i'm trying to work on my presentation about natural disasters and the occurrence of ptsd. all i can think is that it happens, it is unfortunate, it needs to be treated. i'm looking at new orleans and japan even though there isn't much on japan yet except they are using telecommunication bc it was a radiation disaster and no one wants to go over there. I think we are going to focus on EMDR, eye movement desensitization and processing. essentially the psychologists wave their hands in fron of the patient for 30 minutes (many get strained arms and shoulders) and it somehow helps the patient to distance themselves from the event. there is 8 steps, but I don't know if I am buying it. I am always looking how to connect this to a medical ethics issue or a bioethical issue. i guess because not everyone can get antidepressants (anxiety and depression comes along with ptsd) it would benefit rescue workers to find a cheaper and equally effective way to treat the populus. and also with ssri's essentially these block seratonin reuptake into the presynaptic cell meaning there is more in the cleft and more to bind to the post synaptic cell. this in turn helps the "happy feeling" stay longer. also with the stress that comes with ptsd, cortisol levels break down the immune system, enlarge the stomach and damage memory. so i guess I can say that giving out drugs will ynilly isn't fair because not everyone can afford and plus a lot of people say doctors over medicate because its the easier thing to do. i don't really know however im sort of stuck, hopefully my partner will have ideas for tomorrow.
today we had class on monkey. i was confused to how it related to the medical ethics topic but it was a nice refresher in biology. we then went to the public health office and brainstormed how to help thailand with some issues. there was a sign for us and someone brought us coffee fruit and coffee cake, they are so nice! afterwards we went on a tour of a foundation in the slums. some kid in our program wanted a tour of the slums but we go this instead because a. it was just completely unsafe and b. how rude is it to walk around and take pictures of people's living spaces however poor they are. He really didn't get it and it was kind of offensive that he thought it would be ok to do such a thing. I politely told him and we went to the foundation. it was an amazing place, a kindergarden, grade school, orphanage, and hospice all in one place. the slums were absolutely no joke. like there was nothing that these families had. so many people in so little housing. but the foundation gave food and education and care and it was beautiful.
i found some dumplings today that were great but i was still hungry and my friends found PIZZA. i haven't had american food in so long. i hate pizza but i ate 3 garlic rolls and two slices. its not that im sick of thai food its just in america we don't eat american food every day so its weird waking up and eating pad thai for breakfast u kno?
welp thats all for now my eyes are bloodshot because i haven't taken my contacts out
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