The topic is how soldiers navigate relational ambivalence caused by conflicting attachment needs and trauma-driven avoidance. This refers to the psychological difficulty that soldiers experience when...
Many soldiers are trained to suppress their emotions in order to perform their duties efficiently during combat situations. They learn to compartmentalize their feelings, such as fear, anxiety,...
Soldiers are expected to develop strong bonds of trust, loyalty, and solidarity with their comrades in arms, which can lead them to experience intense emotional trauma when faced with the death or...
Stigma is defined as "a set of negative and often unfair beliefs that a society or group of people have about something." In the context of the military, this can refer to the way that mental health...
Relationships between soldiers and their partners are often put to the test during deployments that involve prolonged periods of separation. These separations can have profound impacts on the mental...
Hypervigilance is a state of heightened awareness and readiness for danger that individuals may develop after experiencing trauma, especially when exposed to combat situations. This heightened sense...
The Need to Appear Strong Impacts Soldiers' Willingness to Disclose Emotional Distress to Partners
Soldiers face a wide range of challenges during their time in service, from difficult missions to...
The effects of trauma can be devastating to one's ability to form and maintain healthy relationships. For soldiers who have experienced multiple deployments to combat zones, this is especially true...
Soldiers are often exposed to high levels of stress due to their job requirements that may involve combat operations, dangerous missions, and intense physical and mental exertion. This can lead to...
How Soldiers Interpret Traumatic Events in Peers and Subordinates
Soldiers are trained to be tough and stoic, but they still experience emotional stress from battlefield events. One way this...