The sources of trauma and the connections between violence and anxiety

Choose ONE of the two options. Write a 3 pages double spaced review.

I. PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)

In our sessions on Freud, we studied the sources of trauma and the connections between violence and anxiety. Examine the following articles and review their positions on the topic. You may include your own thoughts as well as integrate the case presented in the film Waltz with Bashir (Ari Folman).

https://www.nytimes.com/topic/subject/veterans-and-post-traumatic-stress-disorder

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/nov/21/waltz-with-bashir-folman

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/jul/23/seven-ways-to-deal-with-post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd

https://jacobinmag.com/2018/06/veterans-administration-health-care-privatization

II. Art Therapy and Trauma Recovery

In our sessions on Freud we studied how art can transform anger and other intense emotions into constructive and creative forces. Read and review the following articles on the topic including your own opinions on the matter.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/07/well/how-i-used-art-to-get-through-trauma.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/17/arts/design/17ther.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/27/arts/design/nea-walter-reed-military-art-therapy.html