Childhood trauma and abuse
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Childhood trauma and abuse
Childhood trauma has long-lasting effects on children as they grow up. Abused children need professional help as they deal with the trauma. Early intervention helps in preventing the child from experiencing ongoing effects of trauma. Different experiences constitute drama. Childhood trauma is considered an event whereby the child experiences threaten his life and even bodily integrity. It can happen in the form of emotional, sexual, and even physical abuse. One- time events such as natural disasters, car accidents, and medical trauma psychologically affect the children (Carr et al., 2018). Like living in a dangerous neighborhood or even being a victim of bullying, ongoing stress can also be traumatic for a child.
My interests in the topic have been due to the increase in cases of childhood trauma and abuse. I have seen children who have been abused before being fearful, feeling isolated, having esteem issues, developing self- destructive behavior, not trusting others, are depressed, always angry, and even anxious. I would like to know more about child abuse and trauma and how it can be corrected in the future (Rasmussen et al., 2018). There is a possibility that abused children do not stay scared all their lives, but they can help and overcome these experiences.
The topic is related to human development and aging services. People start aging from the time they are born. As people are aging, they form relationships with people in society. The attachment and relationships people have from the time they are children help them trust others, interact with others and even manage their emotions. Due to this reason, the topic is related to human development since trauma that children face makes them understand that they cannot rely upon and even trust their caregivers (Wang et al., 2018). When these children grow with the trauma from past abuses, they learn not to trust others, and it becomes hard for them to survive in the world around them.
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Carr, A., Duff, H., & Craddock, F. (2018). A systematic review of reviews of the outcome of Noninstitutional child maltreatment. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 21(4), 828-843. https://doi.org/10.1177/1524838018801334
Rasmussen, I. S., Arefjord, K., Winje, D., & Dovran, A. (2018). Childhood maltreatment trauma: a comparison between patients in treatment for substance use disorders and patients in mental health treatment. European journal of psychotraumatology, 9(1), 1492835. https://doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2018.1492835
Wang, D., Lu, S., Gao, W., Wei, Z., Duan, J., Hu, S., Huang, M., Xu, Y., & Li, L. (2018). The Impacts of Childhood Trauma on Psychosocial Features in a Chinese Sample of Young Adults. Psychiatry Investigation, 15(11), 1046–1052. https://doi.org/10.30773/pi.2018.09.26