USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919

CAUSES OF WORLD WAR I

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
During WWI, soldier who suffered mental breakdowns were said to have
A
Trench fever
B
Dysentery
C
PTSD
D
Shell Shock
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The term “shell shock ” was coined by the soldiers themselves. Symptoms included fatigue, tremor, confusion, nightmares and impaired sight and hearing. It was often diagnosed when a soldier was unable to function and no obvious cause could be identified.

Detailed explanation-2: -English physician Charles Myers, who wrote the first paper on “shell-shock” in 1915, theorized that these symptoms actually did stem from a physical injury. He posited that repetitive exposure to concussive blasts caused brain trauma that resulted in this strange grouping of symptoms.

Detailed explanation-3: -The term ‘shell shock’ was coined in 1917 by a Medical Officer called Charles Myers. It was also known as “war neurosis", “combat stress” and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

Detailed explanation-4: -As such, Shell Shock was the result of life in the trenches for the soldiers and the continual stress and anxiety created by constant artillery bombardments. Today, this condition is known as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and is often associated with soldiers who have experienced difficult aspects of war.

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