Brain Injuries

After learning more about traumatic brain injuries and non-traumatic brain injuries, it's crazy to think about just how much impact they can have on a person. In a single moment, a person's life can be changed forever because of a car accident, a fall, or a blow to the head by an external force. Though some are more severe than others, a brain injury is definitely a serious incident. One interesting thing we learned about today was aphasia. There are two common types of aphasia, which cause issues with language, whether the issue is understanding what is being spoken to them, getting words confused and not realizing it, or the inability to get words out. I find it crazy how one little part of the brain can be effected in such a significant way where it is effects a person's speech and understanding of speech. We also learned about what can happen if someone has a brain injury directed at their fontal lobe. The frontal lobe is such a huge part of who we are as individuals and without the proper function, a person can change who they are and who they were before their brain injury can be a completely different person than who they are now. Personally, I don't know if I would be able to work with clients with brain injuries. It is extremely heartbreaking to me to see people with brain injuries. I have had a personal experience with a family member that suffered from a traumatic brain injury, so it hits home with me.

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