combat fatigue
Wartime psychological trauma
Combat fatigue is psychological exhaustion and trauma resulting from prolonged exposure to warfare—the terror, violence, and stress of battle.
The condition has been called shell shock, battle fatigue, and now more commonly PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder).
Symptoms include anxiety, nightmares, emotional numbness, and hypervigilance: He never fully recovered from combat fatigue after two tours in Vietnam.
State of utter depletion
- numbnessLoss of sensation
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- irritabilityProneness to agitation
insomnia · hyperarousal · avoidance · depression · apathy · withdrawal · disorientation · tremors
Combat-induced psychological trauma
- flashbacksInvoluntary vivid memory episodes
- nightmaresTerrifying sleep experiences
- hypervigilanceHeightened threat sensitivity
- dissociationMental separation from surroundings
Curative mental treatment
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- healingRestoration of health
- treatmentCare for an ailment
recovery · resilience · reintegration · debriefing · medication · readjustment · homecoming
Experienced former soldier
- soldierArmed forces member
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
- frontlineCombat's forward position
wartime · trenches · infantry · medic · evacuation · discharge · attrition · rotation
exhaustion
State of utter depletion
- numbnessLoss of sensation
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
irritability · insomnia · hyperarousal · avoidance · depression · apathy · withdrawal · disorientation · tremors · jumpiness
shell-shock
Combat-induced psychological trauma
- flashbacksInvoluntary vivid memory episodes
- nightmaresTerrifying sleep experiences
- hypervigilanceHeightened threat sensitivity
therapy
Curative mental treatment
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- healingRestoration of health
treatment · recovery · resilience · reintegration · debriefing · medication · readjustment · homecoming
veteran
Experienced former soldier
- soldierArmed forces member
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
frontline · wartime · trenches · infantry · medic · evacuation · discharge · attrition · rotation
Korea
East Asian divided peninsula
- fatigueexhaustion, tiredness, weariness, lethargy, exhausted
- Military Mental HealthPTSD, shell shock, war trauma, VA, VA hospitals
- traumaabuse, abandonment, abandonment trauma, acute stress, amnesia
- veteran healthPTSD, shell shock, war trauma, veteran trauma, TBI
- war ailmentstrench foot, trench fever, shell shock, wound infection, trench mouth
- war traumashell shock, PTSD, flashbacks, nightmares, survivor guilt
combat fatiguemental health
Emotional and cognitive well-being
psychological well-being · peace of mind · emotional resilience · mental resilience · emotional stability
combat fatiguecombat readiness
Prepared for immediate action
battle readiness · fitness for duty · fighting trim · fighting spirit · battle-hardened
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