Neglected Children
Abstract:
According to the critical age hypothesis, there is a period of time in child development in which language learning must occur. Children who have been neglected by their caregivers have major disruptions in their child development. They may develop mental disorders such as PTSD and anxiety problems, or encounter physical problems such as severe injuries and asthma. Neglected children are also likely to have cognitive and intellectual difficulties in social and classroom settings. In extreme cases in which children are forced to survive on their own, they become feral. They completely miss their developmental stages and are almost nonhuman. This paper explains the significant challenges children encounter as a result of neglect …show more content…
These children are at a high risk of developing mental disorders, one being posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). They develop symptoms of re-experiencing the event, avoidance/numbing the event, and hyper arousal. Often, traumatized young children have an increased number of distressing nightmares and increased irritability. They are in a constant state of alertness to danger. Along with PTSD, children are at risk of developing anxiety, depression, attention-deficit disorder, and oppositional defiant disorder. Finally, traumatized children may not be able to develop their mental health normally. They may have unstable emotion regulation, attachment and separation problems, and underdeveloped socialization skills. Many treatments have been applied to traumatized children to help with PTSD and other disorders. It is particularly important that young children receive treatment early on to reduce to potential significant impact on their healthy development and future. Significant improvements have been found in children with PTSD, depression, separation anxiety and oppositional defiant disorder. However there were no significant group differences in children with other disorders (De Young, 2011). Unfortunately, neglected children are highly likely to not receive treatment for these disorders at an early enough age and the problems tend to become more severe as time
According to the critical age hypothesis, there is a period of time in child development in which language learning must occur. Children who have been neglected by their caregivers have major disruptions in their child development. They may develop mental disorders such as PTSD and anxiety problems, or encounter physical problems such as severe injuries and asthma. Neglected children are also likely to have cognitive and intellectual difficulties in social and classroom settings. In extreme cases in which children are forced to survive on their own, they become feral. They completely miss their developmental stages and are almost nonhuman. This paper explains the significant challenges children encounter as a result of neglect …show more content…
These children are at a high risk of developing mental disorders, one being posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). They develop symptoms of re-experiencing the event, avoidance/numbing the event, and hyper arousal. Often, traumatized young children have an increased number of distressing nightmares and increased irritability. They are in a constant state of alertness to danger. Along with PTSD, children are at risk of developing anxiety, depression, attention-deficit disorder, and oppositional defiant disorder. Finally, traumatized children may not be able to develop their mental health normally. They may have unstable emotion regulation, attachment and separation problems, and underdeveloped socialization skills. Many treatments have been applied to traumatized children to help with PTSD and other disorders. It is particularly important that young children receive treatment early on to reduce to potential significant impact on their healthy development and future. Significant improvements have been found in children with PTSD, depression, separation anxiety and oppositional defiant disorder. However there were no significant group differences in children with other disorders (De Young, 2011). Unfortunately, neglected children are highly likely to not receive treatment for these disorders at an early enough age and the problems tend to become more severe as time