https://padlet.com/samidullum/6umnyb1yyl3e Made with an open mind en-us 2017-04-28 17:09:41 UTC 2023-09-12 01:29:50 UTC hello@padlet.com samidullum https://padlet.com/samidullum/6umnyb1yyl3e/wish/169707802 2017-05-03 15:23:37 UTC https://padlet.com/samidullum/6umnyb1yyl3e/wish/169707802 samidullum https://padlet.com/samidullum/6umnyb1yyl3e/wish/169742325        By Suzanne Phillips]]> 2017-05-03 17:13:14 UTC https://padlet.com/samidullum/6umnyb1yyl3e/wish/169742325 samidullum https://padlet.com/samidullum/6umnyb1yyl3e/wish/169744015 Cameron Grady, a high school freshman, struggles every day with bullies. After continued beatings and one specifically tragic event Cameron begins to spiral out of control, hurting many people in the process. Cameron had no choice but to fight back to defend himself in his mind.]]> 2017-05-03 17:18:30 UTC https://padlet.com/samidullum/6umnyb1yyl3e/wish/169744015 samidullum https://padlet.com/samidullum/6umnyb1yyl3e/wish/169745021 I enjoyed reading this book because of the honesty about bullying and what could happen. This topic can not continue to be "sugar-coated" because of its severity and normality, so I liked that Suzanne Phillips didn't hide the truth from her readers. While being very descriptive, like when Cameron was getting sexually harassed, Phillips also left a little room for the reader to imagine. I enjoyed that because I could try to guess what was happening or what was going  to take place before the actual text clarified. ]]> 2017-05-03 17:22:08 UTC https://padlet.com/samidullum/6umnyb1yyl3e/wish/169745021 samidullum https://padlet.com/samidullum/6umnyb1yyl3e/wish/169746263 The psychological issue in this novel was post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. Based off of my previous knowledge on PTSD I believed that the issue was accurately depicted through the multiple times of abuse by Rich, the school bully, and Cameron's dad. The book showed just how much experiences like what Cameron faced can affect someone so negatively. Suzanne Phillips showed her audience how it was developed, the fight to get over traumatic experiences, up to Cameron's failure to overcome his past. The book showed everything from start to finish leaving out nothing. ]]> 2017-05-03 17:26:45 UTC https://padlet.com/samidullum/6umnyb1yyl3e/wish/169746263 samidullum https://padlet.com/samidullum/6umnyb1yyl3e/wish/169748095 I would recommend this book to other high school students to show them just how far their words and actions towards others go. Also, it shows the kids that are facing similar experiences to Cameron's that they are not alone even if it seems like no one is doing anything. In order to read this book the reader must be mature enough to handle some harsh experiences. This book will open up your eyes just like it did for me. ]]> 2017-05-03 17:32:37 UTC https://padlet.com/samidullum/6umnyb1yyl3e/wish/169748095 samidullum https://padlet.com/samidullum/6umnyb1yyl3e/wish/169748927

Severe child abuse is a common cause ("Children's Fears and Anxiety" 2004)

There are three different types of symptoms: ("Children's Fears and Anxiety" 2004)

• re-experiencing and nightmares
• desperate need to avoid thoughts, feelings, and people associated to the trauma
• irritability, angry outbursts, and jumpiness 

Developing PTSD depends on the meaning the person attaches to the event (Fishkoff 1992)

Symptoms can appear right away or a long time after the event (Fishkoff 1992)

If the victim receives professional help right after the traumatic event they aren't likely to develop PTSD (Fishkoff 1992)

Treatment techniques include psychoanalysis, drug therapy, and hypnosis (Fishkoff 1992)

PTSD can happen at any age (Kindersley 2004)

Women are more likely to develop PTSD (Kindersley 2004)

Sufferers often turn to alcohol and substance abuse to deal with the trauma (Fry)

Many individuals do not seek help for many months or years (Fry)    

]]> 2017-05-03 17:35:40 UTC https://padlet.com/samidullum/6umnyb1yyl3e/wish/169748927 samidullum https://padlet.com/samidullum/6umnyb1yyl3e/wish/170198968 2017-05-05 14:57:45 UTC https://padlet.com/samidullum/6umnyb1yyl3e/wish/170198968 samidullum https://padlet.com/samidullum/6umnyb1yyl3e/wish/170199055 2017-05-05 14:58:12 UTC https://padlet.com/samidullum/6umnyb1yyl3e/wish/170199055 samidullum https://padlet.com/samidullum/6umnyb1yyl3e/wish/170200295 When Cameron feels like the only way to take control of his life is to act on the people that don't help him or hurt him his life is turned upside down. He starts to act based off of how he thinks he should feel. He knows what he is doing is morally wrong but he does not feel like he has any other choice. This made me really think about the other people suffering from PTSD and how they may feel. I thought that they didn't know that what they were doing was wrong, that they just lost their morals, not that they feel that they have to sacrifice their morals to get over what they are feeling inside. ]]> 2017-05-05 15:03:31 UTC https://padlet.com/samidullum/6umnyb1yyl3e/wish/170200295