secondary adversities‚ and reminders of the trauma that she experienced. In addition‚ Amarika faced many risk factors in association with the aftermath of the traumatic event. Also‚ she experienced many protective factors that helped her slowly return to a regulated state. In discussing the facts of the case and their relation to the risk factors and protective factors‚ the parallels to the secondary adversities‚ changes in family life‚ and reminders of the trauma will become more evident. The focus
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Trauma can be defined as: an occurrence so disturbing and painful it never seems to leave ones mind‚ leaving an emotional scar for life. There is an abundance of trauma within the pages of Beloved by Toni Morrison‚ but there are three specific instances that can be dissected and are extremely unique to the text in terms of language and what the author is conveying. These three instances are when Sethe is sexually assaulted by the teacher’s nephew‚ when Paul D almost drowns in the mud while in prison
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the DSM-5 trauma is defined as “exposure to actual or threatened death‚ serious injury or sexual violation” (APA‚ 2013). The exposure must be as a result of either: direct experience the traumatic event‚ observed the traumatic event personally‚ learnt of a traumatic event that happened to a close family member or close friend‚ or experiences first-hand repeated or extreme exposure of traumatic event (not through pictures‚ media‚ television‚ or movies) (APA‚ 2013). More so‚ in treating trauma and any
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children to experience this kind of trauma? Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a stress experienced after exposure to traumatic stressors such as assault‚ abuse‚ accidents‚ and warfare. PTSD develops when a child experiences a significant traumatic event such as car accidents or ongoing trauma over time such as war. PTSD affects children of all ages. Estimates from nationally representative samples show that many children experience repeated exposure to trauma or multiple types of traumatic events
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Trauma of domestic violence is a risk factor for all women. “Domestic violence is the willful intimidation‚ physical assault‚ battery‚ sexual assault‚ and/or other abusive behavior as part of a systematic pattern of power and control perpetrated by one intimate partner against another” (National Coalition Against Domestic Violence‚ n.d.). Women of all ages‚ socioeconomic status‚ sexual orientation‚ race‚ religion‚ nationality‚ and communities are at-risk of domestic violence. Women are significantly
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Disasters‚ Crises‚ and Trauma-causing events Recently‚ many crises have occurred and it is difficult to choose among them but I will focus on the recent flooding in Colorado and the sudden death of a loved one by gun violence. The effects of these events will be different on the survivors‚ first- responders ‚and the therapists who help them heal. I went to school at University of Colorado in Boulder‚ so I have a strong affinity for the area and people. The severe flooding in Boulder
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from Nadine Burke Harris‚ and the topic is how childhood trauma affects health throughout their whole lifetime. In this video‚ Dr. Harris talks about how childhood trauma can cause a numerous amount of health issues such as affecting brain development‚ hormonal systems‚ and immune system. She touches on the many different outlets that teens turn to or use to eliminate the pain they suffered as a child. Dr. Harris explains in the video that trauma like a parent being incarcerated or a child being abused
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(PTSD) was first recognized by the American Psychiatric Association as a diagnosable condition in 1980” (Souza & Spates‚ 2008). The National Institute of Mental Health states that “PTSD develops after a terrifying ordeal that involved physical harm or the threat of physical harm. The person who develops PTSD may have been the one who was harmed‚ the harm may have happened to a loved one‚ or the person may have witnessed a harmful event that happened to loved ones or strangers” (National Institute of Mental
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of Physical Child Abuse In this research paper‚ I will be talking about the effects of physical abuse on children and how it affects them as they grow older. Physical abuse can consist of very violent acts‚ such as attacks and forced erotic actions containing intercourse‚ or it can consist of fewer severe acts like slapping‚ throwing‚ and shoving. During emotional abuse‚ the abuser continuously degrades and shames the victim. The actions of emotional abuse include threats‚ control of physical activity
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Throughout the whole research process on trauma‚ there was a plethora of information on some sources more than others. Before I started to look deeper into this topic‚ I only knew about what the books and movies informed me‚ nothing scientific‚ or by experts. Some of the information helped more than others‚ and some of the research is incorporated throughout the project. The most helpful source for information were the books: The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk and The Kite Runner by
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