The Effect of the 9/11 Bombings on American Children

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This paper examines how the greatest obstacle that people had experienced as a psychological reaction to the WTC attack is a stress specifically identified as post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD and how although PTSD is common among American adults, children are no less exempted from experiencing this psychological effect. It evaluates various statistics of children who have had symptoms of or have experienced/suffered from PTSD and reviews various studies on children from the New York area who have had emotional troubles and stress problems as a result of the WTC bombings. It stresses the importance of helping these children with proper intervention and help from the child's immediate relations, such as his family to ensure there are no psychological problems later on in life.

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"On September 11, 2001, America and the whole world witnessed the most recent terrorist attack of a free, democratic country, wherein the World Trade Center Towers in New York City collapsed after two planes had crashed towards the two towers. The said incident was a terrorist attack by Osama bin Laden and his terrorist group Al Qaeda in Afghanistan, and the said terrorist attack resulted to thousands of deaths, which are mostly composed of people inside the building and within its perimeters. In addition to the numerous deaths and physical injuries that the attack had caused, great damage also resulted with the destruction of the World Trade Center Towers."

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