Influences of Trauma on Children: The Significance of Resources and Interventions in Healing the Wound from Loss to Resilience (2)
The influence of trauma on children is a growing problem in our society; thus, creating an issue that needs careful consideration and thorough management of health care and social service providers. In dealing with those issues, experts from various disciplines look at the significance of resources and interventions in helping children heal the wounds encountered from the loss to progress toward resilience. Considering the extensive amount of research available on traumatized children, there has not been a study that considers all three variables collectively. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to extend …show more content…
According to Costello, Erkanli, Fairbank, and Angold (as cited in Accomazzo, Israel, & Romney, 2015), a potentially traumatic event (PTE) affects a person well-being, degrades the honor of their character, or endangers their existing. Moreover, Barker (2003), states that trauma is the physical or mental impact induced by some type of shock, an act of violence, or an unforeseen circumstance (Barker, 2003), and hinders children’s biopsychosocial and academic development (Alisic, Boeije, Jongmans, & Kleber, 2011). The various forms of trauma include natural disasters, burns, medical procedures, drowning accidents, house fires, car fatalities, substance-abusing parents, divorce, and living with a terminally ill relative (Kuban & Steele, 2011), just to name a few. The detrimental impact of a traumatic experience often causes severe reactions in children, including post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD) (Kuban & Steele, 2011). PTSD, according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5), comprised of indicators marked by features such as repetitive and distressing intrusion associated with the traumatic event, relentless avoidance of reminders related to the stressful event, negative disturbance in cognition or mood correlated to the trauma, and significant changes in stimulation and reaction connected with the traumatic experience (Association, 2013). Consequently, the behavior exhibited by a child
The influence of trauma on children is a growing problem in our society; thus, creating an issue that needs careful consideration and thorough management of health care and social service providers. In dealing with those issues, experts from various disciplines look at the significance of resources and interventions in helping children heal the wounds encountered from the loss to progress toward resilience. Considering the extensive amount of research available on traumatized children, there has not been a study that considers all three variables collectively. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to extend …show more content…
According to Costello, Erkanli, Fairbank, and Angold (as cited in Accomazzo, Israel, & Romney, 2015), a potentially traumatic event (PTE) affects a person well-being, degrades the honor of their character, or endangers their existing. Moreover, Barker (2003), states that trauma is the physical or mental impact induced by some type of shock, an act of violence, or an unforeseen circumstance (Barker, 2003), and hinders children’s biopsychosocial and academic development (Alisic, Boeije, Jongmans, & Kleber, 2011). The various forms of trauma include natural disasters, burns, medical procedures, drowning accidents, house fires, car fatalities, substance-abusing parents, divorce, and living with a terminally ill relative (Kuban & Steele, 2011), just to name a few. The detrimental impact of a traumatic experience often causes severe reactions in children, including post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD) (Kuban & Steele, 2011). PTSD, according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5), comprised of indicators marked by features such as repetitive and distressing intrusion associated with the traumatic event, relentless avoidance of reminders related to the stressful event, negative disturbance in cognition or mood correlated to the trauma, and significant changes in stimulation and reaction connected with the traumatic experience (Association, 2013). Consequently, the behavior exhibited by a child