Category Archives: Critical Reading PTSD

“But she’s got a warrior’s skills: hyperawareness, hypervigilance, adrenaline-sharp quick-scanning for danger, for triggers.” – a categorical claim that describer Brannan’s constant condition. She’s got skills that are not normal for an ordinary person in her surrounding. This claim makes … Continue reading →

The title says is PTSD Contaigous? Claiming it could be contained. Brannan Vines has warrior skills. Hes one of the Americans who came back from war and suffers with PTSD.  PTSD is not fully understood by society. Hypervigiliance is exhaustingly … Continue reading →

Brannan Vines has never been to war. But she’s got a warrior’s skills: hyperawareness, hypervigilance, adrenaline-sharp quick-scanning for danger, for triggers. This is a categorical claim, the author assuming that these skills must be that of a warrior. Although these … Continue reading →

1.   “But she’s got a warrior’s skills: hyperawareness, hypervigilance, adrenaline-sharp quick-scanning for danger, for triggers. Super stimuli-sensitive.” This sentence is stating that the girl has all these skills, but there is no proof that she is like this at … Continue reading →

Is PTSD Contagious? Contagious is a bit misleading in this case. Contagious would imply that PTSD is transferred through the spread of bacteria or a virus, but you can’t “catch” PTSD by the same means you would catch the flu. … Continue reading →

1.) Is PTSD contagious? This is a question being asked because of the usage of the word “is” Usually when people think of PTSD they think that it’s a mental condition that cannot be spread (like a virus). This question … Continue reading →

Cover your mouth when you cough, Don’t catch the PTSD BRANNAN VINES HAS NEVER BEEN to war. But she’s got a warrior’s skills: By saying this, the author is implying that to have warrior skills, you must have gone to war. … Continue reading →

“Is PTSD Contagious?” When we talk about contagions we normally thing about bacterial diseases, so could PTSD be related to bacterial diseases? If we assume it is contagious, then there would have to be evidence of something bacterial that can … Continue reading →

“But she’s got warrior skills: hyperawareness, hypervigiliance, adrenaline-sharp quick scanning for danger, for triggers.” This is a categorical claim that explains the symptoms Brannan is currently having. These “warlike” skills show that Brannan has caught them from her husband Caleb, … Continue reading →

But she’s got a warrior’s skills: hyperawareness, hypervigilance, adrenaline-sharp quick-scanning for danger, for triggers. -This categorical claim explains the symptoms Brannan feels. -She has all of these war-like skills she uses to look for triggers. Triggers are dangerous things that … Continue reading →