Essays about: "Trauma."
Showing result 21 - 25 of 323 essays containing the word Trauma..
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21. The Role of Art as a Strategy for Reconciliation and Peacebuilding in Bogotá, Colombia : A narrative investigation of Colombian artists and victims
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)Abstract : Due to processes of change, there has been an increase in reconciliation initiatives around Colombia directed at promoting spaces for human interaction and social reconstruction to be encourage. This repertoire of strategies nurture collective memory, individual trauma healing and communities’ transformation, and become a place for peacebuilding to take place. READ MORE
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22. Herbarium Gothic : A Trauma Theory Approach to the Pulp of V.C. Andrews Flowers in the Attic
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)Abstract : This thesis examines the literary representation and construction of mental illness in characters resulting from childhood trauma in the gothic pulp novel Flowers in the Attic (1979) by Cleo Virginia Andrews (1923-1986). Through a close reading of the novel, the analysis will emphasise the narration, interpersonal relationships, and constructed psyche primarily of the main character Cathy Dollanganger. READ MORE
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23. Gray matter alterations in individuals with PTSD compared to controls : A systematic review
University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskapAbstract : This systematic review aims to investigate the alterations in gray matter volume (GMV) observed in the brains of individuals diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) through the Clinical Administered PTSD scale (CAPS) using Voxel-Based Morphometry (VBM) as a method. PTSD is diagnosed when an individual meets all the criteria for PTSD as defined by the DSM, which includes having experienced or witnessed a traumatic event, experiencing intrusive symptoms such as flashbacks or nightmares, avoiding triggers related to the trauma, experiencing negative changes in mood and cognition, and experiencing changes in arousal and reactivity. READ MORE
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24. Staying, Sane, on a Planet Dying Fast : Art and Eco-Psychology in Kurt Vonnegut's Breakfast of Champions
University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälleAbstract : This essay analyzes Kurt Vonnegut’s Breakfast of Champions (1973) in relation to eco-psychology. First, Dwayne Hoover is diagnosed with solastalgia; second, the narrator is shown to suffer from ecological PTSD; and, lastly, the novel is considered in light of the ecological uncanny and the ecological homecoming narrative. READ MORE
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25. Documentary as a Medium to Advance a Public Apology to Comfort Women in a Transitional Justice Context
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)Abstract : This thesis explores how the documentary film The Apology (as a medium) and its filmmaker (as a carrier group) functions as connection points between cultural trauma and transitional justice reparations driving social change. Earlier approaches to bringing justice to comfort women have been based on legal frameworks which this thesis considers restrictive and instead examines justice and reparations from a victim-centred perspective. READ MORE
