Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder In Forrest Gump

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Analysis of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Forrest Gump
Sturtevant, Harlee-Mari
Abnormal Assignment 1
11th October, 2016
TTH 8:00 am

Intro In this movie Forrest Gump, the character Lieutenant Dan is sent on deployment in Vietnam and when he returns he shows signs of an abnormal behavior. It is perceived that Lieutenant Dan returns to the United States and when he returns he has PTSD. “PTSD” stands for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder which appeared to be caused by his trip to Vietnam and all of the events that happened to him there, such as the loss of his crew and his legs. I believe that this is the primary diagnosis of this character because the symptoms and signs that they give to Lt. Dan lign up well with the symptoms