WAVES Trust Newsletter
2015-09-18
Making WAVES 09/18/2015 – http://t.co/Tvza9GMCil — WAVES Trust (@WAVES_Trust) September 17, 2015Continue Reading
The number of war veterans in New Zealand is growing
2015-09-18
Mr Compain said older vets suffered physical injuries but these days, even with peacekeeping missions being the most common overseas assignments for our troops, post-traumatic stress disorder was rife. “I have a friend who was in the first push to East Timor. He had to recover the bodies of teenageContinue Reading
The Science Behind PTSD Symptoms: How Trauma Changes The Brain | World of Psychology
2015-09-17
http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2015/09/16/the-science-behind-ptsd-symptoms-how-trauma-changes-the-brain/ The Dysregulated Post-Trauma Brain The four categories of PTSD symptoms include: intrusive thoughts (unwanted memories); mood alterations (shame, blame, persistent negativity); hypervigilance (exaggerated startle response); and avoidance (of all sensory and emotional trauma-related material). These cause confusing symptoms for survivors who don’t understand how they’ve suddenly become so outContinue Reading
Danish teenager stabbed her own mother to death after watching online videos
2015-09-17
A Danish teenager stabbed her own mother to death after becoming radicalised by watching IS videos of beheadings http://t.co/edY8rN5453 — smh.com.au (@smh) September 16, 2015Continue Reading
Perceived addiction to porn is more harmful than porn use – NY Daily News
2015-09-17
http://m.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/perceived-addiction-porn-harmful-porn-article-1.2362835 It doesn’t matter how often you watch porn. What matters is whether or not you think you have an uncontrollable problem, according to a recent study published in the Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, a peer-reviewed journal. Perceived addiction to X-rated material is a better predictor of psychological distress thanContinue Reading
Helping Yourself: How To Deal With PTSD
2015-09-16
Helping Yourself: How To Deal With PTSD http://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/7337/20150914/self-treatment-deal-ptsd.htm Shared from Google News & Weather In an article written by Monique Polak for Montreal Gazette, she featured a psychologist specializes in treating PTSD named Monica Oala. The latter gave some warning signs for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) such as flashbacks andContinue Reading
Medical students are being encouraged to speaking about sexual harassment
2015-09-16
Medical students are being encouraged to speaking about sexual harassment http://www.bulletinleader.com/medical-students-are-being-encouraged-to-speaking-about-sexual-harassment/79560/ Shared from Google News & Weather President of New Zealand Medical Students’ Association (NZMSA) – Elizabeth Berryman, says she supports the release of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeon’s draft report on bullying and sexual harassment. According to theContinue Reading