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The Assessment Of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Among Internally Displaced Persons
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1.3 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
The
main purpose was to determine the rate of PTSD among IDP displaced by
armed forces from rural areas of conflict to the city of Jos North LGA
of Plateau state.
1.4 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
Psychological research are conducted to benefit humanity, similarly this study is significant in the following:
The
findings of this research would provide useful information to
psychological centers, and clinical psychologist who seeks to offer
therapeutic services to help victims of Boko Haram to deal with the
traumatic experiences.
This study will provide useful literature for further researchers who will conduct related research in the future.
Nongovernmental
organizations also would benefit from this study even as they worked
with IDPs. The research will help the NGO to know to help those who
suffer psychologically as a result of what they experienced that
necessitate displacement from their homes.
This study will provide useful information to the general public. It will provide useful educational materials in the libraries.
1.5 DEFINITION OF KEY STUDY VARIABLES
1.5.1 Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Post-traumatic
stress disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating psychological condition
triggered by a major traumatic event, such as rape, war, a terrorist
act, death of a loved one, a natural disaster, or a catastrophic
accident. It is marked by upsetting memories or thoughts of the ordeal,
“blunting†of emotions, increased arousal, and sometimes severe
personality changes.
In 2013, the American Psychiatric Association
revised the PTSD diagnostic criteria in the fifth edition of its
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5).
Diagnostic criteria for PTSD include a history of exposure to a
traumatic event that meets specific stipulations and symptoms from each
of four symptom clusters: intrusion, avoidance, negative alterations in
cognitions and mood, and alterations in arousal and reactivity. The
sixth criterion concerns duration of symptoms; the seventh assesses
functioning; and, the eighth criterion clarifies symptoms as not
attributable to a substance or co-occurring medical condition.
1.5.2 Internally Displaced Persons
Internally
displaced persons are “persons or groups of persons who have been
forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual
residence, in particular as a result of or in order to avoid the effects
of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, violations of
human rights or natural or human-made disasters, and who have not
crossed an internationally recognized State border (OCHA 1999).
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This project was conducted in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State, the assessment of Post Traumatic Disorder Among Internally Displaced Persons in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State. This research was conducted to the benefit to humanity, chapter one covers the background of the study and it stated the problem of people that are internally displaced in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State. Chapter two covers the review of relevant literature of Post traumat ... Continue reading---
