Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Analysis Of The Book After Silence - 1614 Words

Citation Raine, N. V. (1999). After silence. New York, NY: Three Rivers Press. Taylor Waller. Introduction The book, After Silence, was written by Nancy Venable Raine. The author suffered from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder because she was raped. She was living on her own in Boston because she had taken a new job (Raine, 1999, pg. 7). And this is her only qualification when it comes to writing about PTSD. Some of the stressors she would have would just be sleeping or little noises that she would here around her. Her PTSD were mainly her nightmares, which caused her lack of sleep. I had chosen this book because I was interested in learning about what a person who has had a traumatic event in their life happen and how they can â€Å"overcome†Ã¢â‚¬ ¦show more content†¦Diagnosis According to the DSM-5, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder must have certain symptoms. The first symptom that is required is for PTSD requires a traumatic event in a person’s life. This would be a car accident, rape, or even an event that occurred during war. Another symptom that could occur in a perso n with PTSD would be re-experiencing. Throughout the book, Raine had shown symptoms of her PTSD when she could not sleep in her own apartment any more. She also was not comfortable by herself. In the book—after the rape—she had went to her friend’s house and she was scared because her friend was not outside waiting for her. She would be freaked out that she would live through her experience again. Another symptom of PTSD—according to the DSM-5—would consist of alteration in cognition and mood. In a way, Raine had experienced alteration in cognition and mood. She would feel anxious and worry some when she was alone. These are some of the symptoms that would classify Raine as a person with PTSD. With people who have PTSD, they do not always show all the symptoms that the DSM-5 shows. One of the symptoms that Raine did not really show during the book was avoidance. When a person who has PTSD and they show signs of avoidance, they will avoid things tha t remind them of their rape. Even though she did not want to go back to her apartment, that is one of the few ways that she has PTSD but it is inconsistent. Another symptom that Raine did not show was

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