Research On Childhood Trauma

In the case study by Ghosh-Ippen, Lieberman, and NCTSN Core Curriculum on Childhood Trauma Task Force (2012), Amarika is an 18-month-old girl who witnessed the shooting of her mother Makisha at a neighborhood park. Her mother survived the shooting, but was in the hospital for some time after to recover. Her grandmother, Marlene Lawrence, cared for Amarika. Mrs. Lawrence reported that Amarika was refusing to eat and having difficulty sleeping. This is when the social worker, Carla, was contacted to provide trauma intervention for Amarika.

After reading, it is logical and makes sense that higher the amount of exposure to childhood trauma would affect someone later in life. These experiences have the ability to cause greater health issues because of it (Stevens, 2014). This aligns with my working knowledge of Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) research which I have learned from my mentor. This topic is big for her as she works with children and families in our communities for a living. She is aware of my past of being in foster care and has educated me how ACE research pertains to me. A while back she started naming off experiences, asking if I had them in my life, with the goal of educating me about how high my ACE score is and that it makes sense that I got cancer three years

The key concept of this literature review is to better understand how childhood trauma is associated with mental health, such as post-traumatic stress disorder

I myself have been a victim of trauma as a child. The trauma that I endured lasted about eight years and it’s something I will never forget. My traumatic event was my father passing when I was seven. As a child I was already very shy and quiet. My father’s passing made me internalize

Traumatic experiences are a reality in this world, a reality most of the world want to turn their eyes away from and act as if it does not exist; unfortunately, victims of childhood trauma aren’t so lucky. Childhood trauma, massively increases health risk while lowering life expectancy, however, many forms of abuse remain undocumented. Neglect along with emotional, physical, and sexual abuse continue to haunt victims throughout life. Exposure to trauma permanently changes the bodies physiology which in return may cause anxiety, distress, dependency, insomnia, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Issues of childhood trauma can and should be prevented in correlation with an increase of awareness.

In the United States, more than 3 million children and adolescents experience some type of traumatic events (Schwarz E.D., Perry B.D., 1994). Such events may involve violence in home, school or street, death or hospital stays and medical

The most critical component in the psychological development of a lust murderer is violent fantasy. Fantasies accompany "intrusive thoughts about killing someone that are associated with other distressing psychopathological processes". Sometimes the experience of killing can generate new fantasies of violence, creating a repetitive cycle. The purpose of fantasy is total control of the victim, whereas a sexual assault can be used as a vehicle for control. Sexual torture becomes a tool to degrade, humiliate, and subjugate the victim. Often victims are selected by the killer to stand as a proxy, resulting from childhood trauma. Typically, fantasies involve one or several forms of paraphilia. And of course, personality disorders and mental illnesses

According to most of the authors described above, childhood trauma is related closely to the development of psychopathology in adult life. Following this premise, the researcher can infer that this type of study is fundamental for the creation of new prevention strategies (mainly knowledge that serve to avoid these phenomena so detrimental to the development and well-being of individuals) and intervention. Therefore, the aim of the research is to investigate if childhood trauma and loneliness are associated with psychotic like experiences.

Based on the Perry reading that outlines the effects of trauma on children (2003) that outlines the alarm reactions, responses to threat, post-traumatic stress, emotional memory impact, numbing, avoidance, hyperarousal and disassociation responses to trauma, it is quite evident that mindfulness would be quite helpful to help youth process their emotions and experiences in a healthy and productive manner. Since traumatic experiences have such a large impact on one’s psychological, emotional and physical health, since stress takes form in a body in a mental, emotional and somatic way, self-care through the form of mindfulness can help since it encompasses self-compassion and awareness which can move them towards betterment. Conclusively, mindfulness training with children and professional adults is useful in medical and clinical settings as it introduces a whole realm of benefits and it could be employed by the public education system to use for children in the classroom, such as the start of the day in homeroom as mentioned in Hooker & Fordor’s article (2008).

Childhood trauma is one of the most heartbreaking situations to ever fathom happening. Childhood trauma includes neglect, maltreatment, physical and emotional abuse, and many other forms of mistreatment amongst children. Childhood trauma occurs between the ages of 0 and 6 years of age. When referencing to childhood trauma, one must take thought into who commits the abuse, who is affected by the abuse, and what long term effects can the abuse have on the victims. One must also take into consideration the sex differences when referring to childhood trauma. Numerous of studies have been conducted and many findings have been made. Prior to conducting this research paper, I only considered childhood trauma to be what it was and never considered the long term effects. Because of my assumption, I never even considered the other categories of the trauma.

The following study explores the efficacy of using play therapy with children exposed to childhood trauma to reduce symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. Childhood trauma can be defined as, “an actual or perceived threat of danger which overwhelms a child’s ability to self regulate emotional reactions and coping abilities” (Jordan, Perryman, Anderson, 2013, p. 219). These symptoms include flashbacks, nightmares, anxiety, aggressiveness, sleeplessness, withdraw, generalized fears, and disturbing thoughts. Prior research suggests that child-centered play therapy significantly decreases symptoms of trauma in contrast to those receiving other traditional therapies. Reasoning for this is that children at a young age do not have

Participants will recruited through Internet ads, and flyer notices directed towards the lesbian and gay community. We will recruit a total of 100 participants within the United States. We will use a random name generator to pull 50 participants of children with lesbian or gay parents and 50 of heterosexual parents. We will also be recruiting participants using the method of snowball sampling. Participants would be eligible if they are at least 18 years old, and were raised by lesbian or gay parents. Participants will receive a verbal and a written consent form to participate in this study. Their identity and data will be kept anonymous and confidential. In addition, each participant will receive a $20.00 gift card based on

The effects of IVP do not have to be permeant, if they are recognized and treated correctly, there are ways to mediate any damage that has been done. We know that that our brains are able to repair itself as long as we receive the correct treatments. We know that therapy today is able to physically impact the structure of our brains, allowing new pathways to be built, which in turn allows the brain begin to function the way is supposed to. Recognizing the symptoms of trauma as early as possible is imperative to the recovery of the traumatized person (Bedenoch, 2008, pp 27-29).

Trauma is an experience that can transform a child's course of life. Childhood traumatic events at different stages alters neural development. Trauma has a deep impact on the emotional, behavioral, cognitive, social, and physical functioning of children. There are various adaptive mental and physical responses to trauma, such as hyperarousal which is a flight and fight reaction that occurs in response to perceived threat or attack. the more a child is in a state of hyperarousal the more likely they are to have neuropsychiatric symptoms following trauma.

Childhood trauma contributes to the development of disorders later in life. Several psychological disorders may be caused by childhood trauma. These disorders may include: post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, addiction, borderline personality disorder, and dissociative identity disorder.