Working With Survivors of Trauma Essay -- Post-traumatic stress disord

Bio-psychosocial AssessmentPresenting Issue Spartacus came to seek the admirer of a mental health specialist since he was experiencing a act of difficulties in his life after his service at the U.S. Army. He felt different on his return to home and erect it exceedingly tough to break down in into the family life as he did before going to serve in the army. The emotional attachment he had with his family members such as the wife and the male child had disappeared. Spartacus not attend to the parole accordingly as a father should. Though he knew that this was not right, he could not bring himself to a response and that is the reason why he sought specialized help. The problem had persisted for a while and Spartacus knew that the situation was getting worse. It was interfering with his day-to-day functioning. He wanted help so that he could revert back to his normal function just like in the period before living for the military. He could not sleep, he was constantly nervous, he felt less motivated and showed a general loss of appetite. Demographic InformationSpartacus is an African American male aged 25 years. He has served in the U.S. military for with multiple deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan. He had returned to his home in U.S having suffered many physical injuries during one of the combats. He was (and is still) married to Tamika and they have a son who is three years old. Current Living SituationSpartacus spent most of his time in solitude, away from the wife and son. He easily got irritated and found comfort in smoking cigarette. In his loneliness, Spartacus could spend many hours replaying the scenes from his combat experience. He always felt jumpy. Birth and Developmental HistoryHaving been born 25 years ago... ... useful evidence that helped in coming up with the right treatment for Spartacus. BibliographyChang, Y., & Hsiao, S. (2006). Quality of Life Scaling with Maslows Need Hierarchy. Gerontology, 52(6), 376-376.Hofmann, S. G. (2007). Enhan cing exposure-based therapy from a translational research perspective. Behavior Research and Therapy, 45(9), 1987-2001.Kennedy, J. E. (2007). Posttraumatic stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder-like symptoms and mild traumatic brain injury. The Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, 44(7), 895-920.Resick, P. A., & Miller, M. W. (2009). Posttraumatic stress disorder disquiet or traumatic stress disorder?. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 22(5), 384-390.Taylor, S. (2004). Understanding and treating health anxiety A cognitive-behavioral approach. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 11(1), 112-123.