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    Fictional Character With Disorder

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    Devi Vishwakumar, a 15-year-old Indian-American girl, suffers from PTSD and conversion disorder following the traumatic death of her father in the Netflix series Never Have I Ever. She experiences flashbacks, nightmares, paralysis, and reckless behavior as a result of the trauma. Devi's mysterious paralysis is thought to be a symptom of her conversion disorder, where psychological stress manifests as physical symptoms. Treatment for her conditions may include cognitive behavioral therapy to change thought patterns, stress management, physical therapy, and occasionally medication.

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    Devi Vishwakumar, a 15-year-old Indian-American girl, suffers from PTSD and conversion disorder following the traumatic death of her father in the Netflix series Never Have I Ever. She experiences flashbacks, nightmares, paralysis, and reckless behavior as a result of the trauma. Devi's mysterious paralysis is thought to be a symptom of her conversion disorder, where psychological stress manifests as physical symptoms. Treatment for her conditions may include cognitive behavioral therapy to change thought patterns, stress management, physical therapy, and occasionally medication.

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    Devi Vishwakumar, a 15-year-old Indian-American girl, suffers from PTSD and conversion disorder following the traumatic death of her father in the Netflix series Never Have I Ever. She experiences flashbacks, nightmares, paralysis, and reckless behavior as a result of the trauma. Devi's mysterious paralysis is thought to be a symptom of her conversion disorder, where psychological stress manifests as physical symptoms. Treatment for her conditions may include cognitive behavioral therapy to change thought patterns, stress management, physical therapy, and occasionally medication.

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    Fictional Character With Disorder

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    mugdha
    Devi Vishwakumar, a 15-year-old Indian-American girl, suffers from PTSD and conversion disorder following the traumatic death of her father in the Netflix series Never Have I Ever. She experiences flashbacks, nightmares, paralysis, and reckless behavior as a result of the trauma. Devi's mysterious paralysis is thought to be a symptom of her conversion disorder, where psychological stress manifests as physical symptoms. Treatment for her conditions may include cognitive behavioral therapy to change thought patterns, stress management, physical therapy, and occasionally medication.

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    FICTIONAL CHARACTER WITH DISORDER

    • CHARACTER : DEVI VISHWAKUMAR

    • WEB SERIES : NEVER HAVE I EVER

    • DISORDER : PTSD AND COVERSION DISORDER


    THIS IS DEVI
    • The story centers around Devi Vishwakumar , a 15-year-old Indian-American Tamil girl from Sherman
    Oaks, Los Angeles.

    • After a socially horrible freshman year, she wants to change her social status, but friends, family, and
    feelings do not make it easy for her.

    •   Devi suffers from a tragedy , her father abruptly dies and her legs become paralyzed soon after. While
    she tries to make sense of life with her new disability and without her father, one day the use of her legs
    curiously return

    • I think Devi is having PTSD (posttraumatic stress disorder) a mental health disorder that can occur after
    experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event , I also think she is having conversion disorder
    Devi meets the following diagnostic criteria for PTSD :

    • Devi experiences a variety of symptoms like recurrent distressing dreams, intrusive


    distressing memories, and intense flashbacks that border on hallucinations.

    • She also avoids external reminders that trigger these memories, thoughts, or feelings, such
    her harp that she used to play with her father

    • Struggling to cope with her trauma, Devi engages in reckless behaviour as she radically tries
    to change herself and find a sense of belonging as a teenage girl.

    • She became more irritable and has angry outbursts with little provocation.
    • Devi’s mysterious paralysis following her father’s death can be explained by conversion disorder

    • Conversion disorder involves an unexplained alteration in motor or sensory function, such as


    paralysis. The neurological symptoms are real and may be triggered by stress or traumatic events

    • such as Devi’s paralysis being triggered by witnessing her father’s death.

    • Devi’s response to the trauma of her father’s death becomes a traumatic event in itself.
    TREATMENT FOR CONVERSION DISORDER

    • Psychological therapy, such as cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). CBT


    involves learning about the disorder, recognizing triggers and symptoms, and
    learning new ways to respond and control them.

    • Stress management training to make symptoms more manageable

    • Physical therapy for weak limbs, walking problems, other movement problems

    • Occupational therapy , Speech therapy

    • Medications to treat the medical conditions that may co-exist in patients affected
    with conversion disorder
    FEW TREATMENTS FOR PTSD
    Cognitive Processing Therapy
    CPT is a 12-week course of treatment, with weekly sessions of 60-90 minutes. At first, you'll talk about the
    traumatic event with your therapist and how your thoughts related to it have affected your life. Then you'll
    write in detail about what happened. This process helps you examine how you think about your trauma and
    figure out new ways to live with it.

    Prolonged Exposure Therapy


    If you've been avoiding things that remind you of the traumatic event, PE will help you confront them. It
    involves eight to 15 sessions, usually 90 minutes each. Early on in treatment, your therapist will teach
    you breathing techniques to ease your anxiety when you think about what happened. Later, you'll make a list
    of the things you've been avoiding and learn how to face them, one by one. In another session, you'll recount
    the traumatic experience to your therapist, then go home and listen to a recording of yourself.

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