1. My research:
Look into who I can interview:
SimonWestern – A militaryveteranfromthe Falkland’swar.He hassuffered3rd
degree
burnsoveran extremelyhighpercentage of hisbody.
Lee – A firemanof 15 years.Has beenthrougha lot,and has some significanttrauma
affectinghislife.
JezWhite – A 7 yearroyal marine’sveteran.Hassufferedbothphysical andmental trauma.
Had a lotof mental issuesaffectinghislife.He foundmickandunderwentthe programme.
Nowacts as a coach helpingotherswiththe Illness.
Lee – Lee wasan army veteran,how hadbeenmentallyandphysicallyabuse whilein
Afghanistanandhe hadsufferedalotof mental trauma.
Look into the company’s or groups that deal with the mental illness:
SynergyAffiliatesLtd. - Thisis mystepdadscharity,workingwithpeople fromall walksof
life.TheyspecificallylookintomilitarywarveteransgoingtherapyandtreatmentsthatI
have witnessdowork. – Theyworkcloselywithanothercharitycalled‘Save OurSoldier’.
Research the effects that PTSD has on people and their families:
There are manydifferenteffectsthatP.T.S.Dcan have onpeople andtheirfamilies.Thesecanbe
anythingfromlossof life,tobeingin actual danger.People thatsufferfromthisillnessare not
alwaysa dangerto othersbut a dangerto themselvesaswell.
P.T.S.Dstandsfor – Post TraumaticStressDisorder. Thisdisordercan:
Make someone hardtolive with
Livingwithsome whoiseasily startled,hasnightmaresandoftenavoidssocial situationscan
take a toll onmostcaring family.
The personsfamilymayexperience:
o Sympathy
o Negative feelings
o Avoidance
o Depression
o Angerand Guilt
o HealthProblems
2. The summaryis:
Familymembersmay feel hurt,alienated,ordiscouragedbecause yourlovedone hasnotbeenable
to overcome the effectsof the trauma.Familymembersfrequentlydevote themselvestotallyto
those theycare forand, inthe process,neglecttheirownneeds.
Social supportis extremelyimportantforpreventingandhelpingwithPTSD.Itisimportantforfamily
memberstotake care of themselves;bothfortheirowngoodand to helpthe persondealingwith
PTSD.
Primary and Secondary Research:
I have createda Questionnaireabout P.T.S.D.,althoughitisonlya5 questionquestionnaire itwill
allowme to see a small glimpse intowhatpeople know.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3MC9NZ3
Write up about my findings:
Thisis the resultsIgot withmy Primaryresearch,andsecondaryresearch:
Question1:
On question2,There isa 100% Answerrate:
Question 1
Mental
Physical
Emotional
All Of The Above
4. Question5:These are a selectfewof questions.
My secondaryresearchconsistedof lookingintodifferenttypesof treatmentsoutthere:
Here is a charitythat
workswithmental
health;itiscalled‘Mind
for BetterMental Health’
On theirP.T.S.Dpage,
theytalkabout what
PTSD actuallyisand the
symptomsof it.Thiswill
allow the suffererof the
illnesstohave sense of
mindthat he or she
knowswhat’shappening
to them.Alsotheygive information’satthe VERY topof
theirinorderto get incontact if it isurgent.
Theyalsohave a few quotes, fromdifferentpeople,
talkingaboutwhattheyfeel like.
Theyalsohave this.Thiswill leadyoutomany otherpages
that containothervital informationonhow you maybe
5. feeling,The wayothersmaybe feeling.Butalsohow togetin contact withsomeone thatwill be able
to helpyou.
On the treatmentpage,theytalkabout1, what treatmenbtsare outthere.2, whatothertypesof
treatmentsomeone mightneed.Medicationhelp.Andalsoanythingelse thatsomeonemayormay
not need.
Here is a linkto theirPTSD page:http://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-
health-problems/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd/about-ptsd/#.VRqpEfnF98E
