Psychological resilience

Finding a therapist who practices working with children of PTSD and other childhood traumas. Working with Juan, about his feelings of helplessness with his mother. Mother and son should both attend treatment sessions together and separately. Psychological is an major factor for Juan since he is only three half years old he can be treated, from the lasting effects of child traumatic stress. “Entrenched patterns are beneficial in that once a functionality or skill has been acquired, then it easily…

Although its psychological factors have commonly been recognised in the literature, the diagnostic label of PTSD was not formally recognised until 1980. Traumatic situations, including human suffering and life threatening situations are common in the everyday practice of…

Every year, millions of children are stripped of their childhood and thrown into a world full of violence, abuse, and neglect. Rather than having the freedom to live innocently, they struggle to find ways to escape a world that they cannot understand. Despite the prevalence of these tragedies, our world has seen hardly any change in the way these children are helped largely due to the world’s societal indifferences, as well as the world’s lack of knowledge to help those who cannot help…

Toxic Stress- Chronic A physiological change in the body occurs in the response to stress from challenges, problems or threats. These occasional and brief stress responses are a normal part of healthy development. Prolonged, severe, or chronic stress can lead to significant problems with health, well-being and development. Certain recurring exposures to violence, such as child abuse, domestic violence, neighborhood violence, high rates of violent crime, war, terrorism, or natural disasters are…

trauma and disaster. Research on posttraumatic growth has typically been centered on adults but recently has extended to children and adolescents. Keywords: Adolescents, children, posttraumatic growth, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), resilience, trauma Introduction Teenagers who have lived through events such as sexual or physical abuse, floods, school shootings, car crashes, fires, terrorist attacks, or neighborhood violence…

This makes the batter feel like it’s ok and that they can get away with abuse. “Domestic abuse often escalates from threats and verbal abuse to violence. And while physical injury may be the most obvious danger, the emotional and psychological consequences of domestic abuse are also severe. Emotionally abusive relationships can destroy your self-worth, lead to anxiety and depression, and make you feel helpless and alone. No one should have to endure this kind of pain—and your first step…

There is a wealth of evidence to show that looked after children and young people (LACYP) have increased health risks and problems (often due to abuse, poverty and neglect) (Jackson, 2007; Gatward, et al., 2003; Sergeant, 2006). Owing to these experiences, we see increased numbers of LACYP partaking in risky behaviours, engaging in early and unprotected sexual activity and are particularly vulnerable to sexual exploitation (Brodie & Pearce, 2012) (DofH, 2004). This has influenced the rationale…

injury, or threatened physical integrity of self or others (DSM-V). Children are exposed to various experiences that can be traumatic for them. Childhood traumatic experiences may stem from experiences that were of a violent nature, physical, psychological or sexual. Children are often witnesses to physical violence in the homes, domestic violence against the parent. They are exposed to gun violence, drugs/substance abuse, and homelessness. Some children live in households where family…

Do you value your freedom? As an American citizen, do you completely understand the cost of the lifestyle you live? The freedom of speech, religion, gun ownership, and the fact that these freedoms are protected by the most powerful document in America, the Constitution, came at a grave cost. This cost was, and is paid, by the countless men and women who put themselves in harms way everyday, American military members. In this brief essay I would like to discuss three of these cost, emotional,…

Define and describe the social problem Domestic Violence also known as intimate partner violence (IPV) is a pattern of behavior which involves violence by one person against another in a domestic setting such as marriage, or cohabitation. Domestic violence is a public health concern around the world that impacts many but often goes unnoticed and unreported. Domestic violence can take a number of forms such as physical, emotional, and sexual; also violence does not discriminate based on age, race…