Expert Explains: What is Childhood Trauma

Psychological trauma is a dangerous, shocking event that disrupts emotional balance and threatens life.

A child injury would be one that occurred before the age of 18.

It is important to distinguish psychological trauma from stress.

Where do psychological traumas come from

Mental trauma occurs due to spontaneous events such as natural disasters, industrial accidents, burns, sudden illness, sudden loss and road accidents, as well as intentionally committed by a person: violence, sexual harassment, rape, torture, imprisonment.

How to understand that a child has childhood trauma

Childhood trauma has four key characteristics.

This numbness, this numbness, hyperarousal, compression and dissociation.

Symptoms of stress and trauma in children have a number of their own characteristics.

These include sleep disturbances, appetite disturbances, developmental regression (bedwetting, thumb sucking), and fear of separation from parents - all this may indicate the presence of trauma.

How childhood trauma affects adult life

In adults, the consequences of psychological trauma that occurred in childhood can manifest themselves in the development of depression, irritability, unmotivated aggression and constant feelings of guilt.

Some evidence suggests that people use avoidance to adapt to and survive violent situations.

This negatively affects the well-being of the person himself, as well as his health and relationships with other people.

Previously, we talked about nervous tics.

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• 25 January 2024

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