understanding trauma (pp. 9-31). Routledge.
Herman, J. L., 2015. Trauma and recovery: The aftermath of violence--from domestic abuse to
political terror. Hachette UK.
Beiser, M. and Hou, F., 2016. Mental health effects of premigration trauma and postmigration
discrimination on refugee youth in Canada. The Journal of nervous and mental
disease, 204(6), pp.464-470.
Comas-Díaz, L., 2016. Racial trauma recovery: A race-informed therapeutic approach to racial
wounds.
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