The Effects Of Trauma On The Brain

When Jamison was the young age of ten, he and his five other siblings watched in the back seat of their car, as their mother’s ex-boyfriend shot their mother right in front of them. 19 years later Jamison can still recall looking at his dead mother, “slouched over and blood coming from her ears”, and trying to do the best he could to keep her alive. Jamison and his siblings did not talk about the tragic event with each other and not even their therapist, and kept all their emotions to themselves. Ever Since the accident Jamison had started acting out in school and he believed “no matter how I act, she is not coming back” In 2012 it was reported in a study conducted by recognzietrauma.org that 4 in every 10 children in the United States of …show more content…
The writers at NCTSN mentions that as the body’s biology develops, “Normal biological function is partly determined by environment.” In other words, they are saying that because victims of trauma tend to grow up in environments that aren’t ideal for healthy growth, their physical health is compromised in the process. The brain is affected as well in the after effects of trauma, “stress in an environment can impair the development of the brain and nervous system.” This is crucial because the absence of mental stimulation in an adolescence living in a neglectful environment can affect the way that the brain develops and may lead to the brain not developing to its full potential. The final topic I researched was mental health and how it relates to relationships. Most of my sources mentioned the topic of mental health and those who mentioned this topic all agreed with the idea that was introduced by Susanne Babel, who gained her master’s degree in psychology from John F. Kennedy University. She says people who have been through childhood trauma have a hard time trusting others and maintaining healthy relationships, “many have problems in their relationships and trusting another person …show more content…
Mental health ties into being able to create healthy relationships as well as maintain them. It is said by a copious amount of people that Trauma that has happened in the past has the ability to affect someone’s aptitude to create healthy relationships with others. I believe that looking into mental health and relationship issues in people who have experienced trauma in the past is very important since the source of many mental problems deal with not having the ability to create and maintain relationships. Laura Berman mentions that people who have been through trauma when younger have a hard time with relationships and tend to grapple with a lot of relationship problems. The main source of the relationship issue is that there is a huge problem with trust as well as intimacy. NCTSN similarly mention states that “victims who have been through childhood trauma were taught from a very young age that nobody could be trusted, not even their family or other caretakers. The idea of repetition compulsion can also be applied to mental health, according to Susanne Babbel “up to one-third of abused or neglected children will act out the same abusive behavior they were subjected to when they become parents or caregivers.” Although this isn’t the same exact concept as repetition compulsion it is particularly similar; both stuck in a cycle of abuse. In the book the body keeps