Childhood Trauma In Children
Introduction
Childhood trauma effects children worldwide in different ways in regards of their mental status, attention, and memory. There have been astounding amount of evidence in regards of the effects of childhood trauma in regards to impairment in cognition. Children who experience sexual, physical, or psychological abuse research have indicated the child will demonstrate psychiatric symptoms, neurodevelopment deficiencies and physical health consequences (Szanto et al, ). According to Hovens () childhood trauma will put a child at higher risk for depression and anxiety.
Attention Deficits
Children who suffer from traumatic experiences are higher at risk for developing emotional and behavioral impairments such as; anxiety depression, …show more content…
Children that suffer from physical abuse generally utilize defensive reaction which causes temporary forgetting of abuse which causes children too likely to communicate incidents that have occurred. There is approximately 15 to 64% victims that actually report forgetting temporarily childhood sexual abuse (Bottoms, ). According to Bottoms (), Epstein was able to differentiate between temporary forgetting sexual and physical traumatic experience which can increase forgetfulness versus severe accidents. Based on the severity there can be a difference in emotional regulation reaction in regards to repressive coping, dissociation and fantasy prones (Bottoms, ). There are numerous factors that are considered such as earlier in age, happened more frequently and long lasting, stronger emotional impact and greater degree of violence are to be considered in regards of severity. The early onset of the traumatic experience increase the risk for forgetting, and repetition of the abuse that happens over a duration and the child’s perception of the abuse. However children are less likely of forgetting incidents of abuse that regards slapping or pushing, but children who suffered from abuse that was severe such as choking and burning are more susceptible to forgetting (Bottoms et al, ). The emotional reaction to stressors in children are associated on the individual react to the …show more content…
Although, other children have a defensive emotional regulation reaction towards the traumatic experiences which causes them to be more likely to be forgetful (). The self-trauma model discusses how children utilize these internal resources if overwhelmed from stressors their emotional regulation reaction responds to the stressor like a safety protocol (). The self- trauma model is able to identify how some children may be more prone to forgetting a traumatic experience temporary. This theory also can explain how some children are susceptible to
Childhood trauma effects children worldwide in different ways in regards of their mental status, attention, and memory. There have been astounding amount of evidence in regards of the effects of childhood trauma in regards to impairment in cognition. Children who experience sexual, physical, or psychological abuse research have indicated the child will demonstrate psychiatric symptoms, neurodevelopment deficiencies and physical health consequences (Szanto et al, ). According to Hovens () childhood trauma will put a child at higher risk for depression and anxiety.
Attention Deficits
Children who suffer from traumatic experiences are higher at risk for developing emotional and behavioral impairments such as; anxiety depression, …show more content…
Children that suffer from physical abuse generally utilize defensive reaction which causes temporary forgetting of abuse which causes children too likely to communicate incidents that have occurred. There is approximately 15 to 64% victims that actually report forgetting temporarily childhood sexual abuse (Bottoms, ). According to Bottoms (), Epstein was able to differentiate between temporary forgetting sexual and physical traumatic experience which can increase forgetfulness versus severe accidents. Based on the severity there can be a difference in emotional regulation reaction in regards to repressive coping, dissociation and fantasy prones (Bottoms, ). There are numerous factors that are considered such as earlier in age, happened more frequently and long lasting, stronger emotional impact and greater degree of violence are to be considered in regards of severity. The early onset of the traumatic experience increase the risk for forgetting, and repetition of the abuse that happens over a duration and the child’s perception of the abuse. However children are less likely of forgetting incidents of abuse that regards slapping or pushing, but children who suffered from abuse that was severe such as choking and burning are more susceptible to forgetting (Bottoms et al, ). The emotional reaction to stressors in children are associated on the individual react to the …show more content…
Although, other children have a defensive emotional regulation reaction towards the traumatic experiences which causes them to be more likely to be forgetful (). The self-trauma model discusses how children utilize these internal resources if overwhelmed from stressors their emotional regulation reaction responds to the stressor like a safety protocol (). The self- trauma model is able to identify how some children may be more prone to forgetting a traumatic experience temporary. This theory also can explain how some children are susceptible to