Social Identity Gaps and PTSD:

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" Social Identity Gaps and PTSD: "
Thibault, Jonathan Christopher Tetteh, Dinah

Document Type	:	Latin Dissertation
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1111873
Doc. No	:	TLpq2504314240
Main Entry	:	Tetteh, Dinah
	:	Thibault, Jonathan Christopher
Title & Author	:	Social Identity Gaps and PTSD:\ Thibault, Jonathan ChristopherTetteh, Dinah
College	:	Arkansas State University
Date	:	2020
student score	:	2020
Degree	:	M.A.
Page No	:	78
Abstract	:	Many Veterans have been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) since the beginning of the Iraq/Afghanistan wars. Much research has been done to understand the disorder. However, little research has been done to see how the military acculturation process and PTSD affect the Veteran’s social identity. This research study aimed to find out what are the relationships between the military acculturation process and PTSD, and Veterans’ social identities. The study utilized the qualitative research method and the Communication Theory of Identity, specifically the personal-relational and personal-enacted identity gap layers of the theory. Eight Veterans, who self-reported having PTSD and served in Iraq/Afghanistan, were interviewed. The research found that Veterans manifested social identities involving personal-relational sub-themes of camaraderie and duty, and personal-enacted sub-themes of grandiose and discipline which developed from their acculturation process. PTSD-induced social identity manifestations found were the personal-relational sub-theme of social detachment and personal-enacted sub-theme of social maladjustment.
Subject	:	Communication
	:	Mental health
	:	Military studies