Secondary trauma is something that affects all people at sometime in their life. Going through life is hard enough but having other peoples lives effect your own life can be extremely challenging for teenagers growing up. Depression and Suicidal behavior/ideation has increased over the years in America causing secondary trauma to be more prevalent in teenager’s lives. The affects secondary trauma can have on a teenager’s life could be severe and even cost the individual their life. A case study about a teenage boy name Jonathan will discuss the threats that teenager’s experience who are affected by secondary trauma.
Secondary Trauma associated with Adolescents
Adolescence is a stressful experience for all teens. It is a time of physical and social change in a teenager’s life. During adolescence, deep meaningful relationships are created in which teenager’s begin to share feelings and emotions …show more content…
Exposure to a friend committing suicide can cause individuals to experience depressive and suicidal behavior themselves. An academic study was done on Children exposed to suicidal behavior results found that children who were exposed to suicidal behavior were four times more likely to report a lifetime suicide attempt compared with unexposed children (Burke 2010). Another study found that children who experience trauma are at heightened risk for attachment problems, depression, anxiety, disorders, suicidal ideation and behaviors, eating disorders, conduct disorders, and impulse related disorders (Brezo 2008). The Long-term consequences of childhood trauma exposure include substance abuse and dependence, depression; sever obesity, other sever/chronic physiological disease, and premature death (Felitti 1998). Secondary trauma can hinder relationships in the future. People affected by severe secondary trauma may have a harder time being in close
Secondary Trauma associated with Adolescents
Adolescence is a stressful experience for all teens. It is a time of physical and social change in a teenager’s life. During adolescence, deep meaningful relationships are created in which teenager’s begin to share feelings and emotions …show more content…
Exposure to a friend committing suicide can cause individuals to experience depressive and suicidal behavior themselves. An academic study was done on Children exposed to suicidal behavior results found that children who were exposed to suicidal behavior were four times more likely to report a lifetime suicide attempt compared with unexposed children (Burke 2010). Another study found that children who experience trauma are at heightened risk for attachment problems, depression, anxiety, disorders, suicidal ideation and behaviors, eating disorders, conduct disorders, and impulse related disorders (Brezo 2008). The Long-term consequences of childhood trauma exposure include substance abuse and dependence, depression; sever obesity, other sever/chronic physiological disease, and premature death (Felitti 1998). Secondary trauma can hinder relationships in the future. People affected by severe secondary trauma may have a harder time being in close